| DONAMECHE | He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for 1985's "Cocoon," which was filmed at and set in a retirement community on Tampa Bay |
| BRIMLEY | Wilford who co-starred in 1985's "Cocoon" |
| POLISH | Like the late, great Stanislaw Lem, who wrote Solaris (which was filmed twice). |
| ALLQUIETONTHE | (and 18, 21 down) Powerful 1929 novel which was filmed in 1930 (3,5,2,3) |
| ROBERTDENIRO | He won a Best Actor Oscar for Raging Bull and Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II: 3 wds. |
| EDBEGLEY | American actor whose films include 12 Angry Men and Sweet Bird of Youth, for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar |
| HENRYFONDA | He won a Best Actor Oscar for On Golden Pond a year after he'd been awarded one for Lifetime Achieve |
| GENEHACKMAN | Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for "The French Connection" and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Unforgiven": 2 wds. |
| STEPHENREA | He won a Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar for "Breakfast on Pluto" |
| SPACEY | He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Usual Suspects" |
| GRANT | He won a Best Actor BAFTA for Four Weddings And A Funeral (4,5) |
| HUGH | He won a Best Actor BAFTA for Four Weddings And A Funeral (4,5) |
| HEFLIN | Van ___, American actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in Johnny Eager |
| AMECHE | Actor who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in Cocoon, Don - (6) |
| WALTERMATTHAU | Actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in The Fortune Cookie |
| TAKE | A scene or version of a shot filmed at one time; a sequence of recorded music; a capture of a chess piece; a catch of a ball; or, a quantity of copy given to a compositor (4) |
| DARRENCRISS | He won a 2019 Golden Globe for best actor in a miniseries for "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" |
| BRANDO | He won a Best Actor Oscar for The Godfather (6) |
| PESCI | Actor who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Goodfellas, Joe - (5) |
| SINATRA | Frank ____ won a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in From Here to Eternity |
