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.

1960-1969

• 1960 - Melvyn Douglas (The Best Man)

:::Lee Tracy (The Best Man)

Related Topics:
Lee Tracy - The Best Man

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:::Jason Robards, Jr., (Toys in the Attic)

Related Topics:
Jason Robards, Jr. - Toys in the Attic

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:::Sidney Poitier (A Raisin in the Sun)

Related Topics:
Sidney Poitier - A Raisin in the Sun

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:::George C. Scott (The Andersonville Trial)

Related Topics:
George C. Scott - The Andersonville Trial

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• 1961 - Zero Mostel (Rhinoceros)

::: Hume Cronyn (Big Fish, Little Fish)

Related Topics:
Hume Cronyn - Big Fish, Little Fish

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:::Sam Levene (The Devil's Advocate)

Related Topics:
Sam Levene - The Devil's Advocate

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:::Anthony Quinn (Beckett)

Related Topics:
Anthony Quinn - Beckett

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• 1962 - Paul Scofield (A Man for All Seasons)

:::Fredric March (Gideon)

Related Topics:
Fredric March - Gideon

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:::John Mills (Ross)

Related Topics:
John Mills - Ross

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:::Donald Pleasence (The Caretaker)

Related Topics:
Donald Pleasence - The Caretaker

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• 1963 - Arthur Hill (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

:::Charles Boyer (Lord Pengo)

Related Topics:
Charles Boyer - Lord Pengo

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:::Paul Ford (Never Too Late)

Related Topics:
Paul Ford - Never Too Late

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:::Bert Lahr (The Beauty Part)

Related Topics:
Bert Lahr - The Beauty Part

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• 1964 - Alec Guinness (Dylan)

:::Richard Burton (Hamlet)

Related Topics:
Richard Burton - Hamlet

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:::Albert Finney (Luther)

Related Topics:
Albert Finney - Luther

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:::Jason Robards, Jr. (After the Fall)

Related Topics:
Jason Robards, Jr. - After the Fall

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• 1965 - Walter Matthau (The Odd Couple)

:::John Gielgud (Tiny Alice)

Related Topics:
John Gielgud - Tiny Alice

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:::Donald Pleasence (Poor Bitos)

Related Topics:
Donald Pleasence - Poor Bitos

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:::Jason Robards (Hughie)

Related Topics:
Jason Robards - Hughie

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• 1966 - Hal Holbrook (Mark Twain Tonight!)

:::Roland Culber (Ivanov)

Related Topics:
Roland Culber - Ivanov

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:::Donal Donnelly and Patrick Bedford (Philadelphia, Here I Come!)

Related Topics:
Donal Donnelly - Patrick Bedford - Philadelphia, Here I Come!

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:::Nicol Williamson (Inadmissible Evidence)

Related Topics:
Nicol Williamson - Inadmissible Evidence

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• 1967 - Paul Rogers (The Homecoming)

:::Hume Cronyn (A Delicate Balance)

Related Topics:
Hume Cronyn - A Delicate Balance

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:::Donald Madden (Black Comedy)

Related Topics:
Donald Madden - Black Comedy

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:::Donald Moffat (Right You Are and The Wild Duck)

Related Topics:
Donald Moffat - Right You Are and The Wild Duck

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• 1968 - Martin Balsam (You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running)

:::Albert Finney (Joe Egg)

Related Topics:
Albert Finney - Joe Egg

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:::Milo O'Shea (Staircase)

Related Topics:
Milo O'Shea - Staircase

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:::Alan Webb (I Never Sang for My Father)

Related Topics:
Alan Webb - I Never Sang for My Father

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• 1969 - James Earl Jones (The Great White Hope)

:::Art Carney (Lovers)

Related Topics:
Art Carney - Lovers

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:::Alec McGowen (Hadrian VII)

Related Topics:
Alec McGowen - Hadrian VII

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:::Donald Pleasance (The Man in the Glass Booth)

Related Topics:
Donald Pleasance - The Man in the Glass Booth

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