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Len Cariou
Len Cariou

Len Cariou

ActingBorn September 30, 1939 (age 86)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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).

Filmography

2026
Wildwood

as (voice)

Movie
2026
American Classic

as Linus Bean

TV
2025
Boston Blue

as Henry Reagan

TV
2021
Show of Titles

as "Mame" Performer

Movie
2020TV
2019
When They See Us

as DA Robert Morgenthau

TV
2018
Bumblebee

as Hank

Movie
2018Movie
2015
Spotlight

as Cardinal Law

Movie
2013
Prisoners

as Father Patrick Dunn

Movie
2013Movie
2010
Blue Bloods

as Henry Reagan

TV
2009
Into the Storm

as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

Movie
2008
The Onion Movie

as Norm Archer

Movie
2007
Damages

as Louis Tobin

TV
2007
1408

as Mike's Father

Movie
2007
Army Wives

as Randall Meade

TV
2006Movie
2006
Brotherhood

as Judd Fitzgerald

TV
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")

Movie
2005Movie
2005Movie
2005
Wallander

as Atkins

TV
2004
Sex Traffic

as Magnus Herzoff

TV
2004
The Skulls III

as Dean Lawton

Movie
2004
Secret Window

as Sheriff Dave Newsome

Movie
2002
About Schmidt

as Ray Nichols

Movie
2000
Thirteen Days

as Dean Acheson

Movie
2000TV
2000
Nuremberg

as Francis Biddle

TV
1999
In the Company of Spies

as The President

Movie
1999
The West Wing

as Alan Damson

TV
1999
Mentors

as Alexander Graham Bell

TV
1999
Border Line

as Jerry

Movie
1998
Race for the Record

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1997
The Practice

as Defense Attorney Weiland

TV
1997Movie
1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler

as Spencer Maitland

Movie
1996
FX: The Series

as Charles Emery

TV
1996
Executive Decision

as Secretary of Defense Charles White

Movie
1996
Swift Justice

as Al Swift

TV
1995Movie
1995
The Man in the Attic

as Joe Heldmann

Movie
1995
Derby

as Henry Woods

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Father Anton Jonascu

TV
1995
The Outer Limits

as Doc Wells

TV
1995
Star Trek: Voyager

as Admiral Edward Janeway

TV
1994
Getting In

as Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs

Movie
1994
Love on the Run

as Noah Cross

Movie
1994Movie
1993
The Sea Wolf

as Dr. Picard

Movie
1993
Class of '61

as Dr. Leland Peyton

Movie
1993Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Edgar Beezley

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Captain Allard Bunker

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Mac Geller

TV
1989Movie
1988
American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1988
Lady in White

as Phil Terragarossa

Movie
1987Movie
1986
An Amazin' Era

as Narrator

Movie
1985
Surviving

as David Brogan

Movie
1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Michael Hagarty

TV
1984
Louisiana

as Oswald

Movie
1983
The Tempest

as Prospero

Movie
1982Movie
1981
The Four Seasons

as Nick Callan

Movie
1981
Madame X

as John Abbott

Movie
1978Movie
1978Movie
1977
A Little Night Music

as Frederick Egerman

Movie
1977
One Man

as Jason Brady

Movie
1971TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Winner / Performer

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Previous Winner

TV
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 30, 1939
Place of BirthWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Popularity1.4