Len Cariou

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-09-30 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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 (20...

Acting

1996

Executive Decision

as Secretary of Defense Charles White

2004

The Skulls III

as Dean Lawton

1981

The Four Seasons

as Nick Callan

2009

Into the Storm

as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

2008

The Onion Movie

as Norm Archer

1978

1988

Lady in White

as Phil Terragarossa

1995

1999

In the Company of Spies

as The President

1977

A Little Night Music

as Frederick Egerman

1996

The Summer of Ben Tyler

as Spencer Maitland

2013

Prisoners

as Father Patrick Dunn

1995

Derby

as Henry Woods

1994

Getting In

as Dr. Lionel Higgs / Dr. Ezekial Higgs

1994

1989

1993

The Sea Wolf

as Dr. Picard

2004

Secret Window

as Sheriff Dave Newsome

1981

Madame X

as John Abbott

1984

Louisiana

as Oswald

1995

The Man in the Attic

as Joe Heldmann

1994

Love on the Run

as Noah Cross

2002

About Schmidt

as Ray Nichols

2015

Spotlight

as Cardinal Law

1993

Class of '61

as Dr. Leland Peyton

1985

Surviving

as David Brogan

1987

1997

1998

Race for the Record

as Narrator (voice)

2007

1408

as Mike's Father

2018

1999

Border Line

as Jerry

2018

Bumblebee

as Hank

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as James Tyrone (segment "Long Day's Journey Into Night")

1982

2000

Thirteen Days

as Dean Acheson

2005

1977

One Man

as Jason Brady

2006

1983

The Tempest

as Prospero

2021

Show of Titles

as "Mame" Performer

1986

An Amazin' Era

as Narrator

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