| 100% | WILLIAMHMACY | 12 | "Fargo" actor who plays 17-Across's father on "Shameless": 3 wds. |
| 65% | DOUGRAYSCOTT | 12 | "Taken 3" actor who plays Kate's father Jacob on 14-Across: 2 wds. |
| 65% | RANDALLPARK | 11 | Actor who plays 36-Across's father on "Fresh off the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 62% | DICKVANPATTEN | 13 | Actor who played widowed father Tom Bradford on "Eight Is Enough": 3 wds. |
| 62% | MICHAELJFOX | 11 | Actor who played 17-Across and 28-/29-Across: 3 wds. |
| 61% | SYDNEYPOLLACK | 13 | Actor who plays Will Truman's father on "Will & Grace" (2 wds.) |
| 59% | BENFELDMAN | 10 | Actor who plays Jonah Simms on 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 59% | RYANEGGOLD | 10 | "The Blacklist" actor who plays 17-Across on 29-Across (2 wds.) |
| 58% | ALANHALEJR | 10 | Actor who played the Skipper on "Gilligan's Island": 3 wds., abbr. |
| 56% | KYLEMACLACHLAN | 14 | "Twin Peaks" actor who plays Lucy's father Hank on "Fallout": 2 wds. |
| 56% | MAXVONSYDOW | 11 | Swedish-born actor who played Father Lankester Merrin in 18-Across: 3 wds. |
| 55% | JAMESBROLIN | 11 | "Marcus Welby, M.D." actor who plays the father on 29-/32-Across: 2 wds. |
| 55% | FREDWILLARD | 11 | "Best in Show" actor who played Phil's father Frank on "Modern Family": 2 wds. |
| 55% | RONLEIBMAN | 10 | "Norma Rae" actor who played Rachel's father, Dr. Leonard Green, on "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 55% | CRAIGTNELSON | 12 | Actor who played Hayden Fox on "Coach": 3 wds. |
| 55% | JONNYLEEMILLER | 14 | Actor who played Sherlock Holmes on "Elementary": 3 wds. |
| 55% | TONYSHALHOUB | 12 | "Monk" actor who plays Midge's father Abe Weissman on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (2 wds.) |
| 55% | BOBBALABAN | 10 | "The Monuments Men" actor who played Phoebe's father, Frank Buffay, Sr., on "Friends": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Actor who played the adoptive father on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 55% | MAXBAERJR | 9 | Actor who played Jethro on "The Beverly Hillbillies": 3 wds. |
| 55% | JERRYVANDYKE | 12 | Actor who played Luther Van Dam on "Coach": 3 wds. |
| 55% | CRAIGTNELSON | 12 | Actor who played Coach Hayden Fox on "Coach": 3 wds. |
| 54% | JEFFREYTAMBOR | 13 | "Transparent" actor who played Michael Bluth's father George on "Arrested Development": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CRAIGTNELSON | 12 | "Parenthood" actor who plays the title role on 60-Across (3 wds.) |
| 54% | LOUISGOSSETTJR | 14 | "Roots" actor who plays Will Reeves on HBO's "Watchmen" (3 wds.) |
| 53% | FREDMACMURRAY | 13 | Actor who played widowed father Steve Douglas on "My Three Sons": 2 wds. |
| 53% | RICHARDSCHIFF | 13 | Actor who plays Shaun's mentor Aaron Glassman on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 53% | ROBERTDENIRO | 12 | "GoodFellas" actor who played Father Bobby Carillo in "Sleepers": 3 wds. |
| 53% | JESSELMARTIN | 12 | Actor who played Detective Ed Green for nine seasons on "Law & Order": 3 wds. |
| 53% | MICHAELJFOX | 11 | Actor who played Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties": 3 wds. |