Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country	United States
Currently held by	Paul McCrane, Harry's Law (2011)
Official website	http://www.emmys.com/

This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Guest Supporting Actor.

Contents 1 Award winners 2 1990s 3 2000s 4 2010s 5 Multiple wins 6 Multiple nominations

Award winners

1970s 1975: Patrick McGoohan – Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light 1976: Gordon Jackson – Upstairs, Downstairs 1977: Louis Gossett Jr. – Roots 1978: Barnard Hughes – Lou Grant

1980s 1986: John Lithgow – Amazing Stories 1989: Joe Spano – Midnight Caller

1990s

1990: Patrick McGoohan – Columbo: Agenda for Murder as Oscar Finch Peter Frechette – thirtysomething as Peter Montefiore Harold Gould – The Ray Bradbury Theater as the Old Man William Hickey – Tales from the Crypt as Carlton Webster Bruce Weitz – Midnight Caller as Sgt. Ed Adderly 1991: David Opatoshu – Gabriel's Fire as Max Goldstein Dabney Coleman – Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star as Hugh Creighton Peter Coyote – Road to Avonlea as Romney Penhallow John Glover – L.A. Law as Dr. Paul Kohler 1992: no award 1993: Laurence Fishburne – Tribeca as Martin McHenry Adam Arkin – Northern Exposure as Adam John Glover – Crime & Punishment as Dennis Atwood Michael Jeter – Picket Fences as Peter LeBeck (Frog Man) Richard Kiley – Picket Fences as Hayden Langston 1994: Richard Kiley – Picket Fences as Hayden Langston Tim Curry – Tales from the Crypt as Mother/Father/Sister/Daughter Dan Hedaya – NYPD Blue as Lou the Werewolf James Earl Jones – Picket Fences as Attorney Bryant Thomas Robin Williams – Homicide: Life on the Street as Robert Ellison

1995: Paul Winfield – Picket Fences as Judge Harold Nance Milton Berle – Beverly Hills, 90210 as Saul Howard Beau Bridges – The Outer Limits as Simon Kress Vondie Curtis-Hall – ER as Rena Alan Rosenberg – ER as Sam Gasner 1996: Peter Boyle – The X-Files as Clyde Bruckman Danny Glover – Fallen Angels as Phllip Marlow Michael Jeter – Chicago Hope as Bob Ryan Richard Pryor – Chicago Hope as Joe Springer Rip Torn – Chicago Hope as Warren Shutt 1997: Pruitt Taylor Vince – Murder One as Clifford Banks Alan Alda – Chicago Hope as Zoltan Karpathein Louis Gossett Jr. – Touched by an Angel as Anderson Walker William H. Macy – ER as Dr. David Morgenstern Ewan McGregor – ER as Duncan Stewart 1998: John Larroquette – The Practice as Joey Heric Vincent D'Onofrio – Homicide: Life on the Street as John Lange Bruce Davison – Touched by an Angel as Jacob 'Jake' Weiss Charles Durning – Homicide: Life on the Street as Thomas Finnegan Charles Nelson Reilly – Millennium as Jose Chung 1999: Edward Herrmann – The Practice as Anderson Pearson Tony Danza – The Practice as Attorney Tommy Silva Charles S. Dutton – Oz as Professor Alvah Case John Heard – The Sopranos as Det. Vin Makazian Mandy Patinkin – Chicago Hope as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger

2000s

2000: James Whitmore – The Practice as Raymond Oz Alan Alda – ER as Dr. Gabriel Lawrence Paul Dooley – The Practice as Judge Philip Swackheim Kirk Douglas – Touched by an Angel as Ross Burger Henry Winkler – The Practice as Dr. Henry Olson 2001: Michael Emerson – The Practice as William Hinks Rene Auberjonois – The Practice as Judge F. Mantz James Cromwell – ER as Bishop Stewart Patrick Dempsey – Once and Again as Aaron Brooks Oliver Platt – The West Wing as Oliver Babish 2002: Charles S. Dutton – The Practice as Leonard Marshall Mark Harmon – The West Wing as Agent Simon Donovan John Larroquette – The Practice as Joey Heric Tim Matheson – The West Wing as Vice President John Hoynes Ron Silver – The West Wing as Bruno Gianelli 2003: Charles S. Dutton – Without a Trace as Chet Collins Don Cheadle – ER as Paul Nathan James Cromwell – Six Feet Under as George Sibley Tim Matheson – The West Wing as Vice President John Hoynes Matthew Perry – The West Wing as Joe Quincy James Whitmore – Mister Sterling as William Sterling Sr. 2004: William Shatner – The Practice as Denny Crane James Earl Jones – Everwood as Will Cleveland Martin Landau – Without a Trace as Frank Malone Bob Newhart – ER as Ben Hollander Matthew Perry – The West Wing as Joe Quincy

2005: Ray Liotta – ER as Charlie Metcalf Red Buttons – ER as Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux Ossie Davis – The L Word as Melvin Porter Charles Durning – NCIS as Ernie Yost Martin Landau – Without a Trace as Frank Malone 2006: Christian Clemenson – Boston Legal as Jerry Espenson Kyle Chandler – Grey's Anatomy as Dylan Young Henry Ian Cusick – Lost as Desmond Hume Michael J. Fox – Boston Legal as Daniel Post James Woods – ER as Dr. Nate Lennox 2007: John Goodman – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Judge Robert Bebe Christian Clemenson – Boston Legal as Jerry Espenson Tim Daly – The Sopranos as J.T. Dolan David Morse – House as Michael Tritter Eli Wallach – Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Eli Weinraub Forest Whitaker – ER as Curtis Ames 2008: Glynn Turman – In Treatment as Alex Prince Sr. Charles Durning – Rescue Me as Mr. Gavin Robert Morse – Mad Men as Bertram Cooper Oliver Platt – Nip/Tuck as Freddy Prune Stanley Tucci – ER as Dr. Kevin Moretti Robin Williams – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Merrit Rook 2009: Michael J. Fox – Rescue Me as Dwight Edward Asner – CSI: NY as Abraham Klein Ernest Borgnine – ER as Paul Manning Ted Danson – Damages as Arthur Frobisher Jimmy Smits – Dexter as Miguel Prado

2010s

• 2010: John Lithgow – Dexter as Arthur Mitchell
  • Dylan Baker – The Good Wife as Colin Sweeney
  • Beau Bridges – The Closer as Det. George Andrews
  • Alan Cumming – The Good Wife as Eli Gold
  • Ted Danson – Damages as Arthur Frobisher
  • Gregory Itzin – 24 as President Charles Logan
  • Robert Morse – Mad Men as Bertram Cooper

• 2011: Paul McCrane - Harry's Law as Josh Peyton
  • Beau Bridges – Brothers & Sisters as Nick Brody
  • Jeremy Davies - Justified as Dickie Bennett
  • Bruce Dern - Big Love as Frank Harlow
  • Michael J. Fox - The Good Wife as Louis Canning
  • Robert Morse – Mad Men as Bertram Cooper

Multiple wins

2 wins

• Charles S. Dutton
• John Lithgow
• Patrick McGoohan

Multiple nominations

2 nominations

• Alan Alda
• Christian Clemenson
• James Cromwell
• Ted Danson
• Louis Gossett Jr.
• John Glover
• Michael Jeter
• James Earl Jones
• Richard Kiley
• Martin Landau
• John Larroquette
• John Lithgow
• Tim Matheson
• Patrick McGoohan
• Oliver Platt
• Matthew Perry
• James Whitmore
• Robin Williams

3 nominations

• Beau Bridges
• Charles Durning
• Charles S. Dutton
• Michael J. Fox
• Robert Morse

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor - Drama Series 1975–2000 Patrick McGoohan (1975) · Gordon Jackson (1976) · Louis Gossett Jr. (1977) · Barnard Hughes (1978) · John Lithgow (1986) · Joe Spano (1989) · Patrick McGoohan (1990) · David Opatoshu (1991) · Laurence Fishburne (1993) · Richard Kiley (1994) · Paul Winfield (1995) · Peter Boyle (1996) · Pruitt Taylor Vince (1997) · John Larroquette (1998) · Edward Herrmann (1999) · James Whitmore (2000) 2001–present Michael Emerson (2001) · Charles S. Dutton (2002) · Charles S. Dutton (2003) · William Shatner (2004) · Ray Liotta (2005) · Christian Clemenson (2006) · John Goodman (2007) · Glynn Turman (2008) · Michael J. Fox (2009) · John Lithgow (2010) · Paul McCrane (2011) Complete list · (1975–2000) · (2001–2025)

Primetime Emmy Award categories Programming Comedy Series · Drama Series · Variety, Music or Comedy Series · Miniseries · Made for TV Movie · Variety, Music or Comedy Special · Directing – Comedy Series · Directing – Drama Series · Directing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · Writing – Comedy Series · Writing – Drama Series · Writing – Variety, Music or Comedy Program · Writing – Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special · Reality Program · Reality-Competition Program Performance Lead Actor – Comedy Series · Lead Actor – Drama Series · Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie · Lead Actress – Comedy Series · Lead Actress – Drama Series · Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie · Supporting Actor – Comedy Series · Supporting Actor – Drama Series · Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie · Supporting Actress – Comedy Series · Supporting Actress – Drama Series · Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie · Guest Actor – Comedy Series · Guest Actor – Drama Series · Guest Actress – Comedy Series · Guest Actress – Drama Series · Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program Creative Arts Animated Program – Less Than One Hour · Animated Program – More Than One Hour · Voice-Over Performance · Casting – Comedy Series · Casting – Drama Series · Casting – Miniseries, Movie or a Special · Choreography · Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series · Cinematography for a One Hour Series · Costumes for a Series · Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special · Main Title Design · Main Title Theme Music · Music Composition for a Series · Picture Editing for a Comedy Series · Picture Editing for a Drama Series · Visual Effects for a Series · Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special Retired Actor of the Year · Actress of the Year · Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series · Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series ·