Emmy Nominees for Multiple Series: Comedy Actor

Robert Cummings

“My Hero” (1955)
“The Bob Cummings Show” (1956-1959)

Results:
1955 – lost to Danny Thomas, “Make Room for Daddy”
1956 – lost to Phil Silvers, “The Phil Silver Show”
1957 – lost to Sid Caesar, “Caesar’s Hour”
1958 – lost to Robert Young, “Papa Knows Best”
1959 – Defeated by Jack Benny, “The Jack Benny Program”

Jackie Gleason

“The Jackie Gleason Show” (1954-1955)
“The Newlyweds” (1956)

Results:
1954 – lost to Donald O'Connor, “The Colgate Comedy Hour”
1955 – lost to Danny Thomas, “Make Room for Daddy”
1956 – lost to Phil Silvers, “The Phil Silver Show”

Sid Caesar

“Your Show of Shows” (1954)
“Caesar's Hour” (1957-1958)

Results:
1954 – lost to Donald O'Connor, “The Colgate Comedy Hour”
1957 – won
1958 – Defeated by Jack Benny, “The Jack Benny Program”

Dabney Coleman

“Buffalo Bill” (1983-1984)
“The Story of Maxwell's Slap” (1988)

Results:
1983 – loss to Judd Hirsch, “Taxi”
1984 – lost to John Ritter, “Three's Company”
1988 – lost to Michael J. Fox, “Family Ties”

John Ritter

“Three's Company” (1978; 1981; 1984)
“Hooperman” (1988)
“8 Simple Rules” (2004)

Results:
1978 – lost to Carroll O'Connor, “All in the Family”
1981 – loss to Judd Hirsch, “Taxi”
1984 – won
1988 – lost to Michael J. Fox, “Family Ties”
2004 – loss to Kelsey Grammer, “Frasier”

Richard Mulligan

“Soap” (1980-1981)
“The Empty Nest” (1989-1991)

Results:
1980; 1989 – won
1981 – loss to Judd Hirsch, “Taxi”
1990 – lost to Ted Danson, “Cheers”
1991 – loss to Burt Reynolds, “Evening Shade”

Kelsey Grammer

“Wings” (1992)
“Frasier” (1994-2002; 2004)

Results:
1992 – lost to Craig T. Nelson, “Coach”
1994-1995; 1998; 2004 – won
1996-1997; 1999 – defeat against John Lithgow, “3rd rock from the sun”
2000 – loss to Michael J. Fox, “Spin City”
2001 – loss to Eric McCormack, “Will & Grace”
2002 – lost to Ray Romano, “Everybody Loves Raymond”

Michael J. Fox

“Family Ties” (1986-1989)
“Spin City” (1997-2000)

Results:
1986-1988; 2000 – won
1989 – lost to Richard Mulligan, “Empty Nest”
1997; 1999 – lost to John Lithgow, “3rd Rock from the Sun”
1998 – loss to Kelsey Grammer, “Frasier”

Matt LeBlanc

“Friends” (2002-2004)
“Episodes” (2011; 2013-2015)

Results:
2002 – lost to Ray Romano, “Everybody Loves Raymond”
2003 – defeat against Tony Shalhoub, “Monk”
2004 – loss to Kelsey Grammer, “Frasier”
2011; 2013-2014 – loss to Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
2015 – loss to Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”

Ricky Gervais

“Extras” (2007)
“Derek” (2014)

Results:
2007 – won
2014 – loss to Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

Ted Danson

“To your health” (1983-1993)
“The Good Place” (2018-2020)

Results:
1983 – loss to Judd Hirsch, “Taxi”
1984 – lost to John Ritter, “Three's Company”
1985 – defeat against Robert Guillaume, “Benson”
1986-1988 – lost to Michael J. Fox, “Family Ties”
1989 – lost to Richard Mulligan, “Empty Nest”
1990; 1993 – won
1991 – loss to Burt Reynolds, “Evening Shade”
1992 – lost to Craig T. Nelson, “Coach”
2018-2019 – loss to Bill Hader, “Barry”
2020 – lost to Eugene Levy, “Schitt's Creek”

Don Cheadle

“The House of Lies” (2012-2015)
“Black Monday” (2019-2020)

Results:
2012 – defeat against Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
2013-2014 – loss to Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”
2015 – loss to Jeffrey Tambor, “Transparent”
2019 – lost to Bill Hader, “Barry”
2020 – lost to Eugene Levy, “Schitt's Creek”

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Emmy Nominees for Multiple Series: Comedy Actor

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Emmy Nominees for Multiple Series: Comedy Actor

Robert Cummings

Jackie Gleason

Sid Caesar

Dabney Coleman

John Ritter

Richard Mulligan

Kelsey Grammer

Michael J. Fox

Matt LeBlanc

Ricky Gervais

Ted Danson

Don Cheadle

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