1994
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for In the Heat of the Night

1992
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for In the Heat of the Night

1991
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for In the Heat of the Night

1990
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for In the Heat of the Night

1989
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for In the Heat of the Night
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama for In the Heat of the Night

1979
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for All in the Family

1978
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for All in the Family
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for All in the Family

1977
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for All in the Family

1976
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for All in the Family

1975
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for All in the Family
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for All in the Family

1974
• Emmy (Primetime), Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for All in the Family
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for All in the Family

1973
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series for All in the Family
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for All in the Family

1972
• Golden Globe, Actor in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Series or Television Movie for All in the Family
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series for All in the Family

1971
• Emmy (Primetime), Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series for All in the Family
• Golden Globe, Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for All in the Family