Acting credits
79
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Len Cariou
Acting
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1.6
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Movies: 59Series: 20
TMDB ID: 41247
IMDb ID: nm0137230
Known for: Acting
Born: September 30, 1939
Age: 86
Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2026
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 6.96
Wikidata: Q1720470
Also known as
Leonard Joseph Cariou
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Len Cariou.
Show of Titles
as "Mame" Performer
2021 Movie
6.7
Bumblebee
as Hank
2018 Movie
6.2
Death Wish
as Ben
2018 Movie
7.8
Spotlight
as Cardinal Law
2015 Movie
8.1
Prisoners
as Father Patrick Dunn
2013 Movie
5.8
Wallander: The Troubled Man
as Atkins
2013 Movie
6.3
Into the Storm
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
2009 Movie
6.1
The Onion Movie
as Norm Archer
2008 Movie
6.7
1408
as Mike's Father
2007 Movie
6.9
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mr. Beech
2006 Movie
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
2006 Movie
7.3
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Stedman Comstock
2005 Movie
5.4
Boynton Beach Club
as Jack
2005 Movie
5.2
The Skulls III
as Dean Lawton
2004 Movie
6.6
Secret Window
as Sheriff Dave Newsome
2004 Movie
6.8
About Schmidt
as Ray Nichols
2002 Movie
7.0
Thirteen Days
as Dean Acheson
2000 Movie
2.0
In the Company of Spies
as The President
1999 Movie
4.0
Border Line
as Jerry
1999 Movie
Race for the Record
as Narrator (voice)
1998 Movie
New York Underground
as Narrator
1997 Movie
5.7
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Spencer Maitland
1996 Movie
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
1996 Movie
6.3
Executive Decision
as Secretary of Defense Charles White
1996 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Len Cariou.
In 2 weeks
American Classic
as Linus Bean • 8 eps
2026 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
8.2
When They See Us
as DA Robert Morgenthau • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Henry Reagan • 293 eps
2010 Series
7.4
Damages
as Louis Tobin • 5 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Army Wives
as Randall Meade • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.8
Brotherhood
as Judd Fitzgerald • 6 eps
2006 Series
6.9
Wallander
as Atkins • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.6
Sex Traffic
as Magnus Herzoff • 2 eps
2004 Series
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Frank McCarty • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.4
Nuremberg
as Francis Biddle • 2 eps
2000 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Alan Damson • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.6
The Practice
as Defense Attorney Weiland • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.2
FX: The Series
as Charles Emery • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Father Anton Jonascu • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
as Admiral Edward Janeway • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Edgar Beezley • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.6
American Experience
as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
1988 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Michael Hagarty • 7 eps
1984 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 3 eps
1971 Series