Len Cariou
Acting
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
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movieWildwood
2026
(voice)
tvAmerican Classic
2026
Linus Bean
tvBoston Blue
2025
Henry Reagan
movieShow of Titles
2021
"Mame" Performer
tvWhen They See Us
2019
DA Robert Morgenthau
movieSpotlight
2015
Cardinal Law
moviePrisoners
2013
Father Patrick Dunn
tvBlue Bloods
2010
Henry Reagan
movieInto the Storm
2009
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
movieThe Onion Movie
2008
Norm Archer
tvDamages
2007
Louis Tobin
movie1408
2007
Mike's Father
tvArmy Wives
2007
Randall Meade
movieFlags of Our Fathers
2006
Mr. Beech
tvBrotherhood
2006
Judd Fitzgerald
movieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
movieThe Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
Stedman Comstock
tvWallander
2005
Atkins
tvSex Traffic
2004
Magnus Herzoff
movieThe Skulls III
2004
Dean Lawton
movieSecret Window
2004
Sheriff Dave Newsome
movieAbout Schmidt
2002
Ray Nichols
movieThirteen Days
2000
Dean Acheson
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Frank McCarty
tvNuremberg
2000
Francis Biddle
movieIn the Company of Spies
1999
The President
tvThe West Wing
1999
Alan Damson
Mentors
1999
Alexander Graham Bell
movieBorder Line
1999
Jerry
movieRace for the Record
1998
Narrator (voice)
tvThe Practice
1997
Defense Attorney Weiland
movieNew York Underground
1997
Narrator
movieThe Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
Spencer Maitland
tvFX: The Series
1996
Charles Emery
movieExecutive Decision
1996
Secretary of Defense Charles White
tvSwift Justice
1996
Al Swift
movie1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
1995
Himself - Narrator
movieNever Talk to Strangers
1995
Henry Taylor
movieThe Man in the Attic
1995
Joe Heldmann
movieDerby
1995
Henry Woods
tvThe Outer Limits
1995
Father Anton Jonascu / Doc Wells
tvStar Trek: Voyager
1995
Admiral Edward Janeway
movieGetting In
1994
Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs
movieLove on the Run
1994
Noah Cross
movieWitness to the Execution
1994
Jake Tyler
movieThe Sea Wolf
1993
Dr. Picard
movieClass of '61
1993
Dr. Leland Peyton
movieMiracle on Interstate 880
1993
Buck Helm
tvLaw & Order
1990
Edgar Beezley / Captain Allard Bunker / Mac Geller
movieThe Johnstown Flood
1989
Narrator
tvAmerican Experience
1988
Narrator (voice)
movieLady in White
1988
Phil Terragarossa
movieThere Were Times, Dear
1987
Bob Millard
movieAn Amazin' Era
1986
Narrator
movieSurviving
1985
David Brogan
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Michael Hagarty
movieLouisiana
1984
Oswald
movieThe Tempest
1983
Prospero
movieThe Taming of the Shrew
1982
Petruchio
movieThe Four Seasons
1981
Nick Callan
movieMadame X
1981
John Abbott
movieWho'll Save Our Children?
1978
Matt Laver
movieA Little Night Music
1977
Frederick Egerman
movieOne Man
1977
Jason Brady
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Nominee / Self - Winner / Performer / Self - Performer / Self - Previous Winner
The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
Narrator (voice)
movieOfficial 1992 World Series Film
Self - Narrator