In 1999, he tried his hand at television drama. With director Teng An-ning, Running Away portrayed Tao's real life story--an accidental journey from chairman to actor. Tao played himself and for that role was nominated for best actor in the Golden Bell Awards.
1999 年，陶傳正踏進電視螢光幕，在導演鄧安寧的籌劃下，將他由董事長到演員的意外之旅編成劇本，在《出走》這齣單元劇中扮演自己，並一舉入圍金鐘獎最佳男演員。