Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a play, whether a new production or a revival. This Tony Award has been announced since 1947.

1948-1959

• 1947 - José Ferrer (Cyrano de Bergerac), Fredric March (Years Ago)
• 1948 - Henry Fonda (Mister Roberts), Paul Kelly (Command Decision), Basil Rathbone (The Heiress)
• 1949 - Rex Harrison (Anne of the Thousand Days)
• 1950 - Sidney Blackmer (Come Back, Little Sheba)
• 1951 - Claude Rains (Darkness At Noon)
• 1952 - José Ferrer (The Shrike)
• 1953 - Tom Ewell (The Seven Year Itch)
• 1954 - David Wayne (The Teahouse of the August Moon)
• 1955 - Alfred Lunt (Quadrille)
• 1956 - Paul Muni (Inherit the Wind)

:::Ben Gazzara (A Hatful of Rain)

Related Topics:
Ben Gazzara - A Hatful of Rain

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:::Boris Karloff (The Lark)

Related Topics:
Boris Karloff - The Lark

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:::Michael Redgrave (Tiger at the Gates)

Related Topics:
Michael Redgrave - Tiger at the Gates

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:::Edward G. Robinson (Middle of the Night)

Related Topics:
Edward G. Robinson - Middle of the Night

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• 1957 - Fredric March (Long Day's Journey Into Night)

:::Maurice Evans (The Apple Cart)

Related Topics:
Maurice Evans - The Apple Cart

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:::Wilfred Hyde-White (The Reluctant Debutante)

Related Topics:
Wilfred Hyde-White - The Reluctant Debutante

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:::Eric Portman (Separate Table)

Related Topics:
Eric Portman - Separate Table

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:::Ralph Richardson (The Waltz Of The Toreadors)

Related Topics:
Ralph Richardson - The Waltz Of The Toreadors

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:::Cyril Ritchard (A Visit To A Small Planet)

Related Topics:
Cyril Ritchard - A Visit To A Small Planet

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• 1958 - Ralph Bellamy (Sunrise At Campobello)

:::Richard Burton (Time Remembered)

Related Topics:
Richard Burton - Time Remembered

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:::Hugh Griffith (Look Homeward, Angel)

Related Topics:
Hugh Griffith - Look Homeward, Angel

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:::Laurence Olivier (The Entertainer)

Related Topics:
Laurence Olivier - The Entertainer

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:::Anthony Perkins (Look Homeward, Angel)

Related Topics:
Anthony Perkins - Look Homeward, Angel

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:::Peter Ustinov (Romanoff and Juliet)

Related Topics:
Peter Ustinov - Romanoff and Juliet

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:::Emlyn Williams (A Boy Growing Up)

Related Topics:
Emlyn Williams - A Boy Growing Up

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• 1959 - Jason Robards, Jr. (The Disenchanted)

:::Cedric Hardwicke (A Majority of One)

Related Topics:
Cedric Hardwicke - A Majority of One

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:::Alfred Lunt (The Visit)

Related Topics:
Alfred Lunt - The Visit

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:::Christopher Plummer (J. B.)

Related Topics:
Christopher Plummer - J. B.

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:::Cyril Ritchard (The Pleasure of His Company)

Related Topics:
Cyril Ritchard - The Pleasure of His Company

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:::Robert Stephens (Epitaph for George Dillon)

Related Topics:
Robert Stephens - Epitaph for George Dillon

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