A list of actors and television series that won and were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama.
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1960s
- 1961note : Tie
- John Charles Daly
- Bob Newhart
- 1962note : Richard Chamberlain for Dr. Kildare as Dr. James Kildare
- 1963note : Mickey Rooney for Mickey as Mickey Grady
- Richard Boone for The Richard Boone Show as various characters
- Jackie Gleason for American Scene Magazine as various characters
- Lorne Greene for Bonanza as Ben Cartwright
- E. G. Marshall for The Defenders as Lawrence Preston
- 1964note : Gene Barry for Burke's Law as Captain Amos Burke
- Richard Crenna for Slattery's People as James Slattery
- James Franciscus for Mr. Novak as James Novak
- David Janssen for The Fugitive as Dr. Richard Kimble
- Robert Vaughn for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Napoleon Solo
- 1965note : David Janssen for The Fugitive as Dr. Richard Kimble
- Ben Gazzara for Run for Your Life as Paul Bryan
- David McCallum for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Illya Kuryakin
- Robert Vaughn for The Man From U.N.C.L.E as Napoleon Solo
- 1966note : Dean Martin for The Dean Martin Show as various characters
- Bill Cosby for I Spy as Alexander "Scotty" Scott
- Robert Culp for I Spy as Kelly Robinson
- Ben Gazzara for Run for Your Life as Paul Bryan
- Christopher George for The Rat Patrol as Sergeant Sam Troy
- 1967note : Martin Landau for Mission: Impossible as Rollin Hand
- Brendon Boone for Garrison's Gorillas as Chief
- Ben Gazzara for Run for Your Life as Paul Bryan
- Dean Martin for The Dean Martin Show as various characters
- Andy Williams for The Andy Williams Show as various characters
- 1968note : Carl Betz for Judd, For The Defense as Clinton Judd
- Raymond Burr for Ironside as Robert T. Ironside
- Peter Graves for Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps
- Dean Martin for The Dean Martin Show as various characters
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr. for The F.B.I. as Inspector Lewis Erskine
- 1969note : Mike Connors for Mannix as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
- Peter Graves for Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps
- Lloyd Haynes for Room 222 as Pete Dixon
- Robert Wagner for It Takes a Thief as Alexander Mundy
- Robert Young for Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Marcus Welby
1970s
- 1970note : Peter Graves for Mission: Impossible as Jim Phelps
- Mike Connors for Mannix as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
- Chad Everett for Medical Center as Dr. Joe Gannon
- Burt Reynolds for Dan August as Lieutenant Dan August
- Robert Young for Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Marcus Welby
- 1971note : Robert Young for Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Marcus Welby
- Raymond Burr for Ironside as Robert T. Ironside
- Mike Connors for Mannix as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
- William Conrad for Cannon as Detective Frank Cannon
- Peter Falk for Columbo as Lieutenant Columbo
- 1972note : Peter Falk for Columbo as Lieutenant Columbo
- Mike Connors for Mannix as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
- William Conrad for Cannon as Detective Frank Cannon
- Chad Everett for Medical Center as Dr. Joe Gannon
- David Hartman for The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Dr. Paul Hunter
- Robert Young for Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Marcus Welby
- 1973note : James Stewart for Hawkins as Billy Jim Hawkins
- David Carradine for Kung Fu as Kwai Chang Caine
- Mike Connors for Mannix as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
- Peter Falk for Columbo as Lieutenant Columbo
- Richard Thomas for The Waltons as John "John-Boy" Walton Jr.
- Robert Young for Marcus Welby, M.D. as Dr. Marcus Welby
- 1974note : Telly Savalas for Kojak as Lieutenant Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak
- Mike Connors for Mannix as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
- Michael Douglas for The Streets of San Francisco as Inspector Steve Keller
- Peter Falk for Columbo as Lieutenant Columbo
- Richard Thomas for The Waltons as John "John-Boy" Walton Jr.
- 1975note : Tie
- Robert Blake for Baretta as Detective Anthony "Tony" Baretta
- Telly Savalas for Kojak as Lieutenant Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak
- Peter Falk for Columbo as Lieutenant Columbo
- Karl Malden for The Streets of San Francisco as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
- Barry Newman for Petrocelli as Anthony "Tony" Petrocelli
- 1976note : Richard Jordan for Captains and the Kings as Joseph Armagh
- Lee Majors for The Six Million Dollar Man as Colonel Steve Austin
- Nick Nolte for Rich Man, Poor Man as Thomas "Tom" Jordache
- Telly Savalas for Kojak as Lieutenant Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak
- Peter Strauss for Rich Man, Poor Man as Rudolph "Rudy" Jordache
- 1977note : Ed Asner for Lou Grant as Lou Grant
- Robert Conrad for Black Sheep Squadron as Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington
- Peter Falk for Columbo as Lieutenant Columbo
- James Garner for The Rockford Files as Detective Jim Rockford
- Telly Savalas for Kojak as Lieutenant Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak
- 1978note : Michael Moriarty for Holocaust as Erik Dorf
- Ed Asner for Lou Grant as Lou Grant
- James Garner for The Rockford Files as Detective Jim Rockford
- Richard Hatch for Battlestar Galactica as Captain Apollo
- John Houseman for The Paper Chase as Charles Kingsfield
- Michael Landon for Little House on the Prairie as Charles Ingalls
- 1979note : Ed Asner for Lou Grant as Lou Grant
- Richard Chamberlain for Centennial as Alexander McKeag
- Erik Estrada for CHiPs as Officer Francis "Ponch" Poncherello
- James Garner for The Rockford Files as Detective Jim Rockford
- John Houseman for The Paper Chase as Charles Kingsfield
- Martin Sheen for Blind Ambition as John Dean
- Robert Urich for Vega$ as Dan Tanna
- Robert Wagner for Hart to Hart as Jonathan Hart
1980s
- 1980note : Richard Chamberlain for Shōgun as Lord John Blackthorne
- Ed Asner for Lou Grant as Lou Grant
- Larry Hagman for Dallas as J.R. Ewing
- Robert Urich for Vega$ as Dan Tanna
- Robert Wagner for Hart to Hart as Jonathan Hart
- 1981: Daniel J. Travanti for Hill Street Blues as Captain Frank Furillo
- Ed Asner for Lou Grant as Lou Grant
- John Forsythe for Dynasty as Blake Carrington
- Larry Hagman for Dallas as J.R. Ewing
- Tom Selleck for Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum
- 1982: John Forsythe for Dynasty as Blake Carrington
- Larry Hagman for Dallas as J.R. Ewing
- Tom Selleck for Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum
- Daniel J. Travanti for Hill Street Blues as Captain Frank Furillo
- Robert Wagner for Hart to Hart as Jonathan Hart
- 1983: John Forsythe for Dynasty as Blake Carrington
- James Brolin for Hotel as Peter McDermott
- Tom Selleck for Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum
- Daniel J. Travanti for Hill Street Blues as Captain Frank Furillo
- Robert Wagner for Hart to Hart as Jonathan Hart
- 1984: Tom Selleck for Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum
- James Brolin for Hotel as Peter McDermott
- John Forsythe for Dynasty as Blake Carrington
- Larry Hagman for Dallas as J.R. Ewing
- Stacy Keach for Mike Hammer as Mike Hammer
- Daniel J. Travanti for Hill Street Blues as Captain Frank Furillo
- 1985: Don Johnson for Miami Vice as Detective James "Sonny" Crockett
- John Forsythe for Dynasty as Blake Carrington
- Tom Selleck for Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum
- Philip Michael Thomas for Miami Vice as Detective Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
- Daniel J. Travanti for Hill Street Blues as Captain Frank Furillo
- 1986: Edward Woodward for The Equalizer as Robert McCall
- William Devane for Knots Landing as Greg Sumner
- John Forsythe for Dynasty as Blake Carrington
- Don Johnson for Miami Vice as Detective James "Sonny" Crockett
- Tom Selleck for Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum
- 1987: Richard Kiley for A Year in the Life as Joe Gardner
- Harry Hamlin for L.A. Law as Michael Kuzak
- Tom Selleck for Magnum, P.I. as Thomas Magnum
- Michael Tucker for L.A. Law as Stuart Markowitz
- Edward Woodward for The Equalizer as Robert McCall
- 1988: Ron Perlman for Beauty and the Beast as Vincent
- Corbin Bernsen for L.A. Law as Arnold "Arnie" Becker
- Harry Hamlin for L.A. Law as Michael Kuzak
- Carroll O'Connor for In the Heat of the Night as Chief William "Bill" Gillespie
- Ken Wahl for Wiseguy as Vincent "Vinnie" Terranova
- 1989: Ken Wahl for Wiseguy as Vincent "Vinnie" Terranova
- Corbin Bernsen for L.A. Law as Arnold "Arnie" Becker
- Harry Hamlin for L.A. Law as Michael Kuzak
- Carroll O'Connor for In the Heat of the Night as Chief William "Bill" Gillespie
- Ken Olin for thirtysomething as Michael Steadman
1990s
- 1990: Kyle MacLachlan for Twin Peaks as Special Agent Dale Cooper
- Scott Bakula for Quantum Leap as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
- Peter Falk for Columbo as Lieutenant Columbo
- James Earl Jones for Gabriel's Fire as Gabriel Bird
- Carroll O'Connor for In the Heat of the Night as Chief William "Bill" Gillespie
- 1991: Scott Bakula for Quantum Leap as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
- Mark Harmon for Reasonable Doubts as Detective Dicky Cobb
- James Earl Jones for Gabriel's Fire as Gabriel Bird
- Rob Morrow for Northern Exposure as Dr. Joel Fleischman
- Carroll O'Connor for In the Heat of the Night as Chief William "Bill" Gillespie
- Sam Waterston for I'll Fly Away as Forrest Bedford
- 1992: Sam Waterston for I'll Fly Away as Forrest Bedford
- Scott Bakula for Quantum Leap as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
- Mark Harmon for Reasonable Doubts as Detective Dicky Cobb
- Rob Morrow for Northern Exposure as Dr. Joel Fleischman
- Jason Priestley for Beverly Hills, 90210 as Brandon Walsh
- 1993: David Caruso for NYPD Blue as Detective John Kelly
- Michael Moriarty for Law & Order as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
- Rob Morrow for Northern Exposure as Dr. Joel Fleischman
- Carroll O'Connor for In the Heat of the Night as Chief William "Bill" Gillespie
- Tom Skerritt for Picket Fences as Sheriff Jimmy Brock
- 1994: Dennis Franz for NYPD Blue as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
- Mandy Patinkin for Chicago Hope as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
- Jason Priestley for Beverly Hills, 90210 as Brandon Walsh
- Tom Skerritt for Picket Fences as Sheriff Jimmy Brock
- Sam Waterston for Law & Order as John McCoy
- 1995: Jimmy Smits for NYPD Blue as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
- David Benzali for Murder One as Theodore "Ted" Hoffman
- George Clooney for ER as Dr. Doug Ross
- David Duchovny for The X-Files as Special Agent Fox Mulder
- Anthony Edwards for ER as Dr. Mark Greene
- George Clooney for ER as Dr. Doug Ross
- Anthony Edwards for ER as Dr. Mark Greene
- Lance Henriksen for Millennium as Frank Black
- Jimmy Smits for NYPD Blue as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
- 1997: Anthony Edwards for ER as Dr. Mark Greene
- Kevin Anderson for Nothing Sacred as Father Francis "Ray" Reyneaux
- George Clooney for ER as Dr. Doug Ross
- David Duchovny for The X-Files as Special Agent Fox Mulder
- Lance Henriksen for Millennium as Frank Black
- 1998: Dylan McDermott for The Practice as Bobby Donnell
- David Duchovny for The X-Files as Special Agent Fox Mulder
- Anthony Edwards for ER as Dr. Mark Greene
- Lance Henriksen for Millennium as Frank Black
- Jimmy Smits for NYPD Blue as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
- 1999: James Gandolfini for The Sopranos as Anthony "Tony" Soprano
- Billy Campbell for Once and Again as Rick Sammler
- Rob Lowe for The West Wing as Sam Seaborn
- Dylan McDermott for The Practice as Bobby Donnell
- Martin Sheen for The West Wing as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
2000s
- 2000: Martin Sheen for The West Wing as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
- Andre Braugher for Gideon's Crossing as Dr. Ben Gideon
- James Gandolfini for The Sopranos as Anthony "Tony" Soprano
- Rob Lowe for The West Wing as Sam Seaborn
- Dylan McDermott for The Practice as Bobby Donnell
- 2001: Kiefer Sutherland for 24 as Jack Bauer
- Simon Baker for The Guardian as Nicholas "Nick" Fallin
- James Gandolfini for The Sopranos as Anthony "Tony" Soprano
- Peter Krause for Six Feet Under as Nathan "Nate" Fisher
- Martin Sheen for The West Wing as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
- 2002: Michael Chiklis for The Shield as Detective Victor "Vic" Mackey
- James Gandolfini for The Sopranos as Anthony "Tony" Soprano
- Peter Krause for Six Feet Under as Nathan "Nate" Fisher
- Martin Sheen for The West Wing as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
- Kiefer Sutherland for 24 as Jack Bauer
- 2003: 'Anthony LaPaglia for Without a Trace as Special Agent Jack Malone
- Michael Chiklis for The Shield as Detective Victor "Vic" Mackey
- William Petersen for CSI as Gilbert "Gil" Grissom
- Martin Sheen for The West Wing as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
- Kiefer Sutherland for 24 as Jack Bauer
- 2004: Ian McShane for Deadwood as Al Swearengen
- Michael Chiklis for The Shield as Detective Victor "Vic" Mackey
- Denis Leary for Rescue Me as Thomas "Tommy" Gavin
- Julian McMahon for Nip/Tuck as Dr. Christian Troy
- James Spader for Boston Legal as Alan Shore
- 2005: Hugh Laurie for House as Dr. Gregory House
- Patrick Dempsey for Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Derek Shepherd
- Matthew Fox for Lost as Dr. Jack Shephard
- Wentworth Miller for Prison Break as Michael Scofield
- Kiefer Sutherland for 24 as Jack Bauer
- 2006: Hugh Laurie for House as Dr. Gregory House
- Patrick Dempsey for Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Derek Shepherd
- Michael C. Hall for Dexter as Dexter Morgan
- Bill Paxton for Big Love as Bill Henrickson
- Kiefer Sutherland for 24 as Jack Bauer
- 2007: Jon Hamm for Mad Men as Donald "Don" Draper
- Michael C. Hall for Dexter as Dexter Morgan
- Hugh Laurie for House as Dr. Gregory House
- Bill Paxton for Big Love as Bill Henrickson
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers for The Tudors as King Henry VIII of England
- 2008: Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment as Dr. Paul Weston
- Michael C. Hall for Dexter as Dexter Morgan
- Jon Hamm for Mad Men as Donald "Don" Draper
- Hugh Laurie for House as Dr. Gregory House
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers for The Tudors as King Henry VIII of England
- 2009: Michael C. Hall for Dexter as Dexter Morgan
- Simon Baker for The Mentalist as Patrick Jane
- Jon Hamm for Mad Men as Donald "Don" Draper
- Hugh Laurie for House as Dr. Gregory House
- Bill Paxton for Big Love as Bill Henrickson
2010s
- 2010: Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
- Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad as Walter White / Heisenberg
- Michael C. Hall for Dexter as Dexter Morgan
- Jon Hamm for Mad Men as Donald "Don" Draper
- Hugh Laurie for House as Dr. Gregory House
- 2011: Kelsey Grammer for Boss as Mayor Tom Kane
- Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
- Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad as Walter White / Heisenberg
- Jeremy Irons for The Borgias as Pope Alexander VI
- Damian Lewis for Homeland as Nicholas Brody
- 2012: Damian Lewis for Homeland as Nicholas Brody
- Hugh Bonneville for Downton Abbey as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
- Steve Buscemi for Boardwalk Empire as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
- Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad as Walter White / Heisenberg
- Jeff Daniels for The Newsroom as Will McAvoy
- Jon Hamm for Mad Men as Donald "Don" Draper
- 2013: Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad as Walter White / Heisenberg
- Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
- Michael Sheen for Masters of Sex as William Masters
- Kevin Spacey for House of Cards as Vice President Francis "Frank" Underwood
- James Spader for The Blacklist as Raymond "Red" Reddington
- 2014: Kevin Spacey for House of Cards as Vice President Francis "Frank" Underwood
- Clive Owen for The Knick as Dr. John "Thack" Thackery
- Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
- James Spader for The Blacklist as Raymond "Red" Reddington
- Dominic West for The Affair as Noah Solloway
- 2015: Jon Hamm for Mad Men as Donald "Don" Draper
- Rami Malek for Mr. Robot as Elliot Alderson
- Wagner Moura for Narcos as Pablo Escobar
- Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic
- Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
- 2016: Billy Bob Thornton for Goliath as Billy McBride
- Rami Malek for Mr. Robot as Elliot Alderson
- Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic
- Matthew Rhys for The Americans as Philip Jennings
- Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
- 2017: Sterling K. Brown for This Is Us as Randall Pearson
- Jason Bateman for Ozark as Martin "Marty" Byrde
- Freddie Highmore for The Good Doctor as Dr. Shaun Murphy
- Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic
- Liev Schreiber for Ray Donovan as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
- 2018: Richard Madden for Bodyguard as David Budd
- Jason Bateman for Ozark as Martin "Marty" Byrde
- Stephan James for Homecoming as Walter Cruz
- Billy Porter for Pose as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
- Matthew Rhys for The Americans as Philip Jennings
- 2019: Brian Cox for Succession as Logan Roy
- Kit Harington for Game of Thrones as Jon Snow
- Rami Malek for Mr. Robot as Elliot Alderson
- Tobias Menzies for The Crown as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Billy Porter for Pose as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
2020s
- 2020: Josh O'Connor for The Crown as Charles, Prince of Wales
- Jason Bateman for Ozark as Martin "Marty" Byrde
- Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic
- Al Pacino for Hunters as Meyer Offerman
- Matthew Rhys for Perry Mason as Perry Mason
- 2021: Jeremy Strong for Succession as Kendall Roy
- Brian Cox for Succession as Logan Roy
- Lee Jung-jae for Squid Game as Seong Gi-hun / 456
- Billy Porter for Pose as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
- Omar Sy for Lupin as Assane Diop
- 2022: Kevin Costner for Yellowstone as John Dutton
- Jeff Bridges for The Old Man as Dan Chase
- Diego Luna for Andor as Cassian Andor
- Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul as Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic
- Adam Scott for Severance as Mark Scout
- 2023: Kieran Culkin for Succession as Roman Roy
- Brian Cox for Succession as Logan Roy
- Gary Oldman for Slow Horses as Jackson Lamb
- Pedro Pascal for The Last of Us as Joel Miller
- Jeremy Strong for Succession as Kendall Roy
- Dominic West for The Crown as Charles, Prince of Wales
