Len Cariou
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 30, 1939 (age 87)
- Place of birth
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Credits
- 86
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
2026Movie
Richard (voice)
American Classic
2026TV
Linus Bean
Boston Blue
2025TV
Henry Reagan
Show of Titles
2021Movie
"Mame" Performer
Stars in the House
2020TV
Self
When They See Us
2019TV
DA Robert Morgenthau
Bumblebee
2018Movie
Hank
Death Wish
2018Movie
Ben
Spotlight
2015Movie
Cardinal Law
Prisoners
2013Movie
Father Patrick Dunn
Wallander: The Troubled Man
2013Movie
Atkins
Blue Bloods
2010TV
Henry Reagan
Into the Storm
2009Movie
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Onion Movie
2008Movie
Norm Archer
Damages
2007TV
Louis Tobin
1408
2007Movie
Mike's Father
Army Wives
2007TV
Randall Meade
Flags of Our Fathers
2006Movie
Mr. Beech
Brotherhood
2006TV
Judd Fitzgerald
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006Movie
James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005Movie
Stedman Comstock
Boynton Beach Club
2005Movie
Jack
Wallander
2005TV
Atkins
Sex Traffic
2004TV
Magnus Herzoff
The Skulls III
2004Movie
Dean Lawton
Secret Window
2004Movie
Sheriff Dave Newsome
About Schmidt
2002Movie
Ray Nichols
Thirteen Days
2000Movie
Dean Acheson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000TV
Frank McCarty
Nuremberg
2000TV
Francis Biddle
In the Company of Spies
1999Movie
The President
The West Wing
1999TV
Alan Damson
Mentors
1999TV
Alexander Graham Bell
Border Line
1999Movie
Jerry
Race for the Record
1998Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Practice
1997TV
Defense Attorney Weiland
New York Underground
1997Movie
Narrator
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996Movie
Spencer Maitland
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
1996Movie
Self - Narrator
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996Movie
Self
FX: The Series
1996TV
Charles Emery
Executive Decision
1996Movie
Secretary of Defense Charles White
Swift Justice
1996TV
Al Swift
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
1996Movie
Harry Jansen
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
1995Movie
Himself - Narrator
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995Movie
Walt Disney
Never Talk to Strangers
1995Movie
Henry Taylor
The Man in the Attic
1995Movie
Joe Heldmann
Derby
1995Movie
Henry Woods
The Outer Limits
1995TV
Father Anton Jonascu, Doc Wells
Star Trek: Voyager
1995TV
Admiral Edward Janeway
Getting In
1994Movie
Dr. Higgs / Ezekiel Higgs
Love on the Run
1994Movie
Noah Cross
Witness to the Execution
1994Movie
Jake Tyler
1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
1993Movie
Self - Narrator
The Sea Wolf
1993Movie
Dr. Picard
Class of '61
1993Movie
Dr. Leland Peyton
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993Movie
Buck Helm
Law & Order
1990TV
Edgar Beezley, Captain Allard Bunker, Mac Geller
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
1989Movie
Narrator
The Johnstown Flood
1989Movie
Narrator
American Experience
1988TV
Narrator (voice)
Lady in White
1988Movie
Phil Terragarossa
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
1987Movie
Narrator
There Were Times, Dear
1987Movie
Bob Millard
An Amazin' Era
1986Movie
Narrator
Killer in the Mirror
1986Movie
Surviving
1985Movie
David Brogan
Murder, She Wrote
1984TV
Michael Hagarty
Louisiana
1984Movie
Oswald
The Tempest
1983Movie
Prospero
The Taming of the Shrew
1982Movie
Petruchio
The Four Seasons
1981Movie
Nick Callan
Madame X
1981Movie
John Abbott
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978Movie
Matt Laver
Drying Up the Streets
1978Movie
Larry
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
1978Movie
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
1978Movie
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
1978Movie
Narrator
A Little Night Music
1977Movie
Frederick Egerman
One Man
1977Movie
Jason Brady
Great Performances
1971TV
Self
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Nominee, Self - Winner / Performer, Self - Performer, Self - Previous Winner
Don't Go Gentle
Movie
Lawrence Driver
The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Official 1992 World Series Film
Movie
Self - Narrator