Acting

Len Cariou

Born 1939-09-30 · 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).

Credits

Newest first

Wildwood
as Richard (voice)
2026
American Classic
as Linus Bean
2026
Boston Blue
as Henry Reagan
2025
Show of Titles
as "Mame" Performer
2021
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
When They See Us
as DA Robert Morgenthau
2019
Bumblebee
as Hank
2018
Death Wish
as Ben
2018
Spotlight
as Cardinal Law
2015
Prisoners
as Father Patrick Dunn
2013
Wallander: The Troubled Man
as Atkins
2013
Blue Bloods
as Henry Reagan
2010
Into the Storm
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
2009
The Onion Movie
as Norm Archer
2008
Damages
as Louis Tobin
2007
1408
as Mike's Father
2007
Army Wives
as Randall Meade
2007
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mr. Beech
2006
Brotherhood
as Judd Fitzgerald
2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
2006
The Greatest Game Ever Played
as Stedman Comstock
2005
Boynton Beach Club
as Jack
2005
Wallander
as Atkins
2005
Sex Traffic
as Magnus Herzoff
2004
The Skulls III
as Dean Lawton
2004
Secret Window
as Sheriff Dave Newsome
2004
About Schmidt
as Ray Nichols
2002
Thirteen Days
as Dean Acheson
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Frank McCarty
2000
Nuremberg
as Francis Biddle
2000
In the Company of Spies
as The President
1999
The West Wing
as Alan Damson
1999
Mentors
as Alexander Graham Bell
1999
Border Line
as Jerry
1999
Race for the Record
as Narrator (voice)
1998
The Practice
as Defense Attorney Weiland
1997
New York Underground
as Narrator
1997
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Spencer Maitland
1996
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
1996
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
as Self
1996
FX: The Series
as Charles Emery
1996
Executive Decision
as Secretary of Defense Charles White
1996
Swift Justice
as Al Swift
1996
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
as Harry Jansen
1996
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
as Himself - Narrator
1995
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
as Walt Disney
1995
Never Talk to Strangers
as Henry Taylor
1995
The Man in the Attic
as Joe Heldmann
1995
Derby
as Henry Woods
1995
The Outer Limits
as Father Anton Jonascu
1995
The Outer Limits
as Doc Wells
1995
Star Trek: Voyager
as Admiral Edward Janeway
1995
Getting In
as Dr. Higgs / Ezekiel Higgs
1994
Love on the Run
as Noah Cross
1994
Witness to the Execution
as Jake Tyler
1994
1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
as Self - Narrator
1993
The Sea Wolf
as Dr. Picard
1993
Class of '61
as Dr. Leland Peyton
1993
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Buck Helm
1993
Law & Order
as Edgar Beezley
1990
Law & Order
as Captain Allard Bunker
1990
Law & Order
as Mac Geller
1990
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
as Narrator
1989
The Johnstown Flood
as Narrator
1989
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
1988
Lady in White
as Phil Terragarossa
1988
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
as Narrator
1987
There Were Times, Dear
as Bob Millard
1987
An Amazin' Era
as Narrator
1986
Killer in the Mirror
1986
Surviving
as David Brogan
1985
Murder, She Wrote
as Michael Hagarty
1984
Louisiana
as Oswald
1984
The Tempest
as Prospero
1983
The Taming of the Shrew
as Petruchio
1982
The Four Seasons
as Nick Callan
1981
Madame X
as John Abbott
1981
Who'll Save Our Children?
as Matt Laver
1978
Drying Up the Streets
as Larry
1978
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
as Narrator
1978