Len Cariou
Acting • Born 1939-09-30
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
85 credits
Executive Decision
Movie • 1996
Secretary of Defense Charles White
The Skulls III
Movie • 2004
Dean Lawton
The Four Seasons
Movie • 1981
Nick Callan
Into the Storm
Movie • 2009
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Onion Movie
Movie • 2008
Norm Archer
Who'll Save Our Children?
Movie • 1978
Matt Laver
Lady in White
Movie • 1988
Phil Terragarossa
Never Talk to Strangers
Movie • 1995
Henry Taylor
In the Company of Spies
Movie • 1999
The President
A Little Night Music
Movie • 1977
Frederick Egerman
The Summer of Ben Tyler
Movie • 1996
Spencer Maitland
Prisoners
Movie • 2013
Father Patrick Dunn
The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Derby
Movie • 1995
Henry Woods
Getting In
Movie • 1994
Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs
Witness to the Execution
Movie • 1994
Jake Tyler
Wallander: The Troubled Man
Movie • 2013
Atkins
The Johnstown Flood
Movie • 1989
Narrator
Miracle on Interstate 880
Movie • 1993
Buck Helm
The Sea Wolf
Movie • 1993
Dr. Picard
Secret Window
Movie • 2004
Sheriff Dave Newsome
Madame X
Movie • 1981
John Abbott
Louisiana
Movie • 1984
Oswald
The Man in the Attic
Movie • 1995
Joe Heldmann
Love on the Run
Movie • 1994
Noah Cross
About Schmidt
Movie • 2002
Ray Nichols
Spotlight
Movie • 2015
Cardinal Law
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
Movie • 1995
Himself - Narrator
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
Movie • 1996
Self - Narrator
1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
Movie • 1993
Self - Narrator
Official 1992 World Series Film
Movie
Self - Narrator
Class of '61
Movie • 1993
Dr. Leland Peyton
Surviving
Movie • 1985
David Brogan
There Were Times, Dear
Movie • 1987
Bob Millard
New York Underground
Movie • 1997
Narrator
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
Movie • 1995
Walt Disney
Drying Up the Streets
Movie • 1978
Larry
Race for the Record
Movie • 1998
Narrator (voice)
1408
Movie • 2007
Mike's Father
Death Wish
Movie • 2018
Ben
Border Line
Movie • 1999
Jerry
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Movie • 1996
Self
Bumblebee
Movie • 2018
Hank
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
Movie • 1989
Narrator
Killer in the Mirror
Movie • 1986
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Movie • 2006
James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
Movie • 1996
Harry Jansen
The Taming of the Shrew
Movie • 1982
Petruchio
Boynton Beach Club
Movie • 2005
Jack
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
Movie • 1978
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
Movie • 1978
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
Movie • 1978
Narrator
Thirteen Days
Movie • 2000
Dean Acheson
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Movie • 2005
Stedman Comstock
One Man
Movie • 1977
Jason Brady
Flags of Our Fathers
Movie • 2006
Mr. Beech
The Tempest
Movie • 1983
Prospero
Show of Titles
Movie • 2021
"Mame" Performer
An Amazin' Era
Movie • 1986
Narrator
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
Movie • 1987
Narrator
Star Trek: Voyager
TV • 1995
Admiral Edward Janeway
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Frank McCarty
FX: The Series
TV • 1996
Charles Emery
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Father Anton Jonascu
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Edgar Beezley
Blue Bloods
TV • 2010
Henry Reagan
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Alan Damson
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Doc Wells
American Experience
TV • 1988
Narrator (voice)
Sex Traffic
TV • 2004
Magnus Herzoff
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Captain Allard Bunker
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Mac Geller
Wallander
TV • 2005
Atkins
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
When They See Us
TV • 2019
DA Robert Morgenthau
Mentors
TV • 1999
Alexander Graham Bell
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Michael Hagarty
The Practice
TV • 1997
Defense Attorney Weiland
American Classic
TV • 2026
Linus Bean
Brotherhood
TV • 2006
Judd Fitzgerald
Nuremberg
TV • 2000
Francis Biddle
Army Wives
TV • 2007
Randall Meade
Damages
TV • 2007
Louis Tobin
Swift Justice
TV • 1996
Al Swift