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Len Cariou

Acting · Born September 30, 1939 · 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).

Movies with Len Cariou

• Prisoners (2013) — Father Patrick Dunn
• Death Wish (2018) — Ben
• Wildwood (2026) — Richard (voice)
• Spotlight (2015) — Cardinal Law
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006) — Mr. Beech
• Bumblebee (2018) — Hank
• 1408 (2007) — Mike's Father
• Secret Window (2004) — Sheriff Dave Newsome
• Executive Decision (1996) — Secretary of Defense Charles White
• Thirteen Days (2000) — Dean Acheson
• The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) — Stedman Comstock
• About Schmidt (2002) — Ray Nichols

TV shows with Len Cariou

• Blue Bloods (2010) — Henry Reagan
• Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Michael Hagarty
• Damages (2007) — Louis Tobin
• Brotherhood (2006) — Judd Fitzgerald
• Swift Justice (1996) — Al Swift
• American Classic (2026) — Linus Bean