| GENEHACKMAN | Oscar-winning actor in The French Connection (4,7) |
| FORESTWHITAKER | Oscar-winning actor in The Last King of Scotland |
| DICAPRIO | Leonardo ---, Oscar-winning actor in The Revenant |
| LAHR | Tony-winning actor in the musical "Foxy" (1964) |
| HACKMAN | Gene ---, Oscar-winning actor in Unforgiven and The French Connection |
| COSTNER | Oscar-winning actor in films including Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, The Bodyguard and Waterworld (7) |
| GOSSETT | Louis ___ Jr. (Oscar-winning actor in 'An Officer and a Gentleman') |
| CHER | Oscar-winning actor in 1987 film Moonstruck (4) |
| ANNE | Oscar-winning actor in Les Miserables, ---- Hathaway (4) |
| JKSIMMONS | Oscar-winning actor in Farmers Insurance ads |
| EGAN | Eddie ___ (real-life cop storied in "The French Connection") |
| POPEYE | Gene's role in "The French Connection" |
| LINKAGE | A king involved in The French Connection (7) |
| HENRI | ___ Devereaux, con man in "The French Connection" |
| DOYLE | Detective in "The French Connection" |
| CHASE | Big scene in "The French Connection" |
| GENE | DNA of jobbing writer chap found in the French Connection (4,7) |
| FERNANDOREY | The French Connection costar |
| COP | Eddie Egan, the subject of "The French Connection," was one |
| FRIEDKIN | William ?, Best Director Oscar winner for 1971 film The French Connection (8) |
