My Alternate Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series Winners
by jmpatison003 | created - 04 Jan 2013 | updated - 03 Jul 2013 | PublicThis list contains my alternate choices for the Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series from 1970-2013. Some of the choices are personal favorites of mine, while others are series that time has shown to have been unfairly passed over. I also included 5-8 alternate nominees depending on the strength of the year. For nominees: * indicates nominee and ** indicates winner. Some other information has also been included. Enjoy!
1. Mike Connors
Actor | Mannix
He once jokingly described himself as 'a frustrated song-and-dance man' who wound up typecast as a TV crime fighter. Tall, handsome Armenian-American Mike Connors had a minor career in the movies before becoming a star on the small screen as the impeccably dressed macho sleuth Joe Mannix. Towards ...
Year: 1970 Series: Mannix Role: Joe Mannix Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 45 Episode Submission: Nominees: *Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside in Ironside; Kenneth More as "Young" Jolyon Forsyte in The Forsyte Saga; Eric Porter as Soames Forsyte in The Forsyte Saga; *Robert Wagner as Al Mundy in It Takes a Thief; **Robert Young as Dr. Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D.
2. Hal Holbrook
Actor | Into the Wild
Hal Holbrook was an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor who was one of the great craftsmen of stage and screen. He was best known for his performance as Mark Twain, for which he won a Tony and the first of his ten Emmy Award nominations. Aside from the stage, Holbrook made his reputation primarily on...
Year: 1971 Series: The Bold Ones: The Senator Role: Hays Stowe Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 46 Episode Submission: Nominees: *Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside in Ironside; *Mike Connors as Joe Mannix in Mannix; Chad Everett as Dr. Joe Gannon in Medical Center; John Neville as John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough in The First Churchills; **Robert Young as Dr. Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D.
3. Peter Falk
Actor | Columbo
Peter Michael Falk was born on September 16, 1927, in New York City, New York. At the age of 3, his right eye was surgically removed due to cancer. He graduated from Ossining High School, where he was president of his class. His early career choices involved becoming a certified public accountant, ...
Year: 1972 Series: Columbo Role: Lieutenant Columbo Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 45 Episode Submission: Nominees: *Raymond Burr as Robert T. Ironside in Ironside; *Mike Connors as Joe Mannix in Mannix; Chad Everett as Dr. Joe Gannon in Medical Center; *Keith Michell as King Henry VIII of England in The Six Wives of Henry VIII; *Robert Young as Dr. Marcus Welby in Marcus Welby, M.D.
4. Richard Thomas
Actor | The Waltons
Richard Earl Thomas is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award from two nominations and received two Golden Globe Award nominations. He also starred in the 1990 television ...
Year: 1973 Series: The Waltons Role: John-Boy Walton Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 22 Episode Submission: Nominees: *David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine in Kung Fu; *William Conrad as Frank Cannon in Cannon; *Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo in Columbo; Jack Lord as Detective Steve McGarrett in Hawaii Five-O; *Karl Malden as Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco
5. Telly Savalas
Actor | Kojak
Of Greek descent on both sides, the son of immigrants, Savalas was a soldier during World War II, although most of his enlistment records were destroyed in a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1973. He later studied psychology at Columbia University under the ...
Year: 1974 Series: Kojak Role: Lieutenant Theo Kojak Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 52 Episode Submission: Nominees: Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo in Columbo; *Karl Malden as Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco; Tony Musante as Detective David Toma in Toma; James Stewart as Billy Jim Hawkins in Hawkins; *Richard Thomas as John-Boy Walton in The Waltons
6. Robert Blake
Actor | Lost Highway
American actor who began as a child in Our Gang comedies and reappeared as a powerful adult performer of leading and character roles. Born in New Jersey, the young Mickey Gubitosi won a role in MGM's Our Gang series at the age of 5. As one of the more prominent children in the Gang, he gained ...
Year: 1975 Series: Baretta Role: Detective Tony Baretta Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 42 Episode Submission: Nominees: David Janssen as Harry Orwell in Harry O; *Karl Malden as Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco; *Barry Newman as Anthony J. Petrocelli in Petrocelli; *Telly Savalas as Lieutenant Theo Kojak in Kojak; Richard Thomas as John-Boy Walton in The Waltons
7. Peter Falk
Actor | Columbo
Peter Michael Falk was born on September 16, 1927, in New York City, New York. At the age of 3, his right eye was surgically removed due to cancer. He graduated from Ossining High School, where he was president of his class. His early career choices involved becoming a certified public accountant, ...
Year: 1976 Series: Columbo Role: Lieutenant Columbo Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 49 Episode Submission: Nominees: Robert Blake as Detective Tony Baretta in Baretta; *James Garner as Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files; Barry Newman as Anthony J. Petrocelli in Petrocelli; *Karl Malden as Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco; Telly Savalas as Lieutenant Theo Kojak in Kojak
8. James Garner
Actor | The Notebook
Amiable and handsome James Garner had obtained success in both films and television, often playing variations of the charming anti-hero/con-man persona he first developed in Maverick, the offbeat western TV series that shot him to stardom in the late 1950s.
James Garner was born James Scott ...
Year: 1977 Series: The Rockford Files Role: Jim Rockford Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 49 Episode Submission: Nominees: *Robert Blake as Detective Tony Baretta in Baretta; Robert Conrad as Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington in Baa Baa Black Sheep; *Jack Klugman as Dr. R. Quincy in Quince, M.E.; *Karl Malden as Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco; Telly Savalas as Lieutenant Theo Kojak in Kojak
9. James Garner
Actor | The Notebook
Amiable and handsome James Garner had obtained success in both films and television, often playing variations of the charming anti-hero/con-man persona he first developed in Maverick, the offbeat western TV series that shot him to stardom in the late 1950s.
James Garner was born James Scott ...
Year: 1978 Series: The Rockford Files Role: Jim Rockford Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 50 Episode Submission: Nominees: **Edward Asner as Lou Grant in Lou Grant; *Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo in Columbo; Derek Jacobi as Claudius in I, Claudius; *Jack Klugman as Dr. R. Quincy in Quincy, M.E.; Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie
10. Edward Asner
Actor | Up
Edward Asner was born of Russian Jewish parentage in Kansas City, to Morris David Asner (founder and owner of the Kansas City-based Asner Iron & Metal Company) and his wife Elizabeth "Lizzie" (Seliger). After attending college, Ed worked various jobs, including in a steel mill, as a door-to-door ...
Year: 1979 Series: Lou Grant Role: Lou Grant Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 50 Episode Submission: Nominees: *James Garner as Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files; Lorne Greene as Commander Adama in Battlestar Galactica; Richard Hatch as Captain Apollo in Battlestar Galactica; Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie; **Ron Leibman as Martin "Kaz" Kazinsky in Kaz
11. Larry Hagman
Actor | Dallas
The son of a legendary actress (Mary Martin) and a district attorney, Larry Martin Hagman was born on September 21, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas. After his parents' divorce, he moved to Los Angeles, California to live with his grandmother. When he was 12, his grandmother died and he moved back to his ...
Year: 1980 Series: Dallas Role: J.R. Ewing Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 49 Episode Submission: Nominees: **Edward Asner as Lou Grant in Lou Grant (Lou); Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing in Dallas; *James Garner as Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files; Ken Howard as Coach Ken Reeves in The White Shadow; *Jack Klugman as Dr. R. Quincy in Quincy, M.E.
12. Daniel J. Travanti
Actor | Hill Street Blues
The highly regarded actor Daniel J. Travanti was born Danielo Giovanni Travanty in the southeastern part of Wisconsin on March 7, 1940, but raised for a time in Iowa before returning to his native state. The youngest son of an American Motors auto worker, he showed both athletic and academic ...
Year: 1981 Series: Hill Street Blues Role: Captain Frank Furillo Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 41 Episode Submission: Nominees: *Edward Asner as Lou Grant in Lou Grant; Patrick Duffy as Bobby Ewing in Dallas; *Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing in Dallas; *Pernell Roberts as Dr. "Trapper" John McIntyre; Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I. (Missing in Action)
13. Daniel J. Travanti
Actor | Hill Street Blues
The highly regarded actor Daniel J. Travanti was born Danielo Giovanni Travanty in the southeastern part of Wisconsin on March 7, 1940, but raised for a time in Iowa before returning to his native state. The youngest son of an American Motors auto worker, he showed both athletic and academic ...
Year: 1982 Series: Hill Street Blues Role: Captain Frank Furillo Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 42 Episode Submission: Nominees: *Edward Asner as Lou Grant in Lou Grant; *John Forsythe as Blake Carrington in Dynasty; *James Garner as Bret Maverick in Bret Maverick; Larry Hagman as J.R. Ewing in Dallas; *Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I.
14. Tom Selleck
Actor | Blue Bloods
Thomas William Selleck is an American actor and film producer, best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator "Thomas Magnum" on the 1980s television series, Magnum, P.I. (1980).
Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Martha (Jagger), a homemaker, and Robert Dean Selleck, a...
Year: 1983 Series: Magnum, P.I. Role: Thomas Magnum Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 38 Episode Submission: Nominees: *William Daniels as Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere; **Ed Flanders as Dr. Donald Westphall in St. Elsewhere; *John Forsythe as Blake Carrington in Dynasty; *Daniel J. Travanti as Captain Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues; Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart in Hart to Hart
15. Tom Selleck
Actor | Blue Bloods
Thomas William Selleck is an American actor and film producer, best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator "Thomas Magnum" on the 1980s television series, Magnum, P.I. (1980).
Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Martha (Jagger), a homemaker, and Robert Dean Selleck, a...
Year: 1984 Series: Magnum, P.I. Role: Thomas Magnum Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 39 Episode Submission: Home from the Sea Nominees: James Brolin as Peter McDermott in Hotel; *William Daniels as Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere; Ed Flanders as Dr. Donald Westphall in St. Elsewhere; *John Forsythe as Blake Carrington in Dynasty; *Daniel J. Travanti as Captain Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues
16. William Daniels
Actor | St. Elsewhere
William Daniels is an American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York City. He was born in 1927, to bricklayer David Daniels and his wife Irene.
Daniels was a member of the singing Daniels family in Brooklyn. He made his television debut in 1943 at the age of 16, as part of a variety act. That same year,...
Year: 1985 Series: St. Elsewhere Role: Dr. Mark Craig Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 58 Episode Submission: Nominees: *Ed Flanders as Dr. Donald Westphall in St. Elsewhere; *Don Johnson as Detective Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice (No Exit); *Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I.; Philip Michael Thomas as Detective Ricardo Tubbs in Miami Vice (Calderone's Return: Calderone's Demise (Part 2)); *Daniel J. Travanti as Captain Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues
17. William Daniels
Actor | St. Elsewhere
William Daniels is an American actor, born in Brooklyn, New York City. He was born in 1927, to bricklayer David Daniels and his wife Irene.
Daniels was a member of the singing Daniels family in Brooklyn. He made his television debut in 1943 at the age of 16, as part of a variety act. That same year,...
Year: 1986 Series: St. Elsewhere Role: Dr. Mark Craig Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 59 Episode Submission: Haunted Nominees: *Ed Flanders as Dr. Donald Westphall in St. Elsewhere; *Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum in Magnum, P.I.; Daniel J. Travanti as Captain Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues; *Bruce Willis as David Addison in Moonlighting; *Edward Woodward as Robert McCall in The Equalizer
18. Bruce Willis
Actor | Die Hard
Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD.
Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany,...
Year: 1987 Series: Moonlighting Role: David Addison Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 32 Episode Submission: Big Man on Mulberry Street Nominees: *Corbin Bersen as Arnie Becker in L.A. Law; *William Daniels as Dr. Mark Craig in St. Elsewhere; *Ed Flanders as Dr. Donald Westphall in St. Elsewhere; Harry Hamlin as Michael Kuzak in L.A. Law; Daniel J. Travanti as Captain Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues
19. Corbin Bernsen
Actor | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Corbin Bernsen made his initial mark on the seminal television series L.A. Law as opportunistic divorce lawyer "Arnie Becker" earning him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations over the show's eight-year run. He proved along the way the role was not to be a dead-end stereotype, maintaining a ...
Year: 1988 Series: L.A. Law Role: Arnie Becker Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 34 Episode Submission: Nominees: Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock in Matlock; Harry Hamlin as Michael Kuzak in L.A. Law; Carroll O'Connor as Chief Bill Gillespie in In the Heat of the Night; Ken Olin as Michael Steadman in thirtysomething; *Edward Woodward as Robert McCall in The Equalizer
20. Ken Wahl
Actor | Wiseguy
Ken Wahl is award-winning actor, most known for his Golden Globe starring role in the ground-breaking, critically acclaimed, CBS crime drama Wiseguy (1987). He entered acting without experience or aspirations. In 1979, Ken was set to be a walk-on in director Philip Kaufman's movie The Wanderers (...
Year: 1989 Series: Wiseguy Role: Vinnie Terranova Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 35 Episode Submission: Nominees: Corbin Bernsen as Arnie Becker in L.A. Law; Gary Cole as Jack Killian in Midnight Caller; Harry Hamlin as Michael Kuzak in L.A. Law; Michael Murphy as Jack Tanner in Tanner '88; **Carroll O'Connor as Chief Bill Gillespie in In the Heat of the Night; Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation
21. Kyle MacLachlan
Actor | Twin Peaks: The Return
The "boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement", is how Rich Cohen described Kyle MacLachlan in a 1994 article for "Rolling Stone" magazine. That distinctly askew wholesomeness made MacLachlan a natural to become famous as the alter ego of twisted director David Lynch.
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Year: 1990 Series: Twin Peaks Role: Dale Cooper Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 31 Episode Submission: Pilot Nominees: *Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap; **Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo in Columbo (Agenda for Murder); Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock in Matlock; Ken Olin as Michael Steadman in thirtysomething; Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation
22. Scott Bakula
Actor | Quantum Leap
Scott Stewart Bakula was born on October 9, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri, to Sally (Zumwinkel) and J. Stewart Bakula, a lawyer. He is of German, as well as Czech, Austrian, Scottish and English ancestry. He comes from a musical family. In the fourth grade, he started a rock band and wrote songs for ...
Year: 1991 Series: Quantum Leap Role: Dr. Sam Beckett Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 36 Episode Submission: Shock Theater: October 3, 1954 Nominees: Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock in Matlock; **James Earl Jones as Gabriel Bird in Gabriel's Fire (Pilot); *Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks (Arbitrary Law); *Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone in Law & Order (Indifference); Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation
23. Patrick Stewart
Actor | Logan
Sir Patrick Stewart was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England, to Gladys (Barrowclough), a textile worker and weaver, and Alfred Stewart, who was in the army. He was a member of various local drama groups from about age 12. He left school at age 15 to work as a junior reporter on a local paper; he ...
Year: 1992 Series: Star Trek: The Next Generation Role: Captain Jean-Luc Picard Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: No Age in Award Year: 52 Episode Submission: The Inner Light Nominees: *Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap (Dreams: February 28, 1979); Mark Harmon as Detective Dickie Cobb in Reasonable Doubts; *Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone in Law & Order (The Wages of Love); *Rob Morrow as Dr. Joel Fleischman in Northern Exposure (Jules et Joel); *Sam Waterston in I'll Fly Away as Forrest Bedford (Hard Lessons Master Magician)
24. Tom Skerritt
Actor | Alien
Lean, ruggedly handsome leading man and supporting actor whose "outdoor" looks have improved with age, Tom Skerritt attended Wayne State University and UCLA. He was first noticed in a UCLA production of "The Rainmaker" before making his movie debut in War Hunt (1962). However, he spent most of the ...
Year: 1993 Series: Picket Fences Role: Sheriff Jimmy Brock Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 60 Episode Submission: High Tidings Nominees: *Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett in Quantum Leap; Richard Belzer as Detective John Munch in Homicide: Life on the Street; Andre Braugher as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street; Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone in Law & Order (Night and Fog); *Rob Morrow as Dr. Joel Fleischman in Northern Exposure (Kaddish for Uncle Manny); Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation; *Sam Waterston as Forrest Bedford in I'll Fly Away (All in the Life)
25. David Caruso
Actor | First Blood
His low-keyed intensity, deep-voiced somberness, pale skin, puffy-eyed baby face and crop of carrot-red hair are all obvious and intriguing trademarks of TV star David Caruso. A hugely popular item in the 1990s as a result of a smash crime series, he got way too caught up in all the hoopla ...
Year: 1994 Series: NYPD Blue Role: Detective John Kelly Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 38 Episode Submission: Pilot Nominees: Andre Braugher as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street (Black and Blue); David Duchovny as Special Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files (Conduit); **Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue (NYPD Lou); *Michael Moriarty as Ben Stone in Law & Order (Sanctuary); *Tom Skerritt as Jimmy Brock in Picket Fences (Dairy Queen); Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation (And in the End...)
26. Anthony Edwards
Actor | ER
Anthony Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, on July 19, 1962, to a well-blended family. He is the youngest of five children, and the son of Erika Kem (Weber), a landscape painter and artist, and Peter Edwards, an architect. His mother was of German descent, and his father was of English,...
Year: 1995 Series: ER Role: Dr. Mark Greene Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 33 Episode Submission: Love's Labor Lost Nominees: Andre Braugher as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street; *George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross (Long Day's Journey); David Duchovny as Special Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files (One Breath); *Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue (A.D.A. Sipowicz); **Mandy Patinkin as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger in Chicago Hope (Over the Rainbow); *Jimmy Smits as Detective Bobby Simone in NYPD Blue (The Bookie and the Kooky Cookie); Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy in Law & Order
27. David Duchovny
Actor | The X Files
David William Duchovny was born on August 7, 1960, in New York City, New York, USA. His father, Amram Ducovny, was a writer and publicist who was from a family of Jewish immigrants (from Ukraine and Poland), and worked for the American Jewish Committee. His mother, Margaret (Miller), was a ...
Year: 1996 Series: The X-Files Role: Special Agent Fox Mulder Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 36 Episode Submission: Oubliette Nominees: Daniel Benzali as Theodore "Ted" Hoffman in Murder One; *Andre Braugher as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street (For God and Country); *George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross in ER (Hell and High Water); *Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene in ER (A Shift in the Night); **Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue; Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy in Law & Order
28. Sam Waterston
Actor | The Killing Fields
Sam Waterston was born on November 15, 1940 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Killing Fields (1984), The Great Gatsby (1974) and Law & Order (1990). He has been married to Lynn Louisa Woodruff since January 26, 1976. They have three children. He was ...
Year: 1997 Series: Law & Order Role: Jack McCoy Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 57 Episode Submission: Mad Dog Nominees: Andre Braugher as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street; *David Duchovny as Special Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files (Small Potatoes); *Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene in ER (Tribes); **Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue (Where's Swaldo?); Lance Henriksen as Frank Black in Millennium; *Jimmy Smits as Detective Bobby Simone in NYPD Blue (My Wild Irish Nose)
29. Andre Braugher
Actor | Homicide: Life on the Street
Many actors have attempted to crack both genres of drama and comedy. Few have succeeded, among them the genial Andre Braugher (pronounced 'Ahn-drey Braw-ger'). A two-time Emmy Award winner, he is especially remembered for two seminal roles: as the intense, often explosive Detective Frank Pembleton ...
Year: 1998 Series: Homicide: Life on the Street Role: Detective Frank Pembleton Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 34 Episode Submission: Fallen Heroes, Part II Nominees: Kevin Anderson as Father Francis Xavier "Ray" Reyneaux; *David Duchovny as Special Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files (Redux, Part II); *Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene in ER (Family Practice); Lance Henriksen as Frank Black in Millennium; Dylan McDermott as Bobby Donnell in The Practice; Kyle Secor as Detective Tim Bayliss in Homicide: Life on the Street; Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy in Law & Order
30. James Gandolfini
Actor | The Sopranos
James Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey, to Santa (Penna), a high school lunchlady, and James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a bricklayer and head school janitor. His parents were both of Italian origin. Gandolfini began acting in the New York theater. His Broadway debut was in the 1992 revival ...
Year: 1999 Series: The Sopranos Role: Tony Soprano Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 38 Episode Submission: Pilot (The Sopranos) Nominees: Avery Brooks as Captain Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Penumbra); David Duchovny as Special Agent Fox Mulder in The X-Files; **Dennis Franz as Detective Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue; Lance Henriksen as Frank Black in Millennium; *Dylan McDermott as Bobby Donnell in The Practice (Happily Ever After); Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe in Law & Order; *Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy in Law & Order (Slideshow)
31. Martin Sheen
Actor | The Departed
Multiple Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Martin Sheen is one of America's most celebrated, colorful, and accomplished actors. Moving flawlessly between artistic mediums, Sheen's acting range is striking.
Sheen was born Ramón Antonio Gerard Estevez in Dayton, Ohio, to Mary-Ann (Phelan), an Irish ...
Year: 2000 Series: The West Wing Role: President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 60 Episode Submission: Take This Sabbath Day Nominees: David Boreanaz as Angel in Angel (Five by Five); **James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos (The Happy Wanderer); Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn in The West Wing (Pilot); *Jerry Orbach as Detective Lennie Briscoe in Law & Order (Marathon); *Sam Waterston as Jack McCoy in Law & Order (Killerz)
32. Martin Sheen
Actor | The Departed
Multiple Emmy- and Golden Globe-winner Martin Sheen is one of America's most celebrated, colorful, and accomplished actors. Moving flawlessly between artistic mediums, Sheen's acting range is striking.
Sheen was born Ramón Antonio Gerard Estevez in Dayton, Ohio, to Mary-Ann (Phelan), an Irish ...
Year: 2001 Series: The West Wing Role: President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 61 Episode Submission: Two Cathedrals Nominees: David Boreanaz as Angel in Angel (Epiphany); Andre Braugher as Dr. Ben Gideon in Gideon's Crossing (The Lottery); *Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn in The West Wing (Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail); Chi McBride as Steven Harper in Boston Public; William Petersen as Gil Grissom in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; **James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos (Amour Fou)
33. Michael Chiklis
Actor | The Shield
Michael Chiklis has been working professionally as an actor since he was thirteen. He started in the theater and after receiving his BFA in acting from Boston University's College Of Fine Arts, Michael moved to New York City where he continued acting on the stage until he got his big break playing ...
Year: 2002 Series: The Shield Role: Detective Vic Mackey Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 39 Episode Submission: Pilot Nominees: David Boreanaz as Angel in Angel (Forgiving); *Michael C. Hall as David Fisher in Six Feet Under (A Private Life); *Peter Krause as Nate Fisher in Six Feet Under (In the Game); *Martin Sheen as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet in The West Wing (Night Five); *Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24 (Day 1: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.)
34. Nathan Fillion
Actor | Castle
Nathan Fillion was born on 27 March 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is the son of Cookie (Early) and Bob Fillion, both retired English teachers, and has an older brother, Jeff. His father is of French-Canadian descent, and his mother is of English, German, Finnish, and Norwegian ancestry. In ...
Year: 2003 Series: Firefly Role: Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: No Age in Award Year: 32 Episode Submission: Out of Gas Nominees: David Boreanaz as Angel in Angel (Soulless); *Michael Chiklis as Detective Vic Mackey in The Shield (Falling Dominoes); **James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos (Whitecaps); *Peter Krause as Nate Fisher in Six Feet Under (Death Works Overtime); *Martin Sheen as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet in The West Wing (Twenty Five); *Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24
35. James Gandolfini
Actor | The Sopranos
James Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey, to Santa (Penna), a high school lunchlady, and James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a bricklayer and head school janitor. His parents were both of Italian origin. Gandolfini began acting in the New York theater. His Broadway debut was in the 1992 revival ...
Year: 2004 Series: The Sopranos Role: Tony Soprano Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 43 Episode Submission: Where's Johnny? Nominees: Michael Chiklis as Detective Vic Mackey in The Shield; *Anthony LaPaglia as Special Agent Jack Malone in Without a Trace (Copycat); Ian McShane as Al Swearengen in Deadwood; *Martin Sheen as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet in The West Wing (Memorial Day); **James Spader as Alan Shore in The Practice; *Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24; Dominic West as Detective Jimmy McNulty in The Wire
36. Edward James Olmos
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964. After which he received an Associative ...
Year: 2005 Series: Battlestar Galactica Role: Commander William Adama Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: No Age in Award Year: 58 Episode Submission: Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II Nominees: *Hank Azaria as Craig Huffstodt in Huff (Crazy, Nuts & All *beep* Up); Matthew Fox as Dr. Jack Shephard in Lost; *Ian McShane as Al Swearengen in Deadwood (The Whores Can Come); Timothy Olyphant as Sheriff Seth Bullock in Deadwood; Martin Sheen as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet in The West Wing (Impact Winter); **James Spader as Alan Shore in Boston Legal; Dominic West as Detective Jimmy McNulty in The Wire
37. Edward James Olmos
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964. After which he received an Associative ...
Year: 2006 Series: Battlestar Galactica Role: Commander William Adama Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: No Age in Award Year: 59 Episode Submission: Pegasus Nominees: Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd in Grey's Anatomy (Let It Be); *James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos; *Peter Krause as Nate Fisher in Six Feet Under (Time Flies); *Denis Leary as Tommy Gavin in Rescue Me (Justice); *Martin Sheen as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet in The West Wing (Tomorrow); **Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24 (Day 5: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.)
38. James Gandolfini
Actor | The Sopranos
James Gandolfini was born in Westwood, New Jersey, to Santa (Penna), a high school lunchlady, and James Joseph Gandolfini, Sr., a bricklayer and head school janitor. His parents were both of Italian origin. Gandolfini began acting in the New York theater. His Broadway debut was in the 1992 revival ...
Year: 2007 Series: The Sopranos Role: Tony Soprano Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 46 Episode Submission: The Second Coming Nominees: Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights; *Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in House; *Denis Leary as Tommy Gavin in Rescue Me (Retards); Edward James Olmos as Admiral William Adama in Battlestar Galactica (A Day in the Life); Matthew Perry as Matt Albie in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; David Tennant as The Doctor in Doctor Who (Human Nature); Bradley Whitford as Danny Tripp in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
39. Bryan Cranston
Actor | Breaking Bad
Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga ...
Year: 2008 Series: Breaking Bad Role: Walter White Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 52 Episode Submission: Pilot Nominees: *Gabriel Byrne as Dr. Paul Weston in In Treatment (Paul and Gina: Week 4); *Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in Dexter (There's Something About Harry); *Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men (The Wheel); *Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in House; Edward James Olmos as Admiral William Adama in Battlestar Galactica (Revelations); David Tennant as The Doctor in Doctor Who (The Doctor's Daughter)
40. Edward James Olmos
Actor | Battlestar Galactica
Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964. After which he received an Associative ...
Year: 2009 Series: Battlestar Galactica Role: Admiral William Adama Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: No Age in Award Year: 62 Episode Submission: Sometimes a Great Notion Nominees: *Gabriel Byrne as Dr. Paul Weston in In Treatment (Gina: Week 4); **Bryan Cranston as Walter White in Breaking Bad (Phoenix); *Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in Dexter (The Lion Sleeps Tonight); *Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men (The Mountain King); Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House in House; Mark Harmon as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS (Heartland)
41. Bryan Cranston
Actor | Breaking Bad
Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga ...
Year: 2010 Series: Breaking Bad Role: Walter White Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; Yes Age in Award Year: 54 Episode Submission: Full Measure Nominees: *Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights (East of Dillon); *Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in Dexter (The Getaway); *Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men (The Gypsy and the Hobo); Mark Harmon as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS (Faith); Timothy Olyphant as Marshal Raylan Givens in Justified; Matt Smith as The Doctor in Doctor Who (The Big Bang)
42. Jon Hamm
Actor | Mad Men
Jon Hamm is an American actor and producer from St. Louis, Missouri who is known for playing Don Draper in Mad Men. He also played Mister Sinister in a deleted scene of The New Mutants and Legion, Brogan from Shrek Forever After, and other films and shows including Sucker Punch, Million Dollar Arm,...
Year: 2011 Series: Mad Men Role: Don Draper Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 40 Episode Submission: The Suitcase Nominees: Sean Bean as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark in Game of Thrones; *Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire (Return to Normalcy); **Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights (Always); Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead; Donal Logue as Henry "Hank" Dolworth in Terriers; *Timothy Olyphant as Marshal Raylan Givens in Justified (Reckoning); Michael Raymond-James as Britt Pollack in Terriers
43. Bryan Cranston
Actor | Breaking Bad
Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga ...
Note: Ties with Kelsey Grammer for Boss Year: 2012 Series: Breaking Bad Role: Walter WHite Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: Yes; No Age in Award Year: 56 Episode Submission: Crawl Space Nominees: *Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire (Two Boats and a Lifeguard); *Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men (The Other Woman); Jason Isaacs as Detective Michael Britten in Awake (Say Hello to My Little Friend); **Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in Homeland (Marine One); William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher in Shameless; Timothy Olyphant as Marshal Raylan Givens in Justified
44. Kelsey Grammer
Actor | Cheers
A six-time Emmy Award winner, Kelsey Grammer was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Sally (Cranmer), a singer, and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr., a musician and restaurateur, who were from the mainland. He was raised in New Jersey and Florida. Grammer was drawn to the works of William ...
Note: Tied with Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad Year: 2012 Series: Boss Role: Tom Kane Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: No Age in Award Year: 57 Episode Submission: Remembered Nominees: *Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson in Boardwalk Empire (Two Boats and a Lifeguard); *Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men (The Other Woman); Jason Isaacs as Detective Michael Britten in Awake (Say Hello to My Little Friend); **Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in Homeland (Marine One); William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher in Shameless; Timothy Olyphant as Marshal Raylan Givens in Justified
45. Bryan Cranston
Actor | Breaking Bad
Bryan Lee Cranston was born on March 7, 1956 in Hollywood, California, to Audrey Peggy Sell, a radio actress, and Joe Cranston, an actor and former amateur boxer. His maternal grandparents were German, and his father was of Irish, German, and Austrian-Jewish ancestry. He was raised in the Canoga ...
Year: 2013 Series: Breaking Bad Role: Walter White Nominated for Award, and if so, Won?: TBA Age in Award Year: 57 Episode Submission: Nominees: Jeff Daniels as Will McAvoy in The Newsroom (The Greater Fool); Kelsey Grammer as Tom Kane in Boss (Mania); Jon Hamm as Don Draper in Mad Men; Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody in Homeland; Timothy Olyphant as Marshal Raylan Givens in Justified; Matthew Rhys as Phillip Jennings in The Americans; Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood in House of Cards; Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead
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