| 100% | BABARACUS | 9 | Role played by Mr. T on "The A-Team" |
| 60% | BABARACUS | 9 | "The A-Team" character played by Mr. T |
| 54% | AMYFISHER | 9 | Role played by Drew Barrymore in a 1993 TV movie based on real life |
| 53% | JONATHAN | 8 | Role played by Boris Karloff on Broadway and Raymond Massey in the film |
| 52% | TOTO | 4 | Role played by a dog with a bigger salary than some human actors in the same film |
| 50% | MOHAWK | 6 | Mr. T's hairstyle on "The A-Team" |
| 49% | SUGARPLUMFAIRY | 14 | Role played by 16-Across in a 1954 production of "The Nutcracker": 3 wds. |
| 48% | MARTYR | 6 | Role played by a sufferer, maybe |
| 48% | COWBOYS | 7 | Dallas ___, the team which has been playing a match on every Thanksgiving Day |
| 48% | ABBI | 4 | Comedian Jacobson who plays a character by the same name on "Broad City" |
| 47% | TOTO | 4 | "The Wizard of Oz" role played by Terry, a cairn terrier |
| 46% | CAMEO | 5 | Tiny film role played by a star |
| 46% | TOTO | 4 | Film role played by a terrier named Terry |
| 46% | TOTO | 4 | Classic movie role played by a cairn terrier |
| 46% | HIAWATHA | 8 | 1952 drama starring Vincent Edwards in the title role based on a poem by H W Longfellow |
| 46% | DELLA | 5 | With 37-Across, "Touched by an Angel" actress who played a landlady on "Chico and the Man" |
| 46% | CHRISTOPHER | 11 | ___ Walken, actor who made a cameo in "Pulp Fiction" by playing the role of an ex-soldier |
| 46% | EAR | 3 | Play by ___ (handle on the spot) |
| 45% | UNCLEJESSE | 10 | Role played by 18-Across on "Full House": 2 wds. |
| 45% | CLUBBERLANG | 11 | Rocky's opponent in "Rocky III," played by Mr. T: 2 wds. |
| 45% | GREATDEBATERS | 13 | "The ___," a 2007 biography directed by and starring Denzel Washington, based on an article about the Wiley College debate team: 2 wds. |
| 45% | LASSIE | 6 | Iconic 1950s-'70s female TV role played by a male |
| 45% | AMELIA | 6 | Title role played by Hilary Swank in a 2009 biopic |
| 45% | ANNIE | 5 | Musical role played by Quvenzhané Wallis in a 2014 remake |
| 45% | POPEYETHESAILOR | 15 | Nautical role played by Robin Williams in a 1980 film |
| 45% | RODDYPIPER | 10 | Rowdy ___, a wrestler who went on to play the lead role in the cult classic "They Live": 2 wds. |
| 44% | GLORIASTEINEM | 13 | Feminist journalist played by 15-Across and Alicia Vikander in a 2020 biopic based on the memoir "My Life on the Road" (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ACTING | 6 | Playing a role on stage |
| 44% | ACT | 3 | Play a role on stage |
| 44% | ACTS | 4 | Plays a role on stage |