Len Cariou

Actor
Producer
Soundtrack

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Blue Bloods (2010–2024)

Len Cariou was born on 30 September 1939 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for About Schmidt (2002) and Blue Bloods (2010). He has been married to Heather Summerhayes since 25 October 1986. He was previously married to Susan Barbara Kapilow and Patricia Otter.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

About Schmidt

7.2

Ray Nichols

2002

Blue Bloods

7.7

TV Series

Henry Reagan

Credits

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Actor

American Classic
6.8
TV Series
- Linus Bean
- 2026
Boston Blue
6.3
TV Series
- Henry Reagan
- 2026
Blue Bloods
7.7
TV Series
- Henry Reagan
- 2010–2024
When They See Us
8.8
TV Mini Series
- DA Robert Morgenthau
- 2019
Bumblebee
6.7
- Uncle Hank
- 2018
Death Wish
6.3
- Ben
- 2018
The Last Day of Charley E. Rays
7.7
Short
- Charley
- 2016
Spotlight
8.1
- Cardinal Law
- 2015
The Sonnet Project
7.7
TV Series
- 2014
Prisoners
8.2
- Father Patrick Dunn
- 2013
Wallander
7.6
TV Series
- Atkins
- 2013
The Escape
9.4
Short
- Jerry
- 2012
Damages
8.1
TV Series
- Louis Tobin
- 2010
Power, Privilege & Justice
8.1
TV Series
- Narrator
- 2009
Into the Storm
7.0
TV Movie
- Franklin D Roosevelt
- 2009

Producer

Soundtrack

You're Cordially Invited
5.5
- music: "Finale (Reprise of Send in the Clowns) from A Little Night Music (OBC)"
- performer: "Finale (Reprise of Send in the Clowns) from A Little Night Music (OBC)"
- 2025
Blue Bloods
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "I Don't Need Anything But You" (uncredited)
- 2012
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- performer: "Pretty Women", "Send In The Clowns"
- 1985
The 33rd Annual Tony Awards
5.6
TV Special
- performer: "Manhattan"
- 1979
A Little Night Music
5.4
- performer: "Now / Soon / Later", "You Must Meet My Wife", "A Weekend in the Country", "It Would Have Been Wonderful", "Finale"
- 1977

Videos13

Blue Bloods: The First Season

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The Onion Movie

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The Boynton Beach Bereavement Club

Personal details

Official sites
- Encyclopedia
- Theater_org
Height
- 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Born
- September 30, 1939
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Spouses
Children
- Laurel Cariou (Freedy)
Parents
Relatives
- Donald George Cariou(Sibling)
Other works
Accomplished stage actor whose best-known roles include Frederick in A Little Night Music and Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd, among other performances.

Did you know

Trivia
Although he plays Tom Selleck's father in Blue Bloods (2010), he is only 5 years his senior in real life.

Quotes
[on why violence is so common an element in entertainment media] It appeals to the little badness all of us have in our makeup. It's part of human nature and, being privy to that kind of thing, people find it somewhat fascinating and the more you give them, the more they want.