Actor
Len Cariou
- Born September 30, 1939 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).
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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
Prisoners2013
Spotlight2015
Bumblebee2018
14082007
Secret Window2004
Death Wish2018
Flags of Our Fathers2006
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000
Filmography
- TBAThe 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia PhilliesFilmNarrator (voice)
- TBAOfficial 1992 World Series FilmFilmSelf - Narrator
- TBADon't Go GentleFilmLawrence Driver, Executive Producer
- 2026WildwoodFilmRichard (voice)
- 2026American ClassicSeriesLinus Bean
- 2025Boston BlueSeriesHenry Reagan
- 2021Show of TitlesFilm"Mame" Performer
- 2020Stars in the HouseSeriesSelf
- 2019When They See UsSeriesDA Robert Morgenthau
- 2018BumblebeeFilmHank
- 2018Death WishFilmBen
- 2015SpotlightFilmCardinal Law
- 2013PrisonersFilmFather Patrick Dunn
- 2013Wallander: The Troubled ManFilmAtkins
- 2010Blue BloodsSeriesHenry Reagan
- 2009Into the StormFilmPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2008The Onion MovieFilmNorm Archer
- 20071408FilmMike's Father
- 2007DamagesSeriesLouis Tobin
- 2007Army WivesSeriesRandall Meade
- 2006Flags of Our FathersFilmMr. Beech
- 2006BrotherhoodSeriesJudd Fitzgerald
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysFilmJames Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
- 2005The Greatest Game Ever PlayedFilmStedman Comstock
- 2005WallanderSeriesAtkins
- 2005Boynton Beach ClubFilmJack
- 2004Secret WindowFilmSheriff Dave Newsome
- 2004The Skulls IIIFilmDean Lawton
- 2004Sex TrafficSeriesMagnus Herzoff
- 2002About SchmidtFilmRay Nichols
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeriesFrank McCarty
- 2000Thirteen DaysFilmDean Acheson
- 2000NurembergSeriesFrancis Biddle
- 1999The West WingSeriesAlan Damson
- 1999MentorsSeriesAlexander Graham Bell
- 1999In the Company of SpiesFilmThe President
- 1999Border LineFilmJerry
- 1998Race for the RecordFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1997The PracticeSeriesDefense Attorney Weiland
- 1997New York UndergroundFilmNarrator
- 1996Executive DecisionFilmSecretary of Defense Charles White
- 1996FX: The SeriesSeriesCharles Emery
- 1996The Summer of Ben TylerFilmSpencer Maitland
- 1996Swift JusticeSeriesAl Swift
- 1996A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen StoryFilmHarry Jansen
- 19961996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series FilmFilmSelf - Narrator
- 1996A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburyFilmSelf
- 1995Star Trek: VoyagerSeriesAdmiral Edward Janeway
- 1995The Outer LimitsSeriesFather Anton Jonascu, Doc Wells
- 1995Never Talk to StrangersFilmHenry Taylor
- 1995The Man in the AtticFilmJoe Heldmann
- 1995DerbyFilmHenry Woods
- 1995A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello StoryFilmWalt Disney
- 19951995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series FilmFilmHimself - Narrator
- 1994Getting InFilmDr. Higgs / Ezekiel Higgs
- 1994Witness to the ExecutionFilmJake Tyler
- 1994Love on the RunFilmNoah Cross
- 1993The Sea WolfFilmDr. Picard
- 1993Class of '61FilmDr. Leland Peyton
- 1993Miracle on Interstate 880FilmBuck Helm
- 19931993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series FilmFilmSelf - Narrator
- 1990Law & OrderSeriesEdgar Beezley, Captain Allard Bunker, Mac Geller
- 1989The Johnstown FloodFilmNarrator
- 1989An Amazin Era: Revised and UpdatedFilmNarrator
- 1988Lady in WhiteFilmPhil Terragarossa
- 1988American ExperienceSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 1987There Were Times, DearFilmBob Millard
- 1987A Giants History: The Tale of Two CitiesFilmNarrator
- 1986Killer in the MirrorFilm
- 1986An Amazin' EraFilmNarrator
- 1985SurvivingFilmDavid Brogan
- 1984Murder, She WroteSeriesMichael Hagarty
- 1984LouisianaFilmOswald
- 1983The TempestFilmProspero
- 1982The Taming of the ShrewFilmPetruchio
- 1981The Four SeasonsFilmNick Callan
- 1981Madame XFilmJohn Abbott
- 1978Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of WalesFilmNarrator
- 1978Canada Vignettes: Spence's RepublicFilmNarrator
- 1978Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances SimpsonFilmNarrator