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.

1980-1989

• 1980 - John Rubinstein (Children of a Lesser God)

:::Charles Brown (Home)

Related Topics:
Charles Brown - Home

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:::Gerlad Hiken (Strider)

Related Topics:
Gerlad Hiken - Strider

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:::Judd Hirsch (Talley's Folly)

Related Topics:
Judd Hirsch - Talley's Folly

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• 1981 - Ian McKellen (Amadeus)

:::Tim Curry (Amadeus)

Related Topics:
Tim Curry - Amadeus

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:::Roy Dotrice (A Life)

Related Topics:
Roy Dotrice - A Life

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:::Jack Weston (The Floating Light Bulb)

Related Topics:
Jack Weston - The Floating Light Bulb

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• 1982 - Roger Rees (The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby)

:::Tom Courtenay (The Dresser)

Related Topics:
Tom Courtenay - The Dresser

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:::Milo O'Shea (Mass Appeal)

Related Topics:
Milo O'Shea - Mass Appeal

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:::Christopher Plummer (Othello)

Related Topics:
Christopher Plummer - Othello

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• 1983 - Harvey Fierstein (Torch Song Trilogy)

:::Jeffrey DeMunn (K2)

Related Topics:
Jeffrey DeMunn - K2

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:::Edward Herrmann (Plenty)

Related Topics:
Edward Herrmann - Plenty

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:::Tony Lo Bianco (A View from the Bridge)

Related Topics:
Tony Lo Bianco - A View from the Bridge

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• 1984 - Jeremy Irons (The Real Thing)

:::Calvin Levels (Open Admissions)

Related Topics:
Calvin Levels - Open Admissions

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:::Rex Harrison (Heartbreak House)

Related Topics:
Rex Harrison - Heartbreak House

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:::Ian McKellen(Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare)

Related Topics:
Ian McKellen - Ian McKellen Acting Shakespeare

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• 1985 - Derek Jacobi (Much Ado About Nothing")

:::Jim Dale (Joe Egg)

Related Topics:
Jim Dale - Joe Egg

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:::Jonathan Hogan (As Is)

Related Topics:
Jonathan Hogan - As Is

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:::John Lithgow (Requiem for a Heavyweight)

Related Topics:
John Lithgow - Requiem for a Heavyweight

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• 1986 - Judd Hirsch (I'm Not Rappaport)

:::Hume Cronyn (The Petition)

Related Topics:
Hume Cronyn - The Petition

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:::Ed Harris (Precious Sons)

Related Topics:
Ed Harris - Precious Sons

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:::Jack Lemmon (Long Day's Journey Into Night)

Related Topics:
Jack Lemmon - Long Day's Journey Into Night

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• 1987 - James Earl Jones (Fences)

:::Philip Bosco (You Never Can Tell)

Related Topics:
Philip Bosco - You Never Can Tell

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:::Richard Kiley (All My Sons)

Related Topics:
Richard Kiley - All My Sons

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:::Alan Rickman (Les Liaisons Dangereuses)

Related Topics:
Alan Rickman - Les Liaisons Dangereuses

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• 1988 - Ron Silver (Speed the Plow)

:::Derek Jacobi (Breaking the Code)

Related Topics:
Derek Jacobi - Breaking the Code

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:::John Lithgow (M. Butterfly)

Related Topics:
John Lithgow - M. Butterfly

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:::Robert Prosky (A Walk in the Woods)

Related Topics:
Robert Prosky - A Walk in the Woods

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• 1989 - Philip Bosco (Lend Me a Tenor)

:::Mikhail Baryshnikov (Metamorphosis)

Related Topics:
Mikhail Baryshnikov - Metamorphosis

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:::Victor Garber (Lend Me a Tenor)

Related Topics:
Victor Garber - Lend Me a Tenor

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:::Bill Irwin (Largely New York)

Related Topics:
Bill Irwin - Largely New York

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