An Emmy is the biggest grant an character tin triumph for their activity connected the mini surface — and erstwhile there's a show aliases a capacity Emmy voters love, it often gets aggregate nominations and wins.
We've pored complete the stats and compiled a database of the astir Emmy-awarded actors of each time. It includes immoderate of the biggest TV stars of each time, including Bryan Cranston, Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
In fact, Louis-Dreyfus is tied pinch Cloris Leachman for 8 Emmy wins arsenic a performer and pinch Carl Reiner for the astir total Emmy wins among the actors connected this list, pinch 11, if you see their awards successful different categories, too.
The total Emmy wins listed present aren't exclusively for performances: Some connected this database person won for writing, directing, aliases producing — Cranston was a shaper connected "Breaking Bad," and Louis-Dreyfus is an executive shaper for "Veep," for illustration — but the mostly of their Emmys are for acting.
Here are the actors pinch the astir Emmy wins.
Carrie Wittmer contributed to a anterior type of this article.
15 (tie). Don Knotts — 5 wins and 5 nominations
Knotts was nominated for 5 Emmy Awards (in 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, and 1967) for his capacity arsenic Barney Fife successful "The Andy Griffith Show" — and he won them all.
15 (tie). John Larroquette — 5 wins and 7 nominations
Larroquette won 4 consecutive Emmys from 1985 to 1988 for his capacity successful "Night Court." His past triumph came for his impermanent domiciled successful "The Practice" successful 1998.
15 (tie). Candice Bergen — 5 wins and 9 nominations
All 5 of Bergen's wins came from her capacity arsenic the titular domiciled successful the CBS sitcom "Murphy Brown." She was nominated for an further 2 awards successful the 2000s for "Boston Legal."
15 (tie). Peter Falk — 5 wins and 12 nominations
All but 1 of Falk's Emmys came from his long-running capacity arsenic 1 of the astir iconic TV detectives: Frank Columbo connected "Columbo."
He besides won successful 1962 for "The Dick Powell Show."
11 (tie). Tim Conway — 6 wins and 13 nominations
Conway was nominated for some his acting and his writing. He won for acting connected "The Carol Burnett Show," "Coach," and "30 Rock."
11 (tie). Michael J. Fox — 5 wins and 19 nominations
Fox won 3 consecutive Emmys successful '86, '87, and '88 for playing Alex P. Keaton successful "Family Ties."
He won different 2 for "Spin City" and "Rescue Me."
In 2026, he was nominated for his impermanent quality connected "Shrinking," but lost to Rob Reiner, who won posthumously for his quality connected "The Bear."
11 (tie). Kelsey Grammer — 5 wins and 17 nominations
Four of Grammer's wins came from his long-running capacity arsenic Frasier Crane connected "Frasier."
His 5th (and astir recent) triumph came from his vocal capacity arsenic Sideshow Bob successful an section of "The Simpsons."
11 (tie). Betty White — 5 wins and 21 nominations
White's wins were for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "The Golden Girls," "The John Larroquette Show," and "Saturday Night Live."
8 (tie). Maya Rudolph — 6 wins and 16 nominations
Rudolph won doubly while connected "Saturday Night Live," and won 4 times for voicing Connie the Hormone Monstress connected "Big Mouth."
8 (tie). Art Carney — 6 wins and 12 nominations
Carney won 4 times for "The Jackie Gleason Show," erstwhile for "The Honeymooners," and erstwhile for the made-for-TV movie "Terrible Joe Moran."
8 (tie). Tyne Daly — 6 wins and 16 nominations
In 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1988, Daly took location the Emmy Award for lead character successful a play bid for "Cagney and Lacey."
She won doubly much successful 1996 and 2003 for roles successful "Christy" and "Judging Amy," respectively.
8 (tie). Alan Alda — 6 wins and 34 nominations
Alda won 5 Emmys crossed acting, writing, and directing connected "MASH." His past triumph came successful 2006 for appearing connected "The West Wing."
4 (tie). Bryan Cranston — 7 wins and 16 nominations
In 2025, astatine the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Cranston won his seventh Emmy for his impermanent domiciled connected "The Studio."
Prior to that, each of Cranston's wins came from starring successful and producing "Breaking Bad."
4 (tie). Allison Janney — 7 wins and 15 nominations
Janney won 3 Emmys successful a statement for "The West Wing" from 2000 to 2002 (and past different successful 2004).
She won 3 much times for "Masters of Sex" and "Mom."
4 (tie). Ed Asner — 7 wins and 17 nominations
Asner won for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Rich Man, Poor Man," "Roots," and "Lou Grant."
Asner's wins for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Lou Grant" made him 1 of the fewer actors to triumph for playing the aforesaid characteristic crossed 2 different shows.
4 (tie). Mary Tyler Moore — 7 wins and 15 nominations
Moore won doubly for "The Dick Van Dyke Show," 4 times for "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," and erstwhile for the TV movie "Stolen Babies."
3. Cloris Leachman — 8 wins and 22 nominations
If we're conscionable counting performances, Leachman would beryllium tied for No. 2; however, the 2 actors supra her person besides won for penning and producing.
Leachman won for acting successful "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "A Brand New Life," "Cher," the "Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration," "Promised Land," and "Malcolm successful the Middle" crossed 33 years.
1 (tie). Carl Reiner — 11 wins and 18 nominations
Reiner's 3 acting Emmys came from "Caesar's Hour" and "Mad About You."
His different 8 wins came from penning and producing "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special."
1 (tie). Julia Louis-Dreyfus — 11 wins and 26 nominations
Most famously, Louis-Dreyfus won a record-breaking six consecutive Emmy Awards for playing Selina Meyer connected "Veep" (she besides won 3 much for producing the show).
She won 1 Emmy apiece for her performances connected "Seinfeld" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," arsenic well.
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