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Len Cariou

  • Birthplace: St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
  • Birthday: September 30, 1939

A sturdy, blond stage star who became increasingly more visible in TV and films in the late 1980s, Cariou appeared in musicals on Broadway and in Shakespeare in repertory. He is probably best known to TV viewers for his yearly visits on "Murder, She Wrote", as Jessica Fletcher's spy friend, Michael Haggerty.

Cariou began his professional career in the chorus of "Damn Yankees" in his native Winnipeg, Canada, and by 1962 was portraying key roles in Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew", "Macbeth&qu…more

Credits

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Career Milestones

  • 2001

    Headlined a national tour of the award-winning play Copenhagen

  • 2000

    Reprised signature role of Sweeney Todd in a London concert version

  • 1995

    Portrayed Walt Disney in A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story (CBS)

  • 1986

    Associate director, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton

  • 1985

    First of yearly appearances as spy Michael Haggerty on Murder, She Wrote , reuniting him with Lansbury

Awards

  • 1979

    Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Actor in a Musical

  • 1979

    Tony: Actor in a Musical

  • 1977

    Canadian Film Award: Lead Actor (Feature)

  • 1970

    Theatre World Award:

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