Len Cariou
Birthday: 1939-09-30
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
Leonard Joseph βLenβ 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 (1985β1992), Brotherhood (2005-2006), and Damages (2010) and his starring role in Blue Bloods (2010β2024).
Credits
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2021-06-13 | Show of Titles | "Mame" Performer |
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2018-11-22 | Bumblebee | Hank |
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2018-03-01 | Death Wish | Ben |
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2015-11-06 | Spotlight | Cardinal Law |
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2013-09-19 | Prisoners | Father Patrick Dunn |
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2013-01-11 | Wallander: The Troubled Man | Atkins |
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2009-05-31 | Into the Storm | President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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2008-05-31 | The Onion Movie | Norm Archer |
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2007-06-22 | 1408 | Mike's Father |
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2006-10-19 | Flags of Our Fathers | Mr. Beech |
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2006-05-02 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night") |
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2005-09-30 | The Greatest Game Ever Played | Stedman Comstock |
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2005-08-05 | Boynton Beach Club | Jack |
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2004-03-23 | The Skulls III | Dean Lawton |
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2004-03-12 | Secret Window | Sheriff Dave Newsome |
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2002-12-12 | About Schmidt | Ray Nichols |
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2000-12-25 | Thirteen Days | Dean Acheson |
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1999-10-24 | In the Company of Spies | The President |
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1999-02-22 | Border Line | Jerry |
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1996-12-15 | The Summer of Ben Tyler | Spencer Maitland |
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1996-03-15 | Executive Decision | Secretary of Defense Charles White |
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1996-02-14 | A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story | Harry Jansen |
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1995-10-22 | A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story | Walt Disney |
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1995-10-20 | Never Talk to Strangers | Henry Taylor |
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1995-09-10 | The Man in the Attic | Joe Heldmann |
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1995-06-17 | Derby | Henry Woods |
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1994-12-07 | Getting In | Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs |
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1994-06-05 | Love on the Run | Noah Cross |
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1994-02-13 | Witness to the Execution | Jake Tyler |
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1993-04-18 | The Sea Wolf | Dr. Picard |
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1993-04-12 | Class of '61 | Dr. Leland Peyton |
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1993-02-22 | Miracle on Interstate 880 | Buck Helm |
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1988-04-22 | Lady in White | Phil Terragarossa |
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1987-06-03 | There Were Times, Dear | Bob Millard |
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1986-03-31 | Killer in the Mirror | |
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1985-02-10 | Surviving | David Brogan |
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1984-01-25 | Louisiana | Oswald |
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1983-02-20 | The Tempest | Prospero |
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1982-01-01 | The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio |
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1981-05-22 | The Four Seasons | Nick Callan |
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1981-03-16 | Madame X | John Abbott |
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1978-12-16 | Who'll Save Our Children? | Matt Laver |
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1978-08-26 | Drying Up the Streets | Larry |
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1977-09-30 | A Little Night Music | Frederick Egerman |
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1977-04-26 | One Man | Jason Brady |