The Best Actor in a Television Drama Series was presented for the first time in 1961 and it was a tie between John Daly and Bob Newehart. The official title of the award has been recently changed to ‘Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama’.
List of Winners - Golden Globes Best Actor in a Television Drama Series
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Year
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Winners
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Film
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1961
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John Daly / Bob Newhart
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1962
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Richard Chamberlain
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Dr. Kildare
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1963
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Mickey Rooney
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Mickey
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1964
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Gene Barry
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Burke's Law
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1965
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David Janssen
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The Fugitive
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1966
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Dean Martin
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The Dean Martin Show
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1967
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Martin Landau
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Mission Impossible
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1968
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Carl Betz
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Judd for the Defense
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1969
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Mike Connors
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Mannix
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1970
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Peter Graves
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Mission Impossible
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1971
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Robert Young
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Marcus Welby, M.D.
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1972
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Peter Falk
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Columbo
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1973
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James Stewart
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Hawkins
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1974
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Telly Savalas
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Kojak
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1975
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Robert Blake/Baretta/Telly Savalas
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Kojak
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1976
|
Richard Jordan
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Captains and the Kings
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1977
|
Edward Asner
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Lou Grant
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1978
|
Michael Moriarty
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Holocaust
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1979
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Ed Asner
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Lou Grant
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1980
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Richard Chamberlain
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Shogun
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1981
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Daniel J. Travanti
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Hill Street Blues
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1982
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John Forsythe
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Dynasty
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1983
|
John Forsythe
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Dynasty
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1984
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Tom Selleck
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Magnum, P.I.
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1985
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Don Johnson
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Miami Vice
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1986
|
Edward Woodward
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The Equalizer
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1987
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Richard Kiley
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A Year in the Life
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1988
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Ron Perlman
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Beauty and the Beast
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1989
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Ken Wahl
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Wiseguy
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1990
|
Kyle MacLachlan
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Twin Peaks as Dale Cooper
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1991
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Scott Bakula
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Quantum Leap as Sam Beckett
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1992
|
Sam Waterston
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I'll Fly Away as Forrest Bedford
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1993
|
David Caruso
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NYPD Blue as John Kelly
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1994
|
Dennis Franz
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NYPD Blue as Andy Sipowicz
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1995
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Jimmy Smits
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NYPD Blue as Bobby Simone
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1996
|
David Duchovny
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The X-Files as Fox Mulder
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1997
|
Anthony Edwards
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ER as Mark Greene
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1998
|
Dylan McDermott
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The Practice as Bobby Donnell
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1999
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James Gandolfini
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The Sopranos as Tony Soprano
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2000
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Martin Sheen
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The West Wing as Josiah Bartlet
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2001
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Kiefer Sutherland
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24 as Jack Bauer
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2002
|
Michael Chiklis
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The Shield as Vic Mackey
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2003
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Anthony LaPaglia
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Without a Trace as Jack Malone
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2004
|
Ian McShane
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Deadwood as Al Swearengen
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2005
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Hugh Laurie
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House as Gregory House
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2006
|
Hugh Laurie
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House as Gregory House
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2007
|
Jon Hamm
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Mad Men as Don Draper
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2008
|
Gabriel Byrne
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In Treatment as Paul Weston
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2009
|
Michael C. Hall
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Dexter as Dexter Morgan
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