A lot of great actors have not won Emmys. The legendary Angela Lansbury has been nominated 17 times and received 12 consecutive nominations for Murder, She Wrote. She’s been made a Dame of the British Empire, but she’s never won an Emmy.
It takes a special combination of talent, luck, hard work and longevity to win multiple Emmys. There are 17 actors who’ve won television’s highest honor at least five times, and each displays these characteristics. A strong show helps, too.
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Four actors on this list were honored for the same show. Most of these winners won the majority of their trophies for work on a single show. There are nine actors tied with the same number of wins.
One more piece of trivia: The four winningest actors are all women.
Scroll through the photos to find out who they are.
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MICHAEL J. FOX: 5 wins
Image Credit: 'Family Ties,' NBC/Courtesy Everett Collection RESCUE ME: 2009
SPIN CITY: 2000
FAMILY TIES: 1988, 1987, 1986
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DON KNOTTS: 5 wins
Image Credit: 'The Andy Griffith Show,' Everett Collection THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW: 1967, 1966, 1963, 1962, 1961
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CANDICE BERGEN: 5 wins
Image Credit: 'Murphy Brown,' Warner Bros. / Courtesy: Everett Collection MURPHY BROWN: 1995, 1994, 1992, 1990, 1989
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TIM CONWAY: 5 wins
Image Credit: 'The Carol Burnett Show,' Everett Collection 30 ROCK: 2008
COACH: 1996
THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW: 1978, 1977, 1973
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PETER FALK: 5 wins
Image Credit: 'Columbo,' NBC/ Courtesy: Everett Collection COLUMBO: 1990
COLUMBO NBC MYSTERY MOVIE: 1976, 1975, 1972
THE DICK POWELL SHOW: 1962
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JOHN LARROQUETTE: 5 wins
Image Credit: Warner Bros. Television/Courtesy: Everett Collection. THE PRACTICE: 1998
NIGHT COURT: 1988, 1987, 1986, 1985
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CARL REINER: 5 wins
Image Credit: 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' Everett Collection MAD ABOUT YOU: 1995
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW: 1966, 1965
CAESAR’S HOUR: 1958, 1957
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KELSEY GRAMMER: 5 wins
Image Credit: 'Frasier,' Everett Collection THE SIMPSONS: 2006
FRASIER: 2004, 1998, 1995, 1994
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BETTY WHITE: 5 wins
Image Credit: 'Golden Girls,' Touchstone Television/courtesy Everett Collection SATURDAY NGHT LIVE: 2010
THE JOHN LARROQUETTE SHOW: 1996
THE GOLDEN GIRLS: 1986
THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW: 1976, 1975
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JOHN LITHGOW: 6 wins
Image Credit: '3rd Rock from the Sun,' Paul Drinkwater/Carsey-Werner/Courtesy Everett Collection THE CROWN: 2017
DEXTER: 2010
3RD ROCK FROM THE SUN: 1999, 1997, 1996
AMAZING STORIES: 1986
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ART CARNEY: 6 wins
Image Credit: 'The Honeymooners,' Everett Collection TERRIBLE JOE MORAN – AN ITT THEATRE SPECIAL: 1984
THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW: 1968, 1967, 1955, 1954
THE HONEYMOONERS: 1956
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TYNE DALY: 6 wins
Image Credit: Everett Collection JUDGING AMY: 2003
CHRISTY: 1996
CAGNEY & LACEY: 1988, 1985, 1984, 1983
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ED ASNER: 7 wins
Image Credit: 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Everett Collection LOU GRANT: 1980, 1978
ROOTS: 1977
RICH MAN, POOR MAN: 1976
THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW: 1975, 1972, 1971
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MARY TYLER MOORE: 7 wins
Image Credit: 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' Everett Collection THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW: 1976, 1974, 1973; 1974 (Actress of the Year – Series)
THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW: 1966, 1964
STOLEN BABIES: 1993
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ALLISON JANNEY: 7 wins
Image Credit: 'The West Wing,' NBC/Courtesy: Everett Collection MOM: 2015, 2014
MASTERS OF SEX: 2014
THE WEST WING: 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000
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CLORIS LEACHMAN: 8 wins
Image Credit: 'Malcolm in the Middle,' Everett Collection MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE: 2006, 2002
PROMISED LAND: 1998
SAG 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: 1984
CHER: 1975
THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW: 1975, 1974
A BRAND NEW LIFE – TUESDAY MOVIE OF THE WEEK: 1973
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JULIA LOUIS DREYFUS: 8 wins
Image Credit: The 2015 Emmys, Everett Collection VEEP: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE: 2006
SEINFELD: 1996
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