Len Cariou
September 30, 1939 (85 years old) in 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 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
Credits
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · When They See Us as DA Robert Morgenthau
- 2018 · Bumblebee as Hank
- 2018 · Death Wish as Ben
- 2015 · Spotlight as Cardinal Law
- 2013 · Prisoners as Father Patrick Dunn
- 2010 · Blue Bloods as Henry Reagan
- 2009 · Into the Storm as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2008 · The Onion Movie as Norm Archer
- 2007 · 1408 as Mike's Father
- 2006 · Flags of Our Fathers as Mr. Beech
- 2005 · The Greatest Game Ever Played as Stedman Comstock
- 2005 · Boynton Beach Club as Jack
- 2005 · Wallander as Atkins
- 2004 · Sex Traffic as Magnus Herzoff
- 2004 · Secret Window as Sheriff Dave Newsome
- 2002 · About Schmidt as Ray Nichols
- 2000 · Thirteen Days as Dean Acheson
- 2000 · CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Frank McCarty
- 2000 · Nuremberg as Francis Biddle
- 1999 · The West Wing as Alan Damson
- 1999 · Mentors as Alexander Graham Bell
- 1997 · The Practice as Defense Attorney Weiland
- 1996 · FX: The Series as Charles Emery
- 1996 · Executive Decision as Secretary of Defense Charles White
- 1995 · A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story