Len Cariou

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Len Cariou

Acting 86 September 30, 1939

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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 Dem…

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Prisoners

Prisoners

8.1 2013 Movie
Spotlight

Spotlight

7.8 2015 Movie
Bumblebee

Bumblebee

6.7 2018 Movie
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
1408

1408

6.7 2007 Movie
Secret Window

Secret Window

6.6 2004 Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

7.6 2000 TV Show
Death Wish

Death Wish

6.2 2018 Movie
Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

7.8 2010 TV Show
Flags of Our Fathers

Flags of Our Fathers

6.8 2006 Movie
Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

7.8 1995 TV Show
About Schmidt

About Schmidt

6.9 2002 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Wildwood

    Movie Richard (voice)

  2. 2026
    American Classic

    TV show Linus Bean

  3. 2025
    Boston Blue

    TV show Henry Reagan

  4. 2021
    Show of Titles

    Movie "Mame" Performer

  5. 2020
    Stars in the House

    TV show Self

  6. 2019
    When They See Us

    TV show DA Robert Morgenthau

  7. 2018
    Bumblebee

    Movie Hank

  8. 2018
    Death Wish

    Movie Ben

  9. 2015
    Spotlight

    Movie Cardinal Law

  10. 2013
    Prisoners

    Movie Father Patrick Dunn

  11. 2013
    Wallander: The Troubled Man

    Movie Atkins

  12. 2010
    Blue Bloods

    TV show Henry Reagan

  13. 2009
    Into the Storm

    Movie President Franklin D. Roosevelt

  14. 2008
    The Onion Movie

    Movie Norm Archer

  15. 2007
    Damages

    TV show Louis Tobin

  16. 2007
    1408

    Movie Mike's Father

More credits
  1. 2007
    Army Wives

    TV show Randall Meade

  2. 2006
    Flags of Our Fathers

    Movie Mr. Beech

  3. 2006
    Brotherhood

    TV show Judd Fitzgerald

  4. 2006
    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

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

  5. 2005
    The Greatest Game Ever Played

    Movie Stedman Comstock

  6. 2005
    Boynton Beach Club

    Movie Jack

  7. 2005
    Wallander

    TV show Atkins

  8. 2004
    Sex Traffic

    TV show Magnus Herzoff

  9. 2004
    The Skulls III

    Movie Dean Lawton

  10. 2004
    Secret Window

    Movie Sheriff Dave Newsome

  11. 2002
    About Schmidt

    Movie Ray Nichols

  12. 2000
    Thirteen Days

    Movie Dean Acheson

  13. 2000
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    TV show Frank McCarty

  14. 2000
    Nuremberg

    TV show Francis Biddle

  15. 1999
    In the Company of Spies

    Movie The President

  16. 1999
    The West Wing

    TV show Alan Damson

  17. 1999
    Mentors

    TV show Alexander Graham Bell

  18. 1999
    Border Line

    Movie Jerry

  19. 1998
    Race for the Record

    Movie Narrator (voice)

  20. 1997
    The Practice

    TV show Defense Attorney Weiland

  21. 1997
    New York Underground

    Movie Narrator

  22. 1996
    The Summer of Ben Tyler

    Movie Spencer Maitland

  23. 1996
    1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film

    Movie Self - Narrator

  24. 1996
    A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

    Movie Self