Len Cariou

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leonard Joseph “Len” Cariou (born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Sweeney Todd in the original cast of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He currently plays the patriarch in the multi-generational television series Blue Bloods on CBS.

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Prisoners (2013)

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Keller Dover faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki, arrests the driver, but a lack of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denis Villeneuve
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Hugh Jackman  •  Paul Dano  •  Maria Bello

Keller Dover faces a parent's worst nightmare when his 6-year-old daughter, Anna, and her friend go missing. The only lead is an old motorhome that had been parked on their street. The head of the investigation, Detective Loki, arrests the driver, but a lack of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denis Villeneuve
CAST:  Jake Gyllenhaal  •  Hugh Jackman  •  Paul Dano  •  Maria Bello

About Schmidt (2002)

A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Payne
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Kathy Bates  •  Hope Davis  •  Dermot Mulroney

A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Payne
CAST:  Jack Nicholson  •  Kathy Bates  •  Hope Davis  •  Dermot Mulroney

Boynton Beach Club (2005)

Residents of an adult community in Florida turn to one another for support and companionship after the deaths of their spouses. Lois has a rejuvenating affair with a younger man while acting as best friend to recently widowed Marilyn. Jack buddies up with Harry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Seidelman
CAST:  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Dyan Cannon  •  Joseph Bologna  •  Len Cariou

Residents of an adult community in Florida turn to one another for support and companionship after the deaths of their spouses. Lois has a rejuvenating affair with a younger man while acting as best friend to recently widowed Marilyn. Jack buddies up with Harry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Seidelman
CAST:  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Dyan Cannon  •  Joseph Bologna  •  Len Cariou

Executive Decision (1996)

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Baird
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Steven Seagal  •  Halle Berry  •  John Leguizamo

Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. Intelligence expert David Grant (Kurt Russell) suspects another reason and he is soon the reluctant member of a special assault team that is assigned to intercept ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Baird
CAST:  Kurt Russell  •  Steven Seagal  •  Halle Berry  •  John Leguizamo

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

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There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Ryan Phillippe  •  Adam Beach  •  Jesse Bradford  •  Paul Walker

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Ryan Phillippe  •  Adam Beach  •  Jesse Bradford  •  Paul Walker

Secret Window (2004)

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Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Koepp
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  John Turturro  •  Maria Bello  •  Timothy Hutton

Mort Rainey, a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife, is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. But as Rainey endeavors to prove his innocence, he begins to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Koepp
CAST:  Johnny Depp  •  John Turturro  •  Maria Bello  •  Timothy Hutton

Thirteen Days (2000)

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The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Donaldson
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Steven Culp  •  Dylan Baker

The story of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962—the nuclear standoff with the USSR sparked by the discovery by the Americans of missile bases established on the Soviet-allied island of Cuba.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Donaldson
CAST:  Kevin Costner  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Steven Culp  •  Dylan Baker

The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)

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A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Paxton
CAST:  Shia LaBeouf  •  Stephen Dillane  •  Josh Flitter  •  Peter Firth

A biopic of 20-year-old Francis Ouimet who defeated his golfing idol and 1900 US Open Champion, Harry Vardon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill Paxton
CAST:  Shia LaBeouf  •  Stephen Dillane  •  Josh Flitter  •  Peter Firth

Surviving (1985)

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Len Cariou

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Len Cariou

Witness to the Execution (1994)

This movie deals with a television network hoping to draw the biggest ratings ever while televising an execution live into the home of every American family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Lee Wallace
CAST:  Sean Young  •  Len Cariou  •  George Newbern  •  Dee Wallace

This movie deals with a television network hoping to draw the biggest ratings ever while televising an execution live into the home of every American family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tommy Lee Wallace
CAST:  Sean Young  •  Len Cariou  •  George Newbern  •  Dee Wallace

The Skulls III (2004)

A young college co-ed tries joining the elite, all-male, secret society, the Skulls, and in so doing, she uncovers some unscrupulous methods used by some of the members to get what they want.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Miles Dale
CAST:  Clare Kramer  •  Barry Bostwick  •  Steve Braun  •  Maria del Mar

A young college co-ed tries joining the elite, all-male, secret society, the Skulls, and in so doing, she uncovers some unscrupulous methods used by some of the members to get what they want.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Miles Dale
CAST:  Clare Kramer  •  Barry Bostwick  •  Steve Braun  •  Maria del Mar

The Man in the Attic (1995)

Fact-based drama, set in 1910 Milwaukee, about an older married woman, bored with her husband, and her dead son's friend she takes as a lover and hides in her attic over the next two decades -- an affair that ends in murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Graeme Campbell
CAST:  Anne Archer  •  Neil Patrick Harris  •  Len Cariou  •  Alex Carter

Fact-based drama, set in 1910 Milwaukee, about an older married woman, bored with her husband, and her dead son's friend she takes as a lover and hides in her attic over the next two decades -- an affair that ends in murder.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Graeme Campbell
CAST:  Anne Archer  •  Neil Patrick Harris  •  Len Cariou  •  Alex Carter

Louisiana (1984)

Virginia Tregan returns to her home in the U.S. Deep South from a sojourn in Paris only to discover that her family plantation and its holdings have been lost. She determines to recoup her family's fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe de Broca
CAST:  Margot Kidder  •  Ian Charleson  •  Andréa Ferréol  •  Lloyd Bochner

Virginia Tregan returns to her home in the U.S. Deep South from a sojourn in Paris only to discover that her family plantation and its holdings have been lost. She determines to recoup her family's fortune.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe de Broca
CAST:  Margot Kidder  •  Ian Charleson  •  Andréa Ferréol  •  Lloyd Bochner

The Sea Wolf (1993)

Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Catherine Mary Stewart  •  Marc Singer  •  Len Cariou

Jack London's brutal Wolf Larson brings a shipwrecked aristocrat and a con woman aboard his doomed ship, the Ghost.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Charles Bronson  •  Catherine Mary Stewart  •  Marc Singer  •  Len Cariou

Death Wish (2018)

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A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  Dean Norris  •  Elisabeth Shue

A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Eli Roth
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Vincent D'Onofrio  •  Dean Norris  •  Elisabeth Shue

Class of '61 (1993)

Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. A subplot involves Lucius, a Shelby Peyton's slave, who kills a slave trader and goes on the run.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Hoblit
CAST:  Clive Owen  •  Laura Linney  •  Christien Anholt  •  Andre Braugher

Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. A subplot involves Lucius, a Shelby Peyton's slave, who kills a slave trader and goes on the run.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gregory Hoblit
CAST:  Clive Owen  •  Laura Linney  •  Christien Anholt  •  Andre Braugher

Getting In (1994)

Gabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He's sixth on a list of backup candidates, and must persuade the five people ahead of him to drop out. Gabriel has a family tradition to live up to. Things don't go to plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Liman
CAST:  Stephen Mailer  •  Kristy Swanson  •  Len Cariou  •  Andrew McCarthy

Gabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He's sixth on a list of backup candidates, and must persuade the five people ahead of him to drop out. Gabriel has a family tradition to live up to. Things don't go to plan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Liman
CAST:  Stephen Mailer  •  Kristy Swanson  •  Len Cariou  •  Andrew McCarthy

The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)

Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Allan Seidelman
CAST:  James Woods  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Len Cariou  •  Julia McIlvaine

Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the joys and conflicts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Allan Seidelman
CAST:  James Woods  •  Elizabeth McGovern  •  Len Cariou  •  Julia McIlvaine

A Little Night Music (1977)

A tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When the traveling actress performs in Fredrik's town, the estranged lovers' passion rekindles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Prince
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Diana Rigg  •  Len Cariou  •  Hermione Gingold

A tangled web of affairs is weaved around actress, Desirée Armfeldt, and the men who love her: a lawyer by the name of Fredrik Egerman and the Count Carl-Magnus Malcom. When the traveling actress performs in Fredrik's town, the estranged lovers' passion rekindles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Prince
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Diana Rigg  •  Len Cariou  •  Hermione Gingold

The Onion Movie (2008)

Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Maguire  •  Tom Kuntz
CAST:  Len Cariou  •  Steven Seagal  •  Larissa Laskin  •  Ken Takemoto

Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Maguire  •  Tom Kuntz
CAST:  Len Cariou  •  Steven Seagal  •  Larissa Laskin  •  Ken Takemoto
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