Len Cariou
Acting1939Winnipeg, 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
Acting History
Future
Official 1992 World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies
as Narrator (voice)
2026
American Classic
TVas Linus Bean• 8 eps
2021
Show of Titles
as "Mame" Performer
2020
Stars in the House
TVas Self• 1 eps
2019
When They See Us
TVas DA Robert Morgenthau• 3 eps
2018
Death Wish
as Ben
Bumblebee
as Hank
2015
Spotlight
as Cardinal Law
2013
2010
Blue Bloods
TVas Henry Reagan• 293 eps
Damages
TVas Louis Tobin• 5 eps
2009
Into the Storm
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
2008
The Onion Movie
as Norm Archer
Army Wives
TVas Randall Meade• 1 eps
2007
1408
as Mike's Father
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Frank McCarty• 1 eps
2006
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mr. Beech
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
Brotherhood
TVas Judd Fitzgerald• 6 eps
2005
Boynton Beach Club
as Jack
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Stedman Comstock
2004
2002
About Schmidt
as Ray Nichols
2000
Thirteen Days
as Dean Acheson
The West Wing
TVas Alan Damson• 1 eps
The Outer Limits
TVas Doc Wells / Father Anton Jonascu• 1 eps
Nuremberg
TVas Francis Biddle• 2 eps
1999
Border Line
as Jerry
In the Company of Spies
as The President
The Practice
TVas Defense Attorney Weiland• 1 eps
Mentors
TVas Alexander Graham Bell
1998
Race for the Record
as Narrator (voice)
1997
New York Underground
as Narrator
FX: The Series
TVas Charles Emery• 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
TVas Admiral Edward Janeway• 1 eps
1996
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
as Harry Jansen
Executive Decision
as Secretary of Defense Charles White
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Spencer Maitland
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
Law & Order
TVas Mac Geller / Edgar Beezley / Captain Allard Bunker• 1 eps
1995
The Man in the Attic
as Joe Heldmann
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
as Himself - Narrator
Never Talk to Strangers
as Henry Taylor
Derby
as Henry Woods
1994
Love on the Run
as Noah Cross
Getting In
as Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs
Witness to the Execution
as Jake Tyler
1993
The Sea Wolf
as Dr. Picard
Class of '61
as Dr. Leland Peyton
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Buck Helm
1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
1991
American Experience
TVas Narrator (voice)• 1 eps
1989
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
as Narrator
The Johnstown Flood
as Narrator
1988
Lady in White
as Phil Terragarossa
1987
There Were Times, Dear
as Bob Millard
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
as Narrator
1986
An Amazin' Era
as Narrator
1985
Surviving
as David Brogan
Great Performances
TVas Self• 3 eps
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Michael Hagarty• 7 eps
1984
Louisiana
as Oswald
1983
The Tempest
as Prospero
1982
The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruchio
1981
Madame X
as John Abbott
The Four Seasons
as Nick Callan
1980
Tony Awards
TVas Self• 1 eps
1978
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
Who'll Save Our Children?
as Matt Laver
1977
One Man
as Jason Brady
A Little Night Music
as Frederick Egerman