Len Cariou
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 30, 1939 (age 87)
- Birthplace
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Biography
Leonard Joseph “Len” Cariou (born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor. He gained prominence for his Tony Award-winning title role in the original cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979). Prior, Cariou had earned nominations for his performances in musicals Applause (1970) and A Little Night Music (1973). Cariou has had supporting roles in films such as The Four Seasons (1981), Thirteen Days (2000), About Schmidt (2002), Flags of Our Fathers (2006), Prisoners (2013), and Spotlight (2015). On television, he is known for recurring roles in the shows Murder, She Wrote (1985–1992), Brotherhood (2005-2006), and Damages (2010) and his starring role in Blue Bloods (2010–2024).
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Filmography
The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Official 1992 World Series Film
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Don't Go Gentle
Movie · as Lawrence Driver
Wildwood
Movie · as Richard (voice)
American Classic
TV · as Linus Bean · 8 eps
Boston Blue
TV · as Henry Reagan · 2 eps
Show of Titles
Movie · as "Mame" Performer
Stars in the House
TV · as Self · 1 ep
When They See Us
TV · as DA Robert Morgenthau · 3 eps
Death Wish
Movie · as Ben
Bumblebee
Movie · as Hank
Spotlight
Movie · as Cardinal Law
Prisoners
Movie · as Father Patrick Dunn
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Movie · as Atkins
Blue Bloods
TV · as Henry Reagan · 293 eps
Into the Storm
Movie · as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Onion Movie
Movie · as Norm Archer
1408
Movie · as Mike's Father
Army Wives
TV · as Randall Meade · 1 ep
Damages
TV · as Louis Tobin · 5 eps
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Movie · as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
Flags of Our Fathers
Movie · as Mr. Beech
Brotherhood
TV · as Judd Fitzgerald · 6 eps
Boynton Beach Club
Movie · as Jack
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Movie · as Stedman Comstock
Wallander
TV · as Atkins · 1 ep
The Skulls III
Movie · as Dean Lawton
Secret Window
Movie · as Sheriff Dave Newsome
Sex Traffic
TV · as Magnus Herzoff · 2 eps
About Schmidt
Movie · as Ray Nichols
Thirteen Days
Movie · as Dean Acheson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Frank McCarty · 1 ep
Nuremberg
TV · as Francis Biddle · 2 eps
In the Company of Spies
Movie · as The President
Border Line
Movie · as Jerry
The West Wing
TV · as Alan Damson · 1 ep
Mentors
TV · as Alexander Graham Bell · 1 ep
Race for the Record
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
New York Underground
Movie · as Narrator
The Practice
TV · as Defense Attorney Weiland · 1 ep
Executive Decision
Movie · as Secretary of Defense Charles White
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Movie · as Spencer Maitland
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
Movie · as Self - Narrator
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Movie · as Self
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
Movie · as Harry Jansen
FX: The Series
TV · as Charles Emery · 1 ep
Swift Justice
TV · as Al Swift · 13 eps
Never Talk to Strangers
Movie · as Henry Taylor
Derby
Movie · as Henry Woods
The Man in the Attic
Movie · as Joe Heldmann
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
Movie · as Himself - Narrator
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Movie · as Walt Disney
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Admiral Edward Janeway · 1 ep
The Outer Limits
TV · as Father Anton Jonascu, Doc Wells · 1 ep
Getting In
Movie · as Dr. Higgs / Ezekiel Higgs
Witness to the Execution
Movie · as Jake Tyler
Love on the Run
Movie · as Noah Cross
Miracle on Interstate 880
Movie · as Buck Helm
The Sea Wolf
Movie · as Dr. Picard
1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
Movie · as Self - Narrator
Class of '61
Movie · as Dr. Leland Peyton
Law & Order
TV · as Edgar Beezley, Captain Allard Bunker, Mac Geller · 1 ep
The Johnstown Flood
Movie · as Narrator
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
Movie · as Narrator
Lady in White
Movie · as Phil Terragarossa
American Experience
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
There Were Times, Dear
Movie · as Bob Millard
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
Movie · as Narrator
Killer in the Mirror
Movie
An Amazin' Era
Movie · as Narrator
Surviving
Movie · as David Brogan
Louisiana
Movie · as Oswald
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Michael Hagarty · 7 eps
The Tempest
Movie · as Prospero
The Taming of the Shrew
Movie · as Petruchio
The Four Seasons
Movie · as Nick Callan
Madame X
Movie · as John Abbott
Who'll Save Our Children?
Movie · as Matt Laver
Drying Up the Streets
Movie · as Larry
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
Movie · as Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
Movie · as Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
Movie · as Narrator
A Little Night Music
Movie · as Frederick Egerman
One Man
Movie · as Jason Brady
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee, Self - Winner / Performer, Self - Performer, Self - Previous Winner · 2 eps