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Len Cariou

Len Cariou

Birthday: 1939-09-30 | Place of Birth: 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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
American Classic

as    Linus Bean

2018
Death Wish

as    Ben

2018
Bumblebee

as    Hank

2013
Wallander: The Troubled Man

as    Atkins

2010
Blue Bloods

as    Henry Reagan

2009
Into the Storm

as    President Franklin D. Roosevelt

2008
The Onion Movie

as    Norm Archer

2005
Boynton Beach Club

as    Jack

2004
The Skulls III

as    Dean Lawton

2004
Sex Traffic

as    Magnus Herzoff

2004
Secret Window

as    Sheriff Dave Newsome

2002
About Schmidt

as    Ray Nichols

2000
Thirteen Days

as    Dean Acheson

2000
Nuremberg

as    Francis Biddle

1999
Border Line

as    Jerry

1999
In the Company of Spies

as    The President

1998
Race for the Record

as    Narrator (voice)

1996
Executive Decision

as    Secretary of Defense Charles White

1996
The Summer of Ben Tyler

as    Spencer Maitland

1995
Never Talk to Strangers

as    Henry Taylor

1995
The Man in the Attic

as    Joe Heldmann

1994
Getting In

as    Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs

1994
Witness to the Execution

as    Jake Tyler

1994
Love on the Run

as    Noah Cross

1993
Miracle on Interstate 880

as    Buck Helm

1993
Class of '61

as    Dr. Leland Peyton