Len Cariou
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1939-09-30
Place of birth: 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).
Known for
Executive Decision
1996Secretary of Defense Charles White
The Skulls III
2004Dean Lawton
The Four Seasons
1981Nick Callan
Into the Storm
2009President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Onion Movie
2008Norm Archer
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978Matt Laver
Lady in White
1988Phil Terragarossa
Never Talk to Strangers
1995Henry Taylor
In the Company of Spies
1999The President
A Little Night Music
1977Frederick Egerman
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996Spencer Maitland
Prisoners
2013Father Patrick DunnThe 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
Narrator (voice)
Derby
1995Henry Woods
Getting In
1994Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs
Witness to the Execution
1994Jake Tyler
Wallander: The Troubled Man
2013Atkins
The Johnstown Flood
1989Narrator
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993Buck Helm