Len Cariou
Canadian actor · Canada · On the map · Actors · Born 1939 · age 87
Leonard Joseph Cariou is a Canadian actor, singer, and theatre director. He gained prominence for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979) alongside Angela Lansbury for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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American ClassicSeries, Linus Bean
WildwoodFilm, 2026Richard (voice)2020
Stars in the HouseSeries2015
SpotlightFilm, Cardinal Law2010
Blue BloodsSeries, Henry Reagan2009
Into the StormFilm, President Franklin D. Roosevelt2007
1408Film, Mike's Father2006
BrotherhoodSeries, Judd Fitzgerald
Flags of Our FathersFilm, 2006Mr. Beech2004
Sex TrafficSeries, Magnus Herzoff
Secret WindowFilm, 2004Sheriff Dave Newsome2000
Thirteen DaysFilm, Dean Acheson1999MentorsSeries, Alexander Graham Bell1996
FX: The SeriesSeries, Charles Emery
Executive DecisionFilm, 1996Secretary of Defense Charles White1994
Getting InFilm, Dr. Higgs / Ezekiel Higgs1990
Law & OrderSeries, Edgar Beezley1989
The Johnstown FloodFilm, Narrator1988
Lady in WhiteFilm, Phil Terragarossa1985
SurvivingFilm, David Brogan1984
Murder, She WroteSeries, Michael Hagarty1981
The Four SeasonsFilm, Nick Callan1979Tony Award for Best Actor in a MusicalAward1977
A Little Night MusicFilm, Frederick Egerman1970Theatre World AwardAward1956
Tony AwardsSeries1939Born30 September 1939People around Len
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Lorenzo di Bonaventura Produced Bumblebee and 1408
Tom McCarthy Directed Spotlight (2015)
Travis Knight Directed Bumblebee (2018)
J. Miles Dale Directed The Skulls 3 (2004)
Waris Hussein Directed Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985)
Tim Kelleher Also in Thirteen Days (2001)
Steven Spielberg Produced Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Clint Eastwood Directed Flags of Our Fathers (2007)
Steven Seagal Also in The Onion Movie and Executive Decision
Kevin Costner Produced Thirteen Days (2001)
Bill Paxton Directed The Greatest Game Ever Played (2006)
Rebecca De Mornay Produced Never Talk to Strangers (1996)
Marsha Mason Also in Surviving: A Family in Crisis (1985)
Jill Hennessy Also in Nuremberg and Aftershock
Steven Hill Also in Aftershock and Conduct Unbecoming
Roger Donaldson Directed Thirteen Days (2000)
Harold Prince Directed A Little Night Music (1977)
Ken Olin Directed In This White House (2000)
August Schellenberg Also in Drying Up the Streets and One Man
Neal H. Moritz Produced The Skulls 3 (2004)
Tommy Lee Wallace Directed Witness to the Execution (1994)
Yves Simoneau Directed Nuremberg (2000)
Roger Birnbaum Produced Death Wish (2018)
Robert Lantos Produced Never Talk to Strangers (1995)
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Prisoners 2013
Spotlight 2015
The Greatest Game Ever Played 2005
Thirteen Days 2000
Flags of Our Fathers 2006
Filmography 40
93 credits on file
Television 24
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Photos 1
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He also received Tony nominations for his roles in the Betty Comden and Adolph Green musical Applause (1970) and the Sondheim musical A Little Night Music (1973).
