From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards
33rd Primetime Emmy Awards
33rd Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Date September 13, 1981
Drama Series
Site Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena,
California • for playing "Frank Furillo" on Hill Street Blues
• Edward Asner for playing "Lou Grant" on Lou
Creative Arts September 12, 1981 Grant
Awards
• Larry Hagman for playing "J. R. Ewing" on Dallas
Host Shirley MacLaine, Edward Asner • Jim Davis for playing "Jock Ewing" on Dallas
• Louis Gossett, Jr. for playing "Bessie’s Father" in
TV in the United States
Palmerstown, U.S.A’
Network CBS • Pernell Roberts for playing "Dr. John ’Trapper’
McIntyre" on Trapper John, M.D.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a
The 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday,
Comedy Series
September 13, 1981. The ceremony was broadcast on CBS. • for playing “Louise Jefferson” on The Jeffersons
It was hosted by Shirley MacLaine and Edward Asner. • Cathryn Damon for playing “Mary Campbell” on
Soap
• Katherine Helmond for playing “Jessica Tate” on
Outstanding Comedy Series Soap
• Taxi • Lynn Redgrave for playing “Ann Atkinson” in
• Barney Miller House Calls
• M*A*S*H • Eileen Brennan for playing “Mrs. McKenzie” in
• Soap Taxi
• WKRP in Cincinnati
Outstanding Lead Actress in a
Outstanding Drama Series
Drama Series
• Hill Street Blues
• Dallas • for playing “Grace Gardner“ on Hill Street Blues
• Lou Grant • Barbara Bel Geddes for playing “Eleanor "Miss
• Quincy, M.E. Ellie" Southworth Ewing Farlow“ on Dallas
• The White Shadow • Linda Gray for playing “Sue Ellen Ewing“ on
Dallas
• Stefanie Powers for playing “Jennifer Hart“ on
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Hart to Hart
Comedy Series • Veronica Hamel for playing “Joyce Davenport“
on Hill Street Blues
• for playing “Alex Reiger” on Taxi • Michael Learned for playing “Mary Benjamin“ on
• Richard Mulligan for playing “Burt Campbell” on Nurse
Soap
• Hal Linden for playing “Capt. Barney Miller” on
Barney Miller
Outstanding Supporting Actor
• Alan Alda for playing “Capt. Benjamin Franklin in a Comedy Series
Pierce” on M*A*S*H
• John Ritter for playing “Jack Tripper” on Three’s • for playing "Louie De Palma" on Taxi
Company • Steve Landesberg for playing "Arthur Dietrich"
in Barney Miller
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 33rd Primetime Emmy Awards
• Harry Morgan for playing "Sherman T. Potter" • Barbara Bosson for playing "Fay Furillo" on Hill
on M*A*S*H Street Blues
• David Ogden Stiers for playing "Charles Emerson • Betty Thomas for playing "Lucille Bates" on Hill
Winchester III" on M*A*S*H Street Blues
• Howard Hesseman for playing "Dr. Johnny Fever" • Linda Kelsey for playing "Billie Newman" in Lou
on WKRP in Cincinnati Grant
Outstanding Supporting Actor Outstanding Writing in a Dra-
in a Drama Series ma Series
• for playing "Phil Esterhaus" on Hill Street Blues • Hill Street Blues
• Charles Haid for playing "Andy Renko" on Hill • Lou Grant
Street Blues • American Dream
• Bruce Weitz for playing "Michael "Mick" Belker"
on Hill Street Blues
• Mason Adams for playing "Charlie Hume" in Lou
Outstanding Directing in a Dra-
Grant ma Series
• Robert Walden for playing "Joe Rossi" in Lou
• Hill Street Blues
Grant
• Lou Grant
• American Dream
Outstanding Supporting Ac-
tress in a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing in a Com-
• for playing "Doreen Lewis" on Private Benjamin edy Series
• Anne Meara for playing "Veronica Rooney" in
• Taxi
Archie Bunker’s Place
• M*A*S*H
• Loretta Swit for playing "Margaret Houlihan" on
• The Greatest American Hero
M*A*S*H
• Marla Gibbs for playing "Florence Johnston" on
The Jeffersons Outstanding Directing in a
• Loni Anderson for playing "Jennifer Marlowe" on
WKRP in Cincinnati Comedy Series
• Taxi
Outstanding Supporting Ac- • M*A*S*H
• Archie Bunker’s Place
tress in a Drama Series • Happy Days
• WKRP in Cincinnati
• for playing "Margaret Pynchon" in Lou Grant
• Barbara Barrie for playing "Evelyn Stoller" in
Breaking Away
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