Len Cariou
September 30, 1939 (85 years old) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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).
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Show of Titles as "Mame" Performer
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · When They See Us as DA Robert Morgenthau
- 2018 · Bumblebee as Hank
- 2018 · Death Wish as Ben
- 2015 · Spotlight as Cardinal Law
- 2013 · Prisoners as Father Patrick Dunn
- 2013 · Wallander: The Troubled Man as Atkins
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Henry Reagan
- 2009 · Into the Storm as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2008 · The Onion Movie as Norm Archer
- 2007 · 1408 as Mike's Father
- 2006 · Flags of Our Fathers as Mr. Beech
- 2006 · The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
- 2005 · The Greatest Game Ever Played as Stedman Comstock
- 2005 · Boynton Beach Club as Jack
- 2005 · Wallander as Atkins
- 2004 · Sex Traffic as Magnus Herzoff
- 2004 · The Skulls III as Dean Lawton
- 2004 · Secret Window as Sheriff Dave Newsome
- 2002 · About Schmidt as Ray Nichols
- 2000 · Thirteen Days as Dean Acheson
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Frank McCarty
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Francis Biddle
- 1999 · In the Company of Spies as The President
- 1999 · The West Wing as Alan Damson
- 1999 · Mentors as Alexander Graham Bell
- 1999 · Border Line as Jerry
- 1998 · Race for the Record as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 · The Practice as Defense Attorney Weiland
- 1997 · New York Underground as Narrator
- 1996 · The Summer of Ben Tyler as Spencer Maitland
- 1996 · 1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film as Self - Narrator
- 1996 · A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury as Self
- 1996 · FX: The Series as Charles Emery
- 1996 · Executive Decision as Secretary of Defense Charles White
- 1996 · A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story as Harry Jansen
- 1995 · 1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film as Himself - Narrator
- 1995 · A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story as Walt Disney
- 1995 · Never Talk to Strangers as Henry Taylor
- 1995 · The Man in the Attic as Joe Heldmann
- 1995 · Derby as Henry Woods
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Father Anton Jonascu
- 1995 · The Outer Limits as Doc Wells
- 1995 · Star Trek: Voyager as Admiral Edward Janeway
- 1994 · Getting In as Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs
- 1994 · Love on the Run as Noah Cross
- 1994 · The Sea Wolf as Dr. Picard
- 1994 · Witness to the Execution as Jake Tyler
- 1993 · 1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film as Self - Narrator
- 1993 · Class of '61 as Dr. Leland Peyton
- 1993 · Miracle on Interstate 880 as Buck Helm
- 1990 · Law & Order as Edgar Beezley
- 1990 · Law & Order as Captain Allard Bunker
- 1990 · Law & Order as Mac Geller
- 1989 · An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated as Narrator
- 1989 · The Johnstown Flood as Narrator
- 1988 · American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- 1988 · Lady in White as Phil Terragarossa
- 1987 · A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities as Narrator
- 1987 · There Were Times, Dear as Bob Millard
- 1986 · An Amazin' Era as Narrator
- 1986 · Killer in the Mirror as
- 1985 · Surviving as David Brogan
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Michael Hagarty
- 1984 · Louisiana as Oswald
- 1983 · The Tempest as Prospero
- 1982 · The Taming of the Shrew as Petruchio
- 1981 · The Four Seasons as Nick Callan
- 1981 · Madame X as John Abbott
- 1978 · Who'll Save Our Children? as Matt Laver
- 1978 · Drying Up the Streets as Larry
- 1978 · Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales as Narrator
- 1978 · Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic as Narrator
- 1977 · A Little Night Music as Frederick Egerman
- 1977 · One Man as Jason Brady
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Winner/Performer
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- Future · Official 1992 World Series Film as Self - Narrator
- Future · The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies as Narrator (voice)
- 1978 · Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson as Narrator
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Previous Winner