| 100% | ROD | 3 | Actor Steiger who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1959 biopic |
| 75% | BEN | 3 | Actor Gazzara who played the title role of 15-Across in a 1975 film |
| 62% | REEVES | 6 | Steve who played the title role of Hercules in a 1959 film |
| 55% | MORRISCHESTNUT | 14 | Actor who plays the title character of 47-Across in a CBS series that premiered in January: 2 wds. |
| 53% | LARRYPARKS | 10 | Actor who played the title role in 1946 biopic The Jolson Story |
| 52% | JOHNNEVILLE | 11 | Actor who played the title role in 1988 adventure film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen |
| 52% | LONCHANEY | 9 | Actor who played the title role in 1923 silent film drama The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
| 52% | JOELMCCREA | 10 | US actor who played the title role in 1944 biopic Buffalo Bill |
| 52% | OTOOLE | 6 | Peter who played the title role in 15-/50-Across |
| 51% | ERROL | 5 | & 8D Actor who played the title role in 1942 biopic Gentleman Jim |
| 51% | DENNISQUAID | 11 | "Flight of the Phoenix" actor who plays the title role in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | OATES | 5 | Warren —, actor who played the title role in 1973 biopic Dillinger |
| 50% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | POWER | 5 | Tyrone —, actor who played the title role in 1939 biopic Jesse James |
| 50% | PENA | 4 | Michael —, actor who played the title role in 2014 biopic Cesar Chavez |
| 50% | FLYNN | 5 | Errol —, actor who played the title role in 1942 biopic Gentleman Jim |
| 50% | PARKS | 5 | Larry —, actor who played the title role in 1946 biopic The Jolson Story |
| 50% | ERROLFLYNN | 10 | Tasmania-born actor who played the title role in 1942 biopic Gentleman Jim |
| 50% | ASA | 3 | Actor Butterfield who played the title role in "Hugo" |
| 50% | ERIC | 4 | Actor Bana who played the title role in "Hulk" |
| 49% | NEVILLE | 7 | John —, actor who played the title role in 1988 film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen |
| 49% | TOBIAS | 6 | Oliver —, actor who played the title role in 1970s ITV series Arthur of the Britons |
| 49% | TOD | 3 | & 11D Actor who played the title role in 1936 film drama Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| 49% | PATTINSON | 9 | Robert who plays the title role in 22 Across |