| GENE | Late actor who played Willy Wonka (4,6) |
| WILDER | Late actor who played Willy Wonka (4,6) |
| DEPP | Johnny --, actor who played Willy Wonka in the 2005 film 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (4) |
| GENEWILDER | He played Willy Wonka in a 1971 movie: 2 wds. |
| JOHNNYDEPP | He played Willy Wonka in a 2005 movie: 2 wds. |
| LUPUS | Peter ___, US actor who played Willy Armitage in the series Mission: Impossible (5) |
| HURT | John _, late actor who played the War Doctor in Doctor Who (4) |
| TROYER | Verne ?, late actor who played Mini-Me in 1999 film comedy Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me |
| TELLY | Late actor who played Kojak; ___ Savalas (5) |
| ANNE | Late actor who played Corrie's Deirdre Barlow, ---- Kirkbride (4) |
| WEST | Adam _, late actor who played TV's Batman (4) |
| DEREK | ___ Fowlds, late actor who played Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat (5) |
| DUDLEYMOORE | Late actor who played the titular character in Arthur (6,5) |
| SACHS | Andrew ___, late actor who played Manuel in Fawlty Towers (5) |
| RAYMOND | _ Burr, late actor who played Perry Mason and Ironside (7) |
| LEONARD | ___ Nimoy, late actor who played Spock in Star Trek (7) |
| JOHNTHAW | Late actor who played Inspector Morse (4,4) |
| REID | Mike _, late actor who played Frank Butcher in EastEnders (4) |
| ADAM | Late actor who played Batman, _ West (4) |
| CHADWICK | Late actor who played T'Challa aka Black Panther (8,7) |