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- 16
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- The Drop Lib/E
- The Narrows Lib/E
- The Overlook Lib/E
- Switchblade : An Original Story
- Crime Beat
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Leonard Joseph “Len” Cariou (born September 30, 1939) is a Canadian actor. He gained prominence for his Tony Award-winning title role in the original cast of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979). Prior, Cariou had earned nominations for his performances in musicals Applause (1970) and A Little Night Music (1973). Cariou has had supporting roles in films such as The Four Seasons…
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- Wildwood — Richard (voice)2026
- American Classic — Linus Bean2026
- Boston Blue — Henry Reagan2025
- Show of Titles — "Mame" Performer2021
- Stars in the House — Self2020
- When They See Us — DA Robert Morgenthau2019
- Death Wish — Ben2018
- Bumblebee — Hank2018
- Spotlight — Cardinal Law2015
- Prisoners — Father Patrick Dunn2013
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Len Cariou was born Leonard Joseph Cariou in St. Boniface, Manitoba, September 30, 1939, the son of Molly Estelle (née Moore) and George Marius Cariou, a salesman. He grew up and attended schools in East Kildonan, including Holy Cross School, St Paul's College, and Miles Macdonell Collegiate for grades ten and eleven, where he directed and starred in the school plays. Cariou started acting in Stratford, Ontario, tackling classical roles like King Lear, Macbeth, Prospero, Coriolanus, Brutus, Pet
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Winnipeg
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- LenCariouEmmysSept09.jpg
- Represented by
- Len Cariou
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- Len Cariou
- date of birth
- 1939-09-30
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
- start of work period
- 1977-00-00
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