Len Cariou
Acting
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Acting 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...
Known For
Filmography
Wildwood
2026
as Richard (voice)
American Classic
2026
as Linus Bean
Boston Blue
2025
as Henry Reagan
Show of Titles
2021
as "Mame" Performer
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
When They See Us
2019
as DA Robert Morgenthau
Death Wish
2018
as Ben
Bumblebee
2018
as Hank
Spotlight
2015
as Cardinal Law
Prisoners
2013
as Father Patrick Dunn
Wallander: The Troubled Man
2013
as Atkins
Blue Bloods
2010
as Henry Reagan
Into the Storm
2009
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Onion Movie
2008
as Norm Archer
1408
2007
as Mike's Father
Army Wives
2007
as Randall Meade
Damages
2007
as Louis Tobin
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
Flags of Our Fathers
2006
as Mr. Beech
Brotherhood
2006
as Judd Fitzgerald
Boynton Beach Club
2005
as Jack
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Stedman Comstock
Wallander
2005
as Atkins
The Skulls III
2004
as Dean Lawton
Secret Window
2004
as Sheriff Dave Newsome
Sex Traffic
2004
as Magnus Herzoff
About Schmidt
2002
as Ray Nichols
Thirteen Days
2000
as Dean Acheson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Frank McCarty
Nuremberg
2000
as Francis Biddle
In the Company of Spies
1999
as The President
Border Line
1999
as Jerry
The West Wing
1999
as Alan Damson
Mentors
1999
as Alexander Graham Bell
Race for the Record
1998
as Narrator (voice)
New York Underground
1997
as Narrator
The Practice
1997
as Defense Attorney Weiland
Executive Decision
1996
as Secretary of Defense Charles White
The Summer of Ben Tyler
1996
as Spencer Maitland
1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film
1996
as Self - Narrator
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
as Self
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
1996
as Harry Jansen
FX: The Series
1996
as Charles Emery
Swift Justice
1996
as Al Swift
Never Talk to Strangers
1995
as Henry Taylor
Derby
1995
as Henry Woods
The Man in the Attic
1995
as Joe Heldmann
1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film
1995
as Himself - Narrator
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995
as Walt Disney
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Admiral Edward Janeway
The Outer Limits
1995
as Father Anton Jonascu
The Outer Limits
1995
as Doc Wells
Getting In
1994
as Dr. Higgs / Ezekiel Higgs
Witness to the Execution
1994
as Jake Tyler
Love on the Run
1994
as Noah Cross
Miracle on Interstate 880
1993
as Buck Helm
The Sea Wolf
1993
as Dr. Picard
1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film
1993
as Self - Narrator
Class of '61
1993
as Dr. Leland Peyton
Law & Order
1990
as Edgar Beezley
Law & Order
1990
as Captain Allard Bunker
Law & Order
1990
as Mac Geller
The Johnstown Flood
1989
as Narrator
An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated
1989
as Narrator
Lady in White
1988
as Phil Terragarossa
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
There Were Times, Dear
1987
as Bob Millard
A Giants History: The Tale of Two Cities
1987
as Narrator
Killer in the Mirror
1986
An Amazin' Era
1986
as Narrator
Surviving
1985
as David Brogan
Louisiana
1984
as Oswald
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Michael Hagarty
The Tempest
1983
as Prospero
The Taming of the Shrew
1982
as Petruchio
The Four Seasons
1981
as Nick Callan
Madame X
1981
as John Abbott
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978
as Matt Laver
Drying Up the Streets
1978
as Larry
Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales
1978
as Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic
1978
as Narrator
Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson
1978
as Narrator
A Little Night Music
1977
as Frederick Egerman
One Man
1977
as Jason Brady
Great Performances
1971
as Self
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