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Len Cariou

Len Cariou

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 30, 1939 (86)
Birthplace Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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) a ... nd 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).

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Death Wish

Death Wish

2018

as Ben

Bumblebee

Bumblebee

2018

as Hank

Spotlight

Spotlight

2015

as Cardinal Law

Prisoners

Prisoners

2013

as Father Patrick Dunn

Into the Storm

Into the Storm

2009

as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Onion Movie

The Onion Movie

2008

as Norm Archer

1408

1408

2007

as Mike's Father

Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

2006

as Mr. Beech

Boynton Beach Club

Boynton Beach Club

2005

as Jack

The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played

2005

as Stedman Comstock

The Skulls III

The Skulls III

2004

as Dean Lawton

Secret Window

Secret Window

2004

as Sheriff Dave Newsome

About Schmidt

About Schmidt

2002

as Ray Nichols

Thirteen Days

Thirteen Days

2000

as Dean Acheson

Border Line

Border Line

1999

as Jerry

In the Company of Spies

In the Company of Spies

1999

as The President

Race for the Record

Race for the Record

1998

as Narrator (voice)

New York Underground

New York Underground

1997

as Narrator

The Summer of Ben Tyler

The Summer of Ben Tyler

1996

as Spencer Maitland

Executive Decision

Executive Decision

1996

as Secretary of Defense Charles White

The Man in the Attic

The Man in the Attic

1995

as Joe Heldmann

Derby

Derby

1995

as Henry Woods

Never Talk to Strangers

Never Talk to Strangers

1995

as Henry Taylor

Witness to the Execution

Witness to the Execution

1994

as Jake Tyler

Love on the Run

Love on the Run

1994

as Noah Cross

The Sea Wolf

The Sea Wolf

1994

as Dr. Picard

Getting In

Getting In

1994

as Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs

Miracle on Interstate 880

Miracle on Interstate 880

1993

as Buck Helm

Class of '61

Class of '61

1993

as Dr. Leland Peyton

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

1989

as Narrator

Lady in White

Lady in White

1988

as Phil Terragarossa

There Were Times, Dear

There Were Times, Dear

1987

as Bob Millard

Surviving

Surviving

1985

as David Brogan

The Tempest

The Tempest

1983

as Prospero

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1982

as Petruchio

The Four Seasons

The Four Seasons

1981

as Nick Callan

Madame X

Madame X

1981

as John Abbott

Who'll Save Our Children?

Who'll Save Our Children?

1978

as Matt Laver

Drying Up the Streets

Drying Up the Streets

1978

as Larry

One Man

One Man

1977

as Jason Brady

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music

1977

as Frederick Egerman

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Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor A Little Night Music Won
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actress A Little Night Music Nominated
Television Credits

Blue Bloods

as Henry Reagan

Episodes: 293

First Aired: Sep 24, 2010

Murder, She Wrote

as Michael Hagarty

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

When They See Us

as DA Robert Morgenthau

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 31, 2019

Sex Traffic

as Magnus Herzoff

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 2004

Star Trek: Voyager

as Admiral Edward Janeway

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 16, 1995

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Frank McCarty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 06, 2000

FX: The Series

as Charles Emery

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 1996

The Outer Limits

as Father Anton Jonascu

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

Law & Order

as Edgar Beezley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

The West Wing

as Alan Damson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1999

The Outer Limits

as Doc Wells

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 1995

American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

Law & Order

as Captain Allard Bunker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Law & Order

as Mac Geller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Wallander

as Atkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 2005

Mentors

as Alexander Graham Bell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 12, 1999

Nuremberg

as Francis Biddle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2000

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner/Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

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