Len Cariou
Acting
Born: 1939-09-30 in Winnipeg, 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
Prisoners
Father Patrick Dunn
Spotlight
Cardinal Law
Bumblebee
Hank
1408
Mike's Father
Secret Window
Sheriff Dave Newsome
Death Wish
Ben
Flags of Our Fathers
Mr. Beech
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Frank McCarty
About Schmidt
Ray Nichols
Star Trek: Voyager
Admiral Edward Janeway
Executive Decision
Secretary of Defense Charles White
When They See Us
DA Robert Morgenthau
Blue Bloods
Henry Reagan
Thirteen Days
Dean Acheson
Law & Order
Edgar Beezley
Law & Order
Captain Allard Bunker
Law & Order
Mac Geller
The West Wing
Alan Damson
The Greatest Game Ever Played
Stedman Comstock
Murder, She Wrote
Michael Hagarty
The Onion Movie
Norm Archer
Damages
Louis Tobin
The Outer Limits
Father Anton Jonascu
The Outer Limits
Doc Wells
Never Talk to Strangers
Henry Taylor
Lady in White
Phil Terragarossa
Nuremberg
Francis Biddle
The Practice
Defense Attorney Weiland
Into the Storm
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Four Seasons
Nick Callan
Boston Blue
Henry Reagan
Wallander
Atkins
Brotherhood
Judd Fitzgerald
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
The Skulls III
Dean Lawton
Army Wives
Randall Meade
Sex Traffic
Magnus Herzoff
Great Performances
Self
FX: The Series
Charles Emery
The Sea Wolf
Dr. Picard