Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 30, 1939 (age 87)
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also Known As
- Leonard Joseph Cariou
Len 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).
Known For - Movies
Prisoners
as Father Patrick Dunn
Bumblebee
as Hank
Spotlight
as Cardinal Law
Death Wish
as Ben
1408
as Mike's Father
Flags of Our Fathers
as Mr. Beech
Executive Decision
as Secretary of Defense Charles White
Secret Window
as Sheriff Dave Newsome
Thirteen Days
as Dean Acheson
The Onion Movie
as Norm Archer
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order
as Edgar Beezley
Law & Order
as Captain Allard Bunker
Law & Order
as Mac Geller
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Frank McCarty
Blue Bloods
as Henry Reagan
Star Trek: Voyager
as Admiral Edward Janeway
The West Wing
as Alan Damson
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
FX: The Series
as Charles Emery
Murder, She Wrote
as Michael Hagarty