| 100% | NERO | 4 | Role played by 52-Across in "The Story of Mankind" |
| 59% | SUGARPLUMFAIRY | 14 | Role played by 16-Across in a 1954 production of "The Nutcracker": 3 wds. |
| 52% | EBENEZER | 8 | Scrooge played by 30-Across in the 1984 version of "A Christmas Carol" |
| 52% | NERO | 4 | Peter Lorre's role in "The Story of Mankind" |
| 52% | LEIA | 4 | Role played by Carrie Fisher in the “Star Wars” franchise |
| 52% | THEBIGBADWOLF | 13 | Villain in the story named by the starts of 17-, 25-, 47- and 57-Across |
| 52% | DAEMON | 6 | Prince played by 15-Across in the HBO fantasy series "House of the Dragon" |
| 51% | NERO | 4 | Historical role for Peter Lorre in "The Story of Mankind" |
| 51% | SCHWIMMER | 9 | Friends actor David ___, who plays the role of the attorney, Robert Kardashian, in "American Crime Story" |
| 51% | CHRISTOPHER | 11 | ___ Walken, actor who made a cameo in "Pulp Fiction" by playing the role of an ex-soldier |
| 50% | THORNDIKE | 9 | Sybil —, actress who played the title role in 1924 London production of Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw |
| 50% | PHILIP | 6 | Prince played by 15-Across in the first two seasons of the Netflix historical drama "The Crown" |
| 50% | STARRCARTER | 11 | Character played by Amandla Stenberg in the movie adaptation of 30-Across: 2 wds. |
| 50% | NED | 3 | Role played by Sean Bean in "Game of Thrones," fondly |
| 49% | WOLF | 4 | Villain in the tale named by the starts of 20-, 32-, 41- and 52-Across |
| 49% | JONATHAN | 8 | Role played by Boris Karloff on Broadway and Raymond Massey in the film |
| 48% | PORTHOS | 7 | Classic role played by Gérard Depardieu in "The Man in the Iron Mask" |
| 47% | THEDESERTFOX | 12 | 1951 biopic subtitled The Story of Rommel starring James Mason in the title role |
| 47% | EDWARD | 6 | ___ Cullen, role played by Robert Pattinson in the "Twilight" series |
| 47% | TOTO | 4 | Role played by a dog with a bigger salary than some human actors in the same film |
| 47% | DENNISQUAID | 11 | "Flight of the Phoenix" actor who plays the title role in 16-Across: 2 wds. |
| 47% | WILLY | 5 | With 35-Across, the lead role in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" |
| 47% | GALADRIEL | 9 | Character played by Cate Blanchett in the “Lord of the Rings” films |
| 46% | PETERLORRE | 10 | Nero's portrayer in "The Story of Mankind" |
| 46% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Pirate played by Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BERNIEMADOFF | 12 | Disgraced former financier played by 17-Across in "The Wizard of Lies": 2 wds. |
| 46% | EPIGONI | 7 | Play by Sophocles about the sons of the Seven against Thebes in Greek legend |
| 46% | FRODO | 5 | Character played by Elijah Wood in "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 46% | RIGGS | 5 | Bobby played by Steve Carell in the 2017 film "Battle of the Sexes" |
| 45% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "The Sound of Music" actress who won an Oscar for playing the title role in 40-Across (2 wds.) |