Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 30, 1939
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Credits
85 titles
Len Cariou
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).
Known For
Filmography
Wildwood
(voice)
American Classic
Linus Bean
Boston Blue
Henry Reagan
Show of Titles
"Mame" Performer
Stars in the House
Self
When They See Us
DA Robert Morgenthau
Bumblebee
Hank
Death Wish
Ben
Spotlight
Cardinal Law
Prisoners
Father Patrick Dunn
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Atkins
Blue Bloods
Henry Reagan
Into the Storm
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Onion Movie
Norm Archer
Damages
Louis Tobin
1408
Mike's Father
Army Wives
Randall Meade
Flags of Our Fathers
Mr. Beech
Brotherhood
Judd Fitzgerald
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Stedman Comstock
Boynton Beach Club
Jack
Wallander
Atkins
Sex Traffic
Magnus Herzoff
The Skulls III
Dean Lawton
Secret Window
Sheriff Dave Newsome
About Schmidt
Ray Nichols
Thirteen Days
Dean Acheson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank McCarty
Nuremberg
Francis Biddle
In the Company of Spies
The President
The West Wing
Alan Damson
Mentors
Alexander Graham Bell
Border Line
Jerry
Race for the Record
Narrator (voice)
The Practice
Defense Attorney Weiland
New York Underground
Narrator
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Spencer Maitland
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
Self - Narrator
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Self
FX: The Series
Charles Emery
Executive Decision
Secretary of Defense Charles White
Swift Justice
Al Swift
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
Harry Jansen
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
Himself - Narrator
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Walt Disney
Never Talk to Strangers
Henry Taylor
The Man in the Attic
Joe Heldmann
Derby
Henry Woods
The Outer Limits
Father Anton Jonascu