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This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winners. Beginning with the 18th Emmys leading actors in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances included actors from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below.
Award winners and nominations
1950s
1960s
1970s
Year
Actor
Program
Role
Network
1969 -1970 (22nd)
Robert Young
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Marcus Welby
ABC
Raymond Burr
Ironside
Robert T. Ironside
NBC
Robert Wagner
It Takes a Thief
Al Mundy
ABC
Mike Connors
Mannix
Joe Mannix
CBS
1970 -1971 (23rd)
Hal Holbrook
The Bold Ones: The Senator
Hays Stowe
NBC
Raymond Burr
Ironside
Robert T. Ironside
NBC
Mike Connors
Mannix
Joe Mannix
CBS
Robert Young
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Marcus Welby
ABC
1971 -1972 (24th)
Peter Falk
Columbo
Columbo
NBC
Raymond Burr
Ironside
Robert T. Ironside
NBC
Mike Connors
Mannix
Joe Mannix
CBS
Robert Young
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Dr. Marcus Welby
ABC
Keith Michell #
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Henry VIII of England
CBS
1972 -1973 (25th)
Richard Thomas
The Waltons
John-Boy Walton
CBS
William Conrad
Cannon
Frank Cannon
CBS
David Carradine
Kung Fu
Kwai Chang Caine
ABC
Mike Connors
Mannix
Joe Mannix
CBS
Peter Falk
Columbo
Columbo
NBC
1973 -1974 (26th)
Telly Savalas
Kojak
Lt. Theo Kojak
CBS
William Conrad
Cannon
Frank Cannon
CBS
Karl Malden
The Streets of San Francisco
Lt. Mike Stone
ABC
Richard Thomas
The Waltons
John-Boy Walton
CBS
1974 -1975 (27th)
Robert Blake
Baretta
Det. Tony Baretta
ABC
Telly Savalas
Kojak
Theo Kojak
CBS
Barry Newman
Petrocelli
Anthony J. Petrocelli
NBC
Karl Malden
The Streets of San Francisco
Lt. Mike Stone
ABC
1975 -1976 (28th)
Peter Falk
Columbo
Columbo
NBC
James Garner
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
NBC
Karl Malden
The Streets of San Francisco
Lt. Mike Stone
ABC
1976 -1977 (29th)
James Garner
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
NBC
Robert Blake
Baretta
Det. Tony Baretta
ABC
Peter Falk
Columbo
Columbo
NBC
Jack Klugman
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.
Karl Malden
The Streets of San Francisco
Lt. Mike Stone
ABC
1977 -1978 (30th)
Ed Asner
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
CBS
James Broderick
Family
Doug Lawrence
ABC
Peter Falk
Columbo
Columbo
NBC
Jack Klugman
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.
James Garner
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
Ralph Waite
The Waltons
John Walton, Sr.
CBS
1978 -1979 (31st)
Ron Leibman
Kaz
Kazinsky
CBS
Ed Asner
Lou Grant
Lou Grant
CBS
Jack Klugman
Quincy, M.E.
Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.
NBC
James Garner
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Multiple wins
Multiple nominations
8 Nominations
7 Nominations
6 Nominations
5 Nominations
4 Nominations
3 Nominations
2 Nominations
Notes
^ a b c d e f g h i Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categories
References
See also
1954–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
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