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name: "Len Cariou"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/len-cariou"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "30 September 1939"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 81
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:22.647051+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Len Cariou

Actor. Born 30 September 1939 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 30 September 1939, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Also known as:** Leonard Joseph Cariou 

## Biography

Len Cariou is a Canadian actor. Born Leonard Joseph Cariou on 30 September 1939 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he began his career in theatre and became a founding member of the Manitoba Theatre Centre.

He gained prominence on Broadway for his Tony Award-winning performance as Sweeney Todd in the original 1979 production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical, following earlier nominations for *Applause* (1970) and *A Little Night Music* (1973). Cariou has appeared in supporting film roles including *The Four Seasons* (1981), *About Schmidt* (2002) as Ray Nichols, *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006), *Prisoners* (2013) and *Spotlight* (2015). On television he is known for recurring roles in *Murder, She Wrote* and as Henry Reagan in *Blue Bloods* (2010–2024).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Spotlight* (2015), Fi1m 85, as Cardinal Law — [page](https://film.one/film/spotlight.md)
- *Prisoners* (2013), Fi1m 81, as Father Patrick Dunn — [page](https://film.one/film/prisoners.md)
- *About Schmidt* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Ray Nichols — [page](https://film.one/film/about-schmidt.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Wildwood* (2026), Actor

## Also known for

- *Bumblebee* (2018), Hank
- *1408* (2007), Mike's Father
- *Secret Window* (2004), Sheriff Dave Newsome
- *Death Wish* (2018), Ben
- *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006), Mr. Beech
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), Frank McCarty
- *Star Trek: Voyager* (1995), Admiral Edward Janeway
- *When They See Us* (2019), DA Robert Morgenthau

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