Golden Globe Award / Best Actor in a Series - Drama
Golden Globe Award : Best Actor in a Series - Drama
Winner and nominee in the category Best Series Leading Actor - Drama (since 1971 Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama ), which honors the most outstanding acting achievements of the past calendar year. The category was launched in 1970. From 1962 to 1969, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) awarded an Actor In A Television Series without subdivision by television genre. In 1972, the award was given to the best series and television film actor ( Actor In A Leading Role - Drama Series Or Television Movie ).
| statistics | Surname | number | year |
| Most frequent awards | Hugh Laurie | 2 | 2006, 2007 |
| Telly Savalas | 2 | 1974, 1975 | |
| Edward Asner | 2 | 1978, 1980 | |
| John Forsythe | 2 | 1983, 1984 | |
| Most frequent nominations (* = victory) |
Peter Falk | 7th | 1972, 1973 *, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1991 |
| Tom Selleck | 7th | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 *, 1986, 1987, 1988 | |
| Most frequent nominations without a win | Robert Wagner | 5 | 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 |
The series listed below are given with their German title (if identifiable), followed by the foreign-language original title in brackets in italics. The original title is not mentioned if the German and foreign-language title are identical. The winners are highlighted first.
1960s
Richard Chamberlain - Dr. Kildare
- Richard Boone - The Richard Boone Show
- Jackie Gleason - Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine
- Lorne Greene - Bonanza
- EG Marshall - Preston & Preston ( The Defenders )
Gene Barry - Amos Burke ( Burke's Law )
- Richard Crenna - Slattery's People
- James Franciscus - Mr. Novak
- David Janssen - On the Flight ( The Fugitive )
- Robert Vaughn - Solo for ONCEL ( The Man from UNCLE )
1966
David Janssen - On the Flight ( The Fugitive )
- Don Adams - Mini-Max ( Get Smart )
- Ben Gazzara - race against death ( Run For Your Life )
- David McCallum - Solo for ONCEL ( The Man from UNCLE )
- Robert Vaughn - Solo for ONCEL ( The Man from UNCLE )
1967
Dean Martin - The Dean Martin Show
- Bill Cosby - Rackets and Cannons ( I Spy )
- Robert Culp - Tennis Rackets and Cannons ( I Spy )
- Ben Gazzara - race against death ( Run For Your Life )
- Christopher George - The Rat Patrol
1968
Martin Landau - Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible )
- Brendon Boone - Garrison's Gorillas
- Ben Gazzara - race against death ( Run For Your Life )
- Dean Martin - The Dean Martin Show
- Andy Williams - The Andy Williams Show
1969
Carl Betz - Judd, For the Defense
- Raymond Burr - The Boss ( Ironside )
- Peter Graves - Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible )
- Dean Martin - The Dean Martin Show
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr. - FBI ( The FBI )
1970s
1970
- Peter Graves - Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible )
- Lloyd Haynes - Room 222
- Robert Wagner - Your Appearance, Al Mundy ( It Takes a Thief )
- Robert Young - Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD )
1971
Peter Graves - Cobra, Take Over ( Mission: Impossible )
- Mike Connors - Mannix
- Chad Everett - Medical Center
- Burt Reynolds - Dan Oakland ( Dan August )
- Robert Young - Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD )
1972
Robert Young - Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD )
- Raymond Burr - The Boss ( Ironside )
- Mike Connors - Mannix
- William Conrad - Cannon
- Peter Falk - Columbo
1973
- Mike Connors - Mannix
- William Conrad - Cannon
- Chad Everett - Medical Center
- David Hartman - The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
- Robert Young - Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD )
1974
- David Carradine - Kung Fu
- Mike Connors - Mannix
- Peter Falk - Columbo
- Richard Thomas - The Waltons ( The Waltons )
- Robert Young - Dr. med. Marcus Welby ( Marcus Welby, MD )
1975
Telly Savalas - Kojak - Mission in Manhattan ( Kojak )
- Mike Connors - Mannix
- Michael Douglas - The Streets of San Francisco ( The Streets of San Francisco )
- Peter Falk - Columbo
- Richard Thomas - The Waltons ( The Waltons )
Robert Blake - Baretta
Telly Savalas - Kojak - Mission in Manhattan ( Kojak )
- Peter Falk - Columbo
- Karl Malden - The Streets of San Francisco ( The Streets of San Francisco )
- Barry Newman - Petrocelli
1977
Richard Jordan - The Price of Power ( The Captains and The Kings )
- Lee Majors - The Six Million Dollar Man ( The Six Million Dollar Man )
- Nick Nolte - Rich and Poor ( Rich Man, Poor Man )
- Telly Savalas - Kojak - Mission in Manhattan ( Kojak )
- Peter Strauss - Rich and Poor ( Rich Man, Poor Man )
1978
- Robert Conrad - Pacific Wing 214 ( Baa Baa Black Sheep )
- Peter Falk - Columbo
- James Garner - Detective Rockford - Just Call ( The Rockford Files )
- Telly Savalas - Kojak - Mission in Manhattan ( Kojak )
1979
Michael Moriarty - Holocaust - The History of the Weiss Family ( Holocaust )
- Edward Asner - Lou Grant
- James Garner - Detective Rockford - Just Call ( The Rockford Files )
- Richard Hatch - Battlestar Galactica ( Battlestar Galactica )
- John Houseman - The Paper Chase
- Michael Landon - Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie )
1980s
1980
- Richard Chamberlain - Colorado Saga ( Centennial )
- Erik Estrada - CHiPs
- James Garner - Detective Rockford - Just Call ( The Rockford Files )
- Larry Hagman - Dallas
- John Houseman - The Paper Chase
- Robert Urich - Vegas (Vega $)
- Martin Sheen - Blind Ambition
- Robert Wagner - Hard but warm ( Hart to Hart )
1981
- Edward Asner - Lou Grant
- Larry Hagman - Dallas
- Robert Urich - Vegas (Vega $)
- Robert Wagner - Hard but warm ( Hart to Hart )
1982
Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues )
- Edward Asner - Lou Grant
- John Forsythe - The Denver Clan ( Dynasty )
- Larry Hagman - Dallas
- Tom Selleck - Magnum ( Magnum, PI )
1983
John Forsythe - The Denver Clan ( Dynasty )
- Larry Hagman - Dallas
- Tom Selleck - Magnum ( Magnum, PI )
- Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues )
- Robert Wagner - Hard but warm ( Hart to Hart )
1984
John Forsythe - The Denver Clan ( Dynasty )
- James Brolin - Hotel
- Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues )
- Tom Selleck - Magnum ( Magnum, PI )
- Robert Wagner - Hard but warm ( Hart to Hart )
1985
- James Brolin - Hotel
- John Forsythe - The Denver Clan ( Dynasty )
- Larry Hagman - Dallas
- Stacy Keach - Mike Hammer ( Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer )
- Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues )
- John Forsythe - The Denver Clan ( Dynasty )
- Tom Selleck - Magnum ( Magnum, PI )
- Philip Michael Thomas - Miami Vice
- Daniel J. Travanti - Hill Street Police Station ( Hill Street Blues )
Edward Woodward - The Equalizer ( The Equalizer )
- William Devane - Under the California Sun ( Knots Landing )
- John Forsythe - The Denver Clan ( Dynasty )
- Don Johnson - Miami Vice
- Tom Selleck - Magnum ( Magnum, PI )
Richard Kiley - A fateful year ( A Year in the Life )
- Harry Hamlin - LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law )
- Tom Selleck - Magnum ( Magnum, PI )
- Michael Tucker - LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law )
- Edward Woodward - The Equalizer ( The Equalizer )
Ron Perlman - Beauty and the Beast ( Beauty and the Beast )
- Corbin Bernsen - LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law )
- Harry Hamlin - LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law )
- Carroll O'Connor - In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night )
- Ken Wahl - Fighting the Mafia ( Wiseguy )
1990s
Ken Wahl - Fighting the Mafia ( Wiseguy )
- Corbin Bernsen - LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law )
- Harry Hamlin - LA Law - Star Lawyers, Tricks, Litigation ( LA Law )
- Carroll O'Connor - In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night )
- Ken Olin - The Prime of Years ( thirtysomething )
- Scott Bakula - Back to the Past ( Quantum Leap )
- Peter Falk - Columbo
- James Earl Jones - Gabriel's Fire
- Carroll O'Connor - In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night )
Scott Bakula - Back to the Past ( Quantum Leap )
- Mark Harmon - The Prosecutor and the Cop ( Reasonable Doubts )
- James Earl Jones - Pros versus Crooks ( Pros and Cons )
- Rob Morrow - Alaska of all things ( Northern Exposure )
- Carroll O'Connor - In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night )
- Sam Waterston - I'll Fly Away
Sam Waterston - I'll Fly Away
- Scott Bakula - Back to the Past ( Quantum Leap )
- Mark Harmon - The Prosecutor and the Cop ( Reasonable Doubts )
- Rob Morrow - Alaska of all things ( Northern Exposure )
- Jason Priestley - Beverly Hills, 90210
David Caruso - New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue )
- Carroll O'Connor - In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night )
- Michael Moriarty - Law & Order
- Rob Morrow - Alaska of all things ( Northern Exposure )
- Tom Skerritt - Picket Fences - Crime Scene Garden Fence ( Picket Fences )
Dennis Franz - New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue )
- Mandy Patinkin - Chicago Hope - Endstation Hoffnung ( Chicago Hope )
- Jason Priestley - Beverly Hills, 90210
- Tom Skerritt - Picket Fences - Crime Scene Garden Fence ( Picket Fences )
- Sam Waterston - Law & Order
Jimmy Smits - New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue )
- Daniel Benzali - Murder One
- George Clooney - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room ( ER )
- Anthony Edwards - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room ( ER )
- David Duchovny - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases ( The X-Files )
David Duchovny - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases ( The X-Files )
- Anthony Edwards - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room ( ER )
- George Clooney - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room ( ER )
- Lance Henriksen - Millennium - Fear your neighbor as yourself ( MillenniumM )
- Jimmy Smits - New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue )
Anthony Edwards - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room ( ER )
- Kevin Anderson - Nothing Sacred
- George Clooney - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room ( ER )
- David Duchovny - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases ( The X-Files )
- Lance Henriksen - Millennium - Fear your neighbor as yourself ( MillenniumM )
Dylan McDermott - Practice - Lawyers ( The Practice )
- David Duchovny - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases ( The X-Files )
- Anthony Edwards - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room ( ER )
- Lance Henriksen - Millennium - Fear your neighbor as yourself ( MillenniumM )
- Jimmy Smits - New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYPD Blue )
2000s
James Gandolfini - The Sopranos ( The Sopranos )
- Billy Campbell - Once and Again ( Once and Again )
- Rob Lowe - The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing )
- Dylan McDermott - Practice - Lawyers ( The Practice )
- Martin Sheen - The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing )
Martin Sheen - The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing )
- Andre Braugher - Gideon's Crossing
- James Gandolfini - The Sopranos ( The Sopranos )
- Rob Lowe - The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing )
- Dylan McDermott - Practice - Lawyers ( The Practice )
- Simon Baker - The Guardian - Retter mit Herz ( The Guardian )
- James Gandolfini - The Sopranos ( The Sopranos )
- Peter Krause - Six Feet Under - Died always ( Six Feet Under )
- Martin Sheen - The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing )
Michael Chiklis - The Shield - Law of Violence ( The Shield )
- James Gandolfini - The Sopranos ( The Sopranos )
- Peter Krause - Six Feet Under - Died always ( Six Feet Under )
- Martin Sheen - The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing )
- Kiefer Sutherland - 24
Anthony LaPaglia - Without a Trace ( Without a Trace )
- Michael Chiklis - The Shield - Law of Violence ( The Shield )
- William Petersen - CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation )
- Martin Sheen - The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing )
- Kiefer Sutherland - 24
- Michael Chiklis - The Shield - Law of Violence ( The Shield )
- Denis Leary - Rescue Me
- Julian McMahon - Nip / Tuck - Beauty has its price ( Nip / Tuck )
- James Spader - Boston Legal
Hugh Laurie - Dr. House ( House )
- Patrick Dempsey - Grey's Anatomy ( Grey's Anatomy )
- Matthew Fox - Lost
- Wentworth Miller - Prison Break
- Kiefer Sutherland - 24
Hugh Laurie - Dr. House ( House )
- Patrick Dempsey - Grey's Anatomy ( Grey's Anatomy )
- Michael C. Hall - Dexter
- Bill Paxton - Big Love
- Kiefer Sutherland - 24
- Michael C. Hall - Dexter
- Hugh Laurie - Dr. House ( House )
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers - The Tudors - The King's Mistress ( The Tudors )
- Bill Paxton - Big Love
Gabriel Byrne - In Treatment - The Therapist (( In Treatment ))
- Michael C. Hall - Dexter
- Jon Hamm - Mad Men
- Hugh Laurie - Dr. House
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers - Die Tudors ( The Tudors )
2010s
Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
- Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
- Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
- Jeremy Irons - The Borgias (The Borgias)
- Damian Lewis - Homeland
- Steve Buscemi - Boardwalk Empire
- Bryan Cranston - Breaking Bad
- Jeff Daniels - The Newsroom
- Jon Hamm - Mad Men
- Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
- Michael Sheen - Masters of Sex
- Kevin Spacey - House of Cards
- James Spader - The Blacklist
- Clive Owen - The Knick
- Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
- James Spader - The Blacklist
- Dominic West - The Affair
- Rami Malek - Mr. Robot
- Wagner Moura - Narcos
- Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
- Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
- Rami Malek - Mr. Robot
- Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
- Matthew Rhys - The Americans
- Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
Sterling K. Brown - This Is Us - Das ist Leben (This Is Us)
- Jason Bateman - Ozark
- Freddie Highmore - The Good Doctor
- Bob Odenkirk - Better Call Saul
- Liev Schreiber - Ray Donovan
2020s
- Kit Harington - Game of Thrones
- Rami Malek - Mr. Robot
- Tobias Menzies - The Crown
- Billy Porter - pose
Film: Best Film Drama | Best Comedy / Musical | Director | Leading Actor (Drama) | Leading actress (drama) | Leading actor (comedy / musical) | Leading actress (comedy / musical) | Supporting Actor | Supporting Actress | Film script | Film music | Movie song | Foreign language film | Animation film | Life's work
Television: Best Series (Drama) | Best series (comedy / musical) | Series Leading Actor (Drama) | Series lead actress (drama) | Series Leading Actor (Comedy / Musical) | Series leading actress (comedy / musical) | Best Mini-Series / TV Movie | Leading Actor (Mini-Series / TV Movie) | Leading actress (mini series / TV movie) | Supporting Actor (Series / Mini-Series / TV Movie) | Supporting Actress (Series / Mini-Series / TV Movie)
Former categories: young actors | Young actress | Camera | Youthful representation | Henrietta Award | documentary