Len Cariou
Acting Born Sep 30, 1939 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 24 credits
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).
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- Law & Order (1990) as Edgar Beezley
- Law & Order (1990) as Captain Allard Bunker
- Law & Order (1990) as Mac Geller
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000) as Frank McCarty
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Henry Reagan
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995) as Admiral Edward Janeway
- The West Wing (1999) as Alan Damson
- Murder, She Wrote (1984) as Michael Hagarty
- American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- The Practice (1997) as Defense Attorney Weiland
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Winner / Performer
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Performer
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Previous Winner
- Great Performances (1971) as Self
- Damages (2007) as Louis Tobin
- Army Wives (2007) as Randall Meade
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Father Anton Jonascu
- The Outer Limits (1995) as Doc Wells
- Bumblebee (2018) as Hank
- Wallander (2005) as Atkins
- Prisoners (2013) as Father Patrick Dunn
- Stars in the House (2020) as Self
- Boston Blue (2025) as Henry Reagan