Awards

• 1950 – Emmy for Most Outstanding Kinescope Personality
• 1951 - National Academy of Arts and Sciences Award, Man of the Year
• 1962 – Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
• 1978 – Television special, A Tribute to "Mr. Television"
• 1979 – Emmy Special Presentation – “Mr. Television”
• 1984 – Inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame
• 1995 – Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
• 1996 – Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy from American Comedy Awards, USA
• 1999 - Star on the Walk of Fame
• December 5, 2007 – Inducted into the California Hall of Fame