My picks for Primetime Emmy Best Supporting Actor - Comedy Series 1980-1989
by jazzkinnison | created - 10 Mar 2014 | updated - 10 Mar 2014 | PublicThe TV performances I believe should have taken home the Emmy award throughout the decade of the '80's.
1. Steve Landesberg
Actor | Barney Miller
Steve Landesberg was born on November 23, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Barney Miller (1975), Wild Hogs (2007) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). He was married to Nancy Ross. He died on December 20, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
For "Barney Miller"
1980 - lost to Harry Morgan - "MASH"
2. Danny DeVito
Actor | Matilda
Danny DeVito has amassed a formidable and versatile body of work as an actor, producer and director that spans the stage, television and film.
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. was born on November 17, 1944, in Neptune, New Jersey, to Italian-American parents. His mother, Julia (Moccello), was a homemaker. ...
For "Taxi"
1981 - Won That Year
3. Steve Landesberg
Actor | Barney Miller
Steve Landesberg was born on November 23, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Barney Miller (1975), Wild Hogs (2007) and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). He was married to Nancy Ross. He died on December 20, 2010 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
For "Barney Miller"
1982 - lost to Christopher Lloyd - "Taxi"
4. Christopher Lloyd
Actor | Back to the Future
Christopher Lloyd is an American actor with a relatively long career. His better known roles include drug-using taxicab driver Jim Ignatowski in the sitcom Taxi (1978), Klingon Commander Kruge in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), inventor Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown in the Back to the Future ...
For "Taxi"
1983 - Won That Year
5. Nicholas Colasanto
Actor | Cheers
Nicholas Colasanto, the actor and television director who achieved his greatest success as "Coach" on the TV series Cheers (1982) at the end of his career, was born January 19, 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island, one of seven children. He attended Providence's Central High School but did not graduate...
For "Cheers"
1984 - lost to Pat Harrington, Jr. - "One Day at a Time"
6. John Larroquette
Actor | Night Court
John Bernard Larroquette, is an all-around American actor known for his roles in both drama and comedy. He became well-known as Deputy District Attorney Dan Fielding in the NBC sitcom "Night Court" (1984-1992; 2023-present), a role that earned him four straight Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor...
For "Night Court"
1985 - Won That Year
7. John Larroquette
Actor | Night Court
John Bernard Larroquette, is an all-around American actor known for his roles in both drama and comedy. He became well-known as Deputy District Attorney Dan Fielding in the NBC sitcom "Night Court" (1984-1992; 2023-present), a role that earned him four straight Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor...
For "Night Court"
1986 - Won That Year
8. Peter Scolari
Actor | Newhart
Peter Scolari was born on September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Newhart (1982), Girls (2012) and That Thing You Do! (1996). He was married to Tracy Shayne, Cathy Trien, Debra Steagall and Lisa Kretzschmar. He died on October 22, 2021 in Manhattan...
For "Newhart"
1987 - lost to John Larroquette - "Night Court"
9. Kelsey Grammer
Actor | Cheers
A six-time Emmy Award winner, Kelsey Grammer was born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Sally (Cranmer), a singer, and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr., a musician and restaurateur, who were from the mainland. He was raised in New Jersey and Florida. Grammer was drawn to the works of William ...
For "Cheers"
1988 - lost to John Larroquette - "Night Court"
10. Meshach Taylor
Actor | Designing Women
Surrounded by four dazzling Southern-styled ladies on the hit sitcom Designing Women (1986), genial African-American actor Meshach Taylor made a name for himself as the beleaguered male foil consistently at the mercy of the title gals' antics during its popular 7-season run.
The Boston-born actor ...
For "Designing Women"
1989 - lost to Woody Harrelson - "Cheers"
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