Len Cariou
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).
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Full Filmography
All Credits (87)
Official 1992 World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
Wildwood
as Richard (voice)
American Classic
as Linus Bean
Boston Blue
as Henry Reagan
Show of Titles
as "Mame" Performer
Stars in the House
as Self
When They See Us
as DA Robert Morgenthau
Death Wish
as Ben
Spotlight
as Cardinal Law
Prisoners
as Father Patrick Dunn
Wallander: The Troubled Man
as Atkins
Blue Bloods
as Henry Reagan
Into the Storm
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Onion Movie
as Norm Archer
Damages
as Louis Tobin
1408
as Mike's Father
Army Wives
as Randall Meade
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mr. Beech
Brotherhood
as Judd Fitzgerald
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Stedman Comstock
Boynton Beach Club
as Jack
Wallander
as Atkins
Sex Traffic
as Magnus Herzoff
The Skulls III
as Dean Lawton
Secret Window
as Sheriff Dave Newsome
About Schmidt
as Ray Nichols
Thirteen Days
as Dean Acheson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Frank McCarty
Nuremberg
as Francis Biddle
In the Company of Spies
as The President
The West Wing
as Alan Damson
Border Line
as Jerry
Race for the Record
as Narrator (voice)
The Practice
as Defense Attorney Weiland
New York Underground
as Narrator
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Spencer Maitland
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
FX: The Series
as Charles Emery
Executive Decision
as Secretary of Defense Charles White
Swift Justice
as Al Swift
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
as Harry Jansen
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
as Himself - Narrator
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
as Walt Disney
Never Talk to Strangers
as Henry Taylor
The Man in the Attic
as Joe Heldmann
Derby
as Henry Woods
The Outer Limits
as Father Anton Jonascu
The Outer Limits
as Doc Wells
Star Trek: Voyager
as Admiral Edward Janeway
Getting In
as Dr. Higgs / Ezekiel Higgs
Love on the Run
as Noah Cross
Witness to the Execution
as Jake Tyler
1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
The Sea Wolf
as Dr. Picard
Class of '61
as Dr. Leland Peyton
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Buck Helm
Law & Order
as Edgar Beezley
Law & Order
as Captain Allard Bunker
Law & Order
as Mac Geller
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
as Narrator
The Johnstown Flood
as Narrator
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
Lady in White
as Phil Terragarossa
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
as Narrator
There Were Times, Dear
as Bob Millard
An Amazin' Era
as Narrator
Killer in the Mirror
as Unknown
Surviving
as David Brogan
Murder, She Wrote
as Michael Hagarty
Louisiana
as Oswald
The Tempest
as Prospero
The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruchio
The Four Seasons
as Nick Callan
Madame X
as John Abbott
Who'll Save Our Children?
as Matt Laver
Drying Up the Streets
as Larry
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
as Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
as Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
as Narrator
A Little Night Music
as Frederick Egerman
One Man
as Jason Brady
Great Performances
as Self
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner / Performer
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
Tony Awards
as Self - Previous Winner