| 100% | RYAN | 4 | Actor O'Neal who plays the father of Temperance Brennan on "Bones" |
| 54% | SHALHOUB | 8 | Actor Tony who plays the father of 48-Across on an Emmy-winning Amazon series |
| 51% | ONEAL | 5 | Ryan ___ (actor who plays Temperance Brennan's father on "Bones") |
| 47% | DAMON | 5 | Actor Matt who plays the father of Abigail Breslin's character in "Stillwater" |
| 47% | ADAMWEST | 8 | Actor who played the part of Batman on TV |
| 46% | SAMROCKWELL | 11 | Actor who plays the father in the 2015 remake of 18-Across: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ALEXKARRAS | 10 | Actor who played the adoptive father on "Webster": 2 wds. |
| 45% | WEST | 4 | Actor Dominic who plays the Prince of Wales on "The Crown" |
| 45% | BRUCECAMPBELL | 13 | Actor who played the role of Ronald Reagan on FX's TV show "Fargo" |
| 45% | ALANRITCHSON | 12 | "Reacher" actor who plays the father of a critically ill girl in "Ordinary Angels" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | BILLPAXTON | 10 | "Twister" actor who plays the father of 25-Across in the 2017 film "The Circle" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | DULE | 4 | Actor Hill who plays the dad on the 2021 reboot of "The Wonder Years" |
| 43% | HAMM | 4 | Actor Jon who plays the Archangel Gabriel on the upcoming TV adaptation of "Good Omens" |
| 42% | RANDALLPARK | 11 | Actor who plays 36-Across's father on "Fresh off the Boat" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CERA | 4 | Michael who played the father of Ellen Page's child in "Juno" |
| 42% | BRANDONROUTH | 12 | Actor who plays Ray Palmer/Atom on The CW's "Legends of Tomorrow" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Thewlis, actor who played the father in Charlie Kaufman's "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" |
| 41% | DALY | 4 | Actor Tim who plays a football team owner on the revival of "The Game" |
| 41% | READ | 4 | Actor James who plays Clyde Weston on the still-running "Days of Our Lives" |
| 41% | CARLOSVALDES | 12 | Actor who plays Cisco Ramon on "The Flash" which is a part of the Arrowverse: 2 wds. |
| 41% | FREDANDREWS | 11 | A "Riverdale" character who is the father of 31a, played by actor Luke Perry: 2 wds |
| 40% | STEVECARELL | 11 | "The Office" actor who plays the first Chief of Space Operations on "Space Force" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | GARYSINISE | 10 | "Forrest Gump" Oscar nominee who plays the father of 18-Across in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | PETER | 5 | Actor ___ Dinklage who plays Tyrion Lannister on the TV series "Game of Thrones" |
| 40% | GRAHAMMCTAVISH | 14 | "Outlander" actor who plays Ser Westerling on "House of the Dragon" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DANIELKALUUYA | 13 | Actor who plays Slim, one of the title characters on the run in 2019's "Queen & Slim": 2 wds. |
| 40% | RAULJULIA | 9 | Actor who played the patriarch of Addams Family |
| 40% | TIMOTHYHUTTON | 13 | "Ordinary People" Oscar winner who plays the father of 50-Across in a 2020 biopic (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JAYHERNANDEZ | 12 | "Scandal" actor who played Magnum on the reboot of "Magnum, P.I." (2 wds.) |
| 40% | IAN | 3 | Actor who played the role of Gandalf in "LOTR" |