| ARNESS | James ___, American actor who played Marshal Matt Dillon in the TV series Gunsmoke for 20 years |
| JAMESARNESS | Actor who played Matt Dillon in the TV show Gunsmoke (5,6) |
| VANALLEN | James ___, American space scientist after whom two belts of radiation around the Earth are named (3,5) |
| TEX | 1982 drama with Matt Dillon in the title role |
| DILLON | Matt --, character played by James Arness in the TV western series 'Gunsmoke' (6) |
| MATTDILLON | Marshal of Dodge City in the 1955-75 US western series Gunsmoke, played by James Arness (4,6) |
| MCCLURE | Doug ___, American actor who played Trampas in the western series The Virginian |
| MCCONAUGHEY | Matthew ___ American actor who plays Moondog in the American comedy film The Beach Bum: 2 wds. |
| WHEATON | Wil ___, American actor who played Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| HEFLIN | Van ___, American actor who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in Johnny Eager |
| AZARIA | Hank ___, American actor who is the voice of several characters in The Simpsons (6) |
| FRANZ | Dennis ___, American actor who played Norman Buntz in Hill Street Blues and Andy Sipowicz in NYPD Blue |
| WATERSTON | Sam ___, American actor who a received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for The Killing Fields |
| MATURE | Victor ___, American actor who starred in the 1953 film The Robe |
| CHEADLE | Don ___, American actor who received an Oscar nomination for the film Hotel Rwanda |
| ONEAL | Ryan ___, American actor who originally found fame in the soap opera Peyton Place |
| RIPVANWINKLE | Who, in a tale, went to sleep for 20 years in the Catskill Mountains? (3,3,6) |
| PACINO | Al ___ American actor who portrayed Tony Montana in the 1983 movie Scarface |
| NICHOLSON | Jack _, American actor who starred in The Shining (9) |
| FAIRBANKS | Douglas _, American actor who hosted the first Academy Awards in 1929 (9) |
