page_title: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
section_title: 1960s
hierarchical_section_title: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama / Winners and nominees / 1960s
caption_attribution_description: Publicity photo of Peter Falk as Colombo.
context_page_description: The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. This Golden Globe Award honors the best performance by an actor in a drama television series. It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962 to John Charles Daly and Bob Newhart under the title "Best TV Star – Male". In 1969, the award was presented under the new title "Best TV Actor – Drama", and its current title has been used since 1980. The nominees for the award have been announced annually since 1963.
  Brian Cox is the current recipient of the award for his portrayal of Logan Roy in Succession. Ed Asner, John Forsythe, Jon Hamm, Hugh Laurie and Telly Savalas have won the most awards in this category, each winning twice. Peter Falk and Tom Selleck have both been nominated seven times each, for their respective roles on Columbo and Magnum, P.I..
caption: Peter Falk was nominated seven times for his performance on Columbo as Lt. Columbo, winning once in 1972.
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