Len Cariou
Acting
Born: September 30, 1939 (age 86) · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Highest Rated
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
Prisoners
2013
Spotlight
2015
Bumblebee
2018
1408
2007
Secret Window
2004
Death Wish
2018
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
About Schmidt
2002
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Executive Decision
1996
When They See Us
2019
Photos (2)
Movies (54)
Prisoners
Father Patrick Dunn
Bumblebee
Hank
Spotlight
Cardinal Law
1408
Mike's Father
Death Wish
Ben
Secret Window
Sheriff Dave Newsome
Executive Decision
Secretary of Defense Charles White
Flags of Our Fathers
Mr. Beech
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Stedman Comstock
About Schmidt
Ray Nichols
Thirteen Days
Dean Acheson
Never Talk to Strangers
Henry Taylor
The Onion Movie
Norm Archer
Into the Storm
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Witness to the Execution
Jake Tyler
Lady in White
Phil Terragarossa
Louisiana
Oswald
The Man in the Attic
Joe Heldmann
The Skulls III
Dean Lawton
The Four Seasons
Nick Callan
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Spencer Maitland
The Tempest
Prospero
The Sea Wolf
Dr. Picard
Show of Titles
"Mame" Performer
Border Line
Jerry
Killer in the Mirror
1986
Miracle on Interstate 880
Buck Helm
Boynton Beach Club
Jack
Getting In
Dr. Higgs / Ezekiel Higgs
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Walt Disney
A Little Night Music
Frederick Egerman
Class of '61
Dr. Leland Peyton
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Atkins
Surviving
David Brogan
Love on the Run
Noah Cross
In the Company of Spies
The President
Madame X
John Abbott
One Man
Jason Brady
The Taming of the Shrew
Petruchio
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
Harry Jansen
An Amazin' Era
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
Narrator
New York Underground
Narrator
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
Narrator
There Were Times, Dear
Bob Millard
Drying Up the Streets
Larry
Who'll Save Our Children?
Matt Laver
Race for the Record
Narrator (voice)
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
Narrator
The Johnstown Flood
Narrator
Derby
Henry Woods
Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
Narrator
TV Shows (23)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank McCarty · 1 eps
Law & Order
Edgar Beezley · 1 eps
Law & Order
Captain Allard Bunker · 1 eps
Law & Order
Mac Geller · 1 eps
Blue Bloods
Henry Reagan · 293 eps
The West Wing
Alan Damson · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Admiral Edward Janeway · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Michael Hagarty · 7 eps
The Practice
Defense Attorney Weiland · 1 eps
Damages
Louis Tobin · 5 eps
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Father Anton Jonascu · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Doc Wells · 1 eps
Army Wives
Randall Meade · 1 eps
Boston Blue
Henry Reagan · 1 eps
Wallander
Atkins · 1 eps
FX: The Series
Charles Emery · 1 eps
When They See Us
DA Robert Morgenthau · 3 eps
Brotherhood
Judd Fitzgerald · 6 eps
Swift Justice
Al Swift · 13 eps
American Classic
Linus Bean · 8 eps
Nuremberg
Francis Biddle · 2 eps
Sex Traffic
Magnus Herzoff · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (9)
Great Performances
Self · 3 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner / Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Previous Winner · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 1 eps
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
Himself - Narrator
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
Self - Narrator
1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
Self - Narrator
