| ETHANHAWKE | Actor who played Todd Anderson in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society |
| RENFRO | Brad -, US actor who played Todd Bowden in 1998 film drama Apt Pupil (6) |
| NICHOLSON | Surname of the actor who played 'The Joker' in the 1989 film, 'Batman' (9) |
| JACKNICHOLSON | Actor who played The Joker in the 1989 film Batman directed by Tim Burton (4,9) |
| TOMCONTI | Actor who played Costas in the 1989 film Shirley Valentine |
| BRIERS | Richard, actor who played Bardolph in the 1989 film Henry V (6) |
| MEGRYAN | Actress who played Sally in the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally... |
| URSULA | Name of the sea witch in the 1989 film 'The Little Mermaid' (6) |
| SCUTTLE | Seagull in the 1989 film The Little Mermaid (7) |
| GROMIT | Wallace and ___ , claymation comedy duo who debuted in the 1989 film A Grand Day Out (6) |
| PROFUMO | Ian McKellen played John ____ in the 1989 film Scandal |
| MCCLANE | John, main character played by Bruce Willis in the 1989 film Die Hard (7) |
| JACK | _ Nicholson, the Joker in the 1989 film Batman (4) |
| DANNYAIELLO | Spike Lee’s co-star in the 1989 film Do the Right Thing |
| PARTON | Dolly, singer/actress who appeared in the 1989 film Steel Magnolias (6) |
| PENN | Sean --, American actor who starred in the 1995 film 'Dead Man Walking' (4) |
| CHRISTYBROWN | Irish writer and painter played by Daniel Day-Lewis in the 1989 film My Left Foot (7,5) |
| PIERCE | Actor who has played Todd Grimshaw since 2020 in Coronation Street (6,6) |
| GARETH | Actor who has played Todd Grimshaw since 2020 in Coronation Street (6,6) |
| JERRYLEELEWIS | Rockabilly star depicted in the 1989 film Great Balls of Fire, b. 1935 (5,3,5) |
