Len Cariou

Biography

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Leonard Joseph “Len” Cariou (born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He currently plays the patriarch in the multi-generational television series Blue Bloods on CBS.

Known For

American Experience

Narrator (voice)

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Frank McCarty

Tony Awards

Self - Winner/Performer

Tony Awards

Self - Nominee

Tony Awards

Self - Performer

Tony Awards

Self - Previous Winner

The Practice

Defense Attorney Weiland

Law & Order

Edgar Beezley

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2021	Show of Titles	"Mame" Performer
2018	Death Wish	Ben
2018	Bumblebee	Hank
2015	Spotlight	Cardinal Law
2013	Prisoners	Father Patrick Dunn
2013	Wallander: The Troubled Man	Atkins
2009	Into the Storm	President Franklin D. Roosevelt
2008	The Onion Movie	Norm Archer
2007	1408	Mike's Father
2006	The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays	James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")
2006	Flags of Our Fathers	Mr. Beech
2005	Boynton Beach Club	Jack
2005	The Greatest Game Ever Played	Stedman Comstock
2004	The Skulls III	Dean Lawton
2004	Secret Window	Sheriff Dave Newsome
2002	About Schmidt	Ray Nichols
2000	Thirteen Days	Dean Acheson
1999	In the Company of Spies	The President
1999	Border Line	Jerry
1998	Race for the Record	Narrator (voice)
1997	New York Underground	Narrator
1996	Executive Decision	Secretary of Defense Charles White
1996	The Summer of Ben Tyler	Spencer Maitland
1996	1996 New York Yankees: The Official World Series Film	Self - Narrator
1996	A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury	Self
1996	A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story	Harry Jansen
1995	Never Talk to Strangers	Henry Taylor
1995	Derby	Henry Woods
1995	The Man in the Attic	Joe Heldmann
1995	1995 Atlanta Braves: The Official World Series Film	Himself - Narrator
1995	A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story	Walt Disney
1994	Getting In	Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs
1994	Witness to the Execution	Jake Tyler
1994	The Sea Wolf	Dr. Picard
1994	Love on the Run	Noah Cross
1993	Miracle on Interstate 880	Buck Helm
1993	1993 Toronto Blue Jays: The Official World Series Film	Self - Narrator
1993	Class of '61	Dr. Leland Peyton
1989	The Johnstown Flood	Narrator
1989	An Amazin Era: Revised and Updated	Narrator
1988	Lady in White	Phil Terragarossa
1987	There Were Times, Dear	Bob Millard
1986	Killer in the Mirror
1986	An Amazin' Era	Narrator
1985	Surviving	David Brogan
1984	Louisiana	Oswald
1983	The Tempest	Prospero
1982	The Taming of the Shrew	Petruchio
1981	The Four Seasons	Nick Callan
1981	Madame X	John Abbott
1978	Who'll Save Our Children?	Matt Laver
1978	Drying Up the Streets	Larry
1978	Canada Vignettes: Fort Prince of Wales	Narrator
1978	Canada Vignettes: Spence's Republic	Narrator
1978	Canada Vignettes: Lady Frances Simpson	Narrator
1977	A Little Night Music	Frederick Egerman
1977	One Man	Jason Brady
	The 1993 World Series: Toronto Blue Jays vs Philadelphia Phillies	Narrator (voice)
	Official 1992 World Series Film	Self - Narrator

Year	TV Show	Role
2020	Stars in the House	Self
2019	When They See Us	DA Robert Morgenthau
2010	Blue Bloods	Henry Reagan
2005	Wallander	Atkins
2004	Sex Traffic	Magnus Herzoff
2000	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Frank McCarty
2000	Nuremberg	Francis Biddle
1999	The West Wing	Alan Damson
1999	Mentors	Alexander Graham Bell
1997	The Practice	Defense Attorney Weiland
1996	FX: The Series	Charles Emery
1995	Star Trek: Voyager	Admiral Edward Janeway
1995	The Outer Limits	Father Anton Jonascu
1995	The Outer Limits	Doc Wells
1990	Law & Order	Edgar Beezley
1990	Law & Order	Captain Allard Bunker
1990	Law & Order	Mac Geller
1988	American Experience	Narrator (voice)
1984	Murder, She Wrote	Michael Hagarty
1971	Great Performances	Self
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Winner/Performer
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Nominee
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Performer
1956	Tony Awards	Self - Previous Winner