Len Cariou

Len Cariou

Canadian actor
Leonard Joseph Cariou OC OM is a Canadian actor and stage director, best known for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and for playing the patriarch Henry Reagan, NYPD Police Commissioner, in the multi-generational television series Blue Bloods on CBS.Wikipedia
BornSeptember 30, 1939
HometownSaint Boniface, Canada
Net worth$4 million
Height5'9" (1.75m)
SpouseSusan Barbara Kapilow (m 1975 - 1978) , Heather Summerhayes (m 1986 - present) , Patricia Otter
ChildrenLaurel Cariou
ParentsMolly Estelle Cariou , George Marius Cariou
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Lansbury’s ‘Sweeney Todd’ co-star reflects on ‘great artist’

  • Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou were partners-in-crime on stage in "Sweeney Todd" and crime busters in episodes of TV's “Murder, She Wrote." The actors were also friends and admirers, staying in touch after becoming the toasts of Broadway and Tony Award winners in 1979 for Stephen Sondheim's acclaimed musical. Cariou played the title character in the macabre “Sweeney Todd,” a London barber who dispatches customers with a razor and turns their bodies over to Lansbury's Mrs. Lovett, a baker who repurposes them for meat pies.

Videos

Actors Craig Bierko & Len Cariou Dive Into Their Play, "Harry Townsend's Last Stand"

A comedy with heart, "Harry Townsend's Last Stand" centers around 85-year-old Harry Townsend (Len Cariou), a widower, living alone in the lakeside home he built in Vermont. Beside his daughter, Sarah, the one happiness in his life is his son, Alan (Craig Bierko), who is finally coming home after an 18-month absence. The play tells a story of complex family dynamics, passion, humor and the shorthand of communication that we have with our loved ones.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

There Were Times, Dear
There Were Times, Dear
1h
1976
One Man
One Man
PG
1h 27min
1975
The Onion Movie
The Onion Movie
1h 20min
2008
The Man in the Attic
The Man in the Attic
R
1h 36min
1995
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1h 37min
1995
Cooper & Hemingway: The True Gen
Cooper & Hemingway: The True Gen
2h 26min
2013
Into the Storm
Into the Storm
1h 39min
2009
Dominick Dunne: Power, Privilege & Justice
Dominick Dunne: Power, Privilege & Justice
0h 48min
2002
The Summer of Ben Tyler
The Summer of Ben Tyler
PG
1h 37min
1996
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story
1h 37min
1996
Never Talk to Strangers
Never Talk to Strangers
R
1h 26min
1995
15%
Derby
Derby
1h 37min
1995
Witness to the Execution
Witness to the Execution
PG-13
1h 32min
1994
Miracle on I-880
Miracle on I-880
1h 40min
1993
Lady in White
Lady in White
PG-13
1h 53min
1988
69%

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2009Emmy (Primetime)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieNominated
2009Emmy (Primetime)Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieInto the Storm (2009 film)Nominated

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