| 100% | GREGORYPECK | 11 | He played Commander Dwight Towers in 1959's "On the Beach" |
| 40% | CHARLIEDAY | 10 | He plays a character with the same first name (and the last name Kelly) on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": 2 wds. |
| 40% | KENS | 4 | Fighters on the beach in 2023's "Barbie" |
| 39% | RALPHWAITE | 10 | He played John Walton, Sr., the dad in the seven-kid family on "The Waltons": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROBERTREED | 10 | He played Mike Brady, the dad in the six-kid family on "The Brady Bunch": 2 wds. |
| 39% | DICKVANPATTEN | 13 | He played Tom Bradford, the dad in the eight-kid family on "Eight Is Enough": 3 wds. |
| 39% | KJAPA | 5 | He plays Archie Andrews on the CW's Riverdale |
| 38% | MATTDAMON | 9 | He played the title role in 2015's The Martian |
| 38% | ALDA | 4 | He played the U.S. president in "Canadian Bacon," 1995 |
| 38% | JACKNICHOLSON | 13 | He played the Joker in 1989's "Batman": 2 wds. |
| 38% | IAN | 3 | He played Gus the Theater Cat in 2019's Cats |
| 37% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | He played the title role in 2010's "Robin Hood": 2 wds. |
| 37% | JOHNCLEESE | 10 | He played a ghost in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" |
| 37% | JAMESMASON | 10 | He played Captain Nemo in 1954's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" |
| 36% | CHEVYCHASE | 10 | He played Clark Griswold in the 1983 comedy "National Lampoon's Vacation": 2 wds. |
| 36% | SAND | 4 | Stuff on the beach or in an hourglass |
| 36% | JOAQUIN | 7 | He played Freddie in The Master |
| 36% | JAMESCAAN | 9 | He played Sonny in The Godfather |
| 36% | PAUL | 4 | He played Edward in The Batman |
| 36% | CRISPIN | 7 | He played Andy in The Doors |
| 36% | JETLI | 5 | He played the hero in “Hero” |
| 36% | ARNESS | 6 | He played The Thing in 1951 |
| 36% | ABEL | 4 | He plays Tedros on The Idol |
| 36% | CHARLIEHUNNAM | 13 | He played King Arthur in 2017's "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword": 2 wds. |
| 36% | GRAHAMCHAPMAN | 13 | He played King Arthur in 1975's "Monty Python and the Holy Grail": 2 wds. |
| 35% | UKE | 3 | It's often played on the beach |
| 35% | ARNESS | 6 | He played the Thing in "The Thing" |
| 35% | PRYOR | 5 | He played the Wiz in "The Wiz" |
| 35% | SHAQ | 4 | He played with Kobe on the Lakers |
| 35% | ALPACINO | 8 | He played Michael Corleone in The Godfather |