Sang in a church choir and at weddings as a boy soprano
Made his stage debut in the chorus of a Canadian production of Damn Yankees in 1959
Starred alongside Angela Lansbury in the original 1979 Broadway production of Sweeney Todd; the pair teamed up again when Cariou landed a recurring role as a spy on Lansbury's series Murder, She Wrote
Narrated the Oscar-winning 1989 documentary short film The Johnstown Flood
Elected into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2004
Featured as corrupt billionaire Louis Tobin in season three of Damages
Awards
2009Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie:nominated