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.

1970-1979

• 1970 - Fritz Weaver (Child's Play)

:::James Coco (Last of the Red Hot Lovers)

Related Topics:
James Coco - Last of the Red Hot Lovers

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:::Frank Grimes (Borstal Boy)

Related Topics:
Frank Grimes - Borstal Boy

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:::Stacy Keach (Indians)

Related Topics:
Stacy Keach - Indians

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• 1971 - Brian Bedford (The School for Wives)

:::John Gielgud (Home)

Related Topics:
John Gielgud - Home

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:::Alec McGowen (The Philanthropist)

Related Topics:
Alec McGowen - The Philanthropist

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:::Ralph Richardson (Home)

Related Topics:
Ralph Richardson - Home

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• 1972 - Cliff Gorman (Lenny)

:::Tom Aldredge (Sticks and Bones)

Related Topics:
Tom Aldredge - Sticks and Bones

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:::Donald Pleasence (Wise Child)

Related Topics:
Donald Pleasence - Wise Child

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:::Jason Robards (The Country Girl)

Related Topics:
Jason Robards - The Country Girl

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• 1973 - Alan Bates(Butley)

:::Jack Albertson (The Sunshine Boys)

Related Topics:
Jack Albertson - The Sunshine Boys

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:::Wilfrid Hyde White (The Jockey Club Stakes)

Related Topics:
Wilfrid Hyde White - The Jockey Club Stakes

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:::Paul Sorvino (That Championship Season)

Related Topics:
Paul Sorvino - That Championship Season

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• 1974 - Michael Moriarty (Find Your Way Home)

:::Zero Mostel (Ulysses in Nighttown)

Related Topics:
Zero Mostel - Ulysses in Nighttown

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:::Jason Robards (A Moon for the Misbegotten)

Related Topics:
Jason Robards - A Moon for the Misbegotten

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:::George C. Scott (Uncle Vanya)

Related Topics:
George C. Scott - Uncle Vanya

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:::Nicol Williamson (Uncle Vanya)

Related Topics:
Nicol Williamson - Uncle Vanya

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• 1975 - John Kani and Winston Ntshona (Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island)

:::James Dale (Scapino)

Related Topics:
James Dale - Scapino

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:::Peter Firth (Equus)

Related Topics:
Peter Firth - Equus

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:::Henry Fonda (Clarence Darrow)

Related Topics:
Henry Fonda - Clarence Darrow

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:::Ben Gazzara (Hughie and Duet)

Related Topics:
Ben Gazzara - Hughie and Duet

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:::John Wood (Sherlock Holmes)

Related Topics:
John Wood - Sherlock Holmes

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• 1976 - John Wood (Travesties)

:::Moses Gunn (The Poison Tree)

Related Topics:
Moses Gunn - The Poison Tree

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:::George C. Scott(Death of a Salesman)

Related Topics:
George C. Scott - Death of a Salesman

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:::Donald Sinden (Habeas Corpus)

Related Topics:
Donald Sinden - Habeas Corpus

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• 1977 - Al Pacino (The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel)

:::Tom Courtenay (Otherwise Engaged)

Related Topics:
Tom Courtenay - Otherwise Engaged

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:::Ben Gazzara (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)

Related Topics:
Ben Gazzara - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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:::Ralph Richardson (No Man's Land)

Related Topics:
Ralph Richardson - No Man's Land

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• 1978 - Barnard Hughes (Da)

:::Hume Cronyn (The Gin Game)

Related Topics:
Hume Cronyn - The Gin Game

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:::Frank Langella (Dracula)

Related Topics:
Frank Langella - Dracula

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:::Jason Robards (A Touch of the Poet)

Related Topics:
Jason Robards - A Touch of the Poet

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• 1979 - Tom Conti (Who's Life Is It Anyway?)

:::Philip Anglim (The Elephant Man)

Related Topics:
Philip Anglim - The Elephant Man

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:::Jack Lemmon (Tribute)

Related Topics:
Jack Lemmon - Tribute

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:::Alec McCowen (St. Mark's Gospel)

Related Topics:
Alec McCowen - St. Mark's Gospel

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