Biography
As a Tony Award-winning performer in the early part of his career, Canadian actor Len Cariou later made a successful transition to the screen to become a recognizable fixture in numerous series and made-for-television movies. Following his Broadway triumphs in "Applause" (1970) and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (1979), Cariou crossed over to films and television with memorable appearances as a spy on "Murder, She Wrote" …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Cast as Henry Reagan in the CBS drama "Blue Bloods" | |
2010 | Appeared as Madoff-like Ponzi scheme man Louis Tobin in the third season of FX's "Damages" | |
2009 | Portrayed Franklin D. Roosevelt in the HBO film "Into the Storm"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Television Movie | |
2007 | Appeared as John Cusack's father in the film "1408" | |
2006 | Played power broker Judd Fitzgerald on the Showtime series "Brotherhood" | |
2002 | Featured in the "About Schmidt" opposite Jack Nicholson; directed by Alexander Payne | |
2002 | Joined Anne Heche and Neil Patrick Harris as the replacement cast in the award-winning drama "Proof" | |
2001 | Headlined the national tour of the award-winning play "Copenhagen" | |
2000 | Starred in a production of Neil Simon's "The Dinner Party" at the Music Box Theatre | |
1999 | Played the U.S. President in Showtime's "In the Company of Spies" | |
1995 | Portrayed Walt Disney in the CBS TV-movie "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story" | |
1991 | Starred in the Broadway production of "The Speed of Darkness" | |
1987 | Starred in "Teddy & Alice" on Broadway | |
1985 | Had a recurring role as spy Michael Haggerty on "Murder, She Wrote" (CBS); re-teamed with Lansbury | |
1983 | Starred in Arthur Miller's sole musical, "Up from Paradise" | |
1981 | Featured in Alan Alda's directorial debut, "The Four Seasons" | |
1979 | Played the lead role of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street" on Broadway; co-starred opposite Angela Lansbury | |
1977 | Recreated stage role for the film adaptation of "A Little Night Music" | |
1973 | Garnered second Tony nomination for his role in "A Little Night Music" | |
1972 | Made stage directorial debut with "Of Mice and Men" at the Guthrie Theatre | |
| Was the associate director of the Guthrie Theatre | ||
1970 | Landed first starring role on Broadway in "Applause"; earned first Tony Award nomination | |
1968 | Made his Broadway debut in "The House of Atreus" | |
1962 | Acted in numerous roles at the Manitoba Theatre Centre and later at the Stratford in Ontario | |
1959 | Made stage debut as chorus member in "Damn Yankees" at the Rainbow Theatre in Winnipeg | |
Awards
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in Into the Storm |
1979 | Tony Award for Actor (Musical) |