Len Cariou
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).
Movies
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"Mame" Performer
Bumblebee
Hank
Death Wish
Ben
Spotlight
Cardinal Law
Prisoners
Father Patrick Dunn
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Atkins
Into the Storm
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Onion Movie
Norm Archer
1408
Mike's Father
Flags of Our Fathers
Mr. Beech
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
The Skulls III
Dean Lawton
Secret Window
Sheriff Dave Newsome
About Schmidt
Ray Nichols
Thirteen Days
Dean Acheson
In the Company of Spies
The President
Border Line
Jerry
Race for the Record
Narrator (voice)
New York Underground
Narrator
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Spencer Maitland
Executive Decision
Secretary of Defense Charles White
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
Harry Jansen
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
Getting In
Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs
Love on the Run
Noah Cross
Witness to the Execution
Jake Tyler
The Sea Wolf
Dr. Picard
Class of '61
Dr. Leland Peyton
Miracle on Interstate 880
Buck Helm
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
Narrator
The Johnstown Flood
Narrator
Lady in White
Phil Terragarossa
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
Narrator
There Were Times, Dear
Bob Millard
An Amazin' Era
Narrator
Killer in the Mirror
Surviving
David Brogan
Louisiana
Oswald
The Tempest
Prospero
The Taming of the Shrew
Petruchio
The Four Seasons
Nick Callan
Madame X
John Abbott
Who'll Save Our Children?
Matt Laver
Drying Up the Streets
Larry
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
Narrator
A Little Night Music
Frederick Egerman
One Man
Jason Brady
The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
Narrator (voice)
TV Series
When They See Us
DA Robert Morgenthau
3 Episodes
Blue Bloods
Henry Reagan
293 Episodes
Damages
Louis Tobin
5 Episodes
Army Wives
Randall Meade
1 Episode
Brotherhood
Judd Fitzgerald
6 Episodes
Wallander
Atkins
1 Episode
Sex Traffic
Magnus Herzoff
2 Episodes
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank McCarty
1 Episode
Nuremberg
Francis Biddle
2 Episodes
The West Wing
Alan Damson
1 Episode
Mentors
Alexander Graham Bell
1 Episode
The Practice
Defense Attorney Weiland
1 Episode
FX: The Series
Charles Emery
1 Episode
The Outer Limits
Father Anton Jonascu
1 Episode
Star Trek: Voyager
Admiral Edward Janeway
1 Episode
Law & Order
Edgar Beezley
1 Episode
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
1 Episode
Murder, She Wrote
Michael Hagarty
7 Episodes
American Classic
Linus Bean
1 Episode