| SCOTT | Ridley ___ (b 1937), South Shields-born film director and producer (5) |
| VARDA | Agnes, Belgian-born film director and photographer born in 1928 (5) |
| PETER | ___ Jackson, New Zealand born film director and screenwriter (5) |
| EDDIE | Toronto Maple Leafs great Mr. Shack (b. 1937 - d. 2020) |
| IDLE | Eric ___, South Shields-born member of the Monty Python comedy team |
| RAMSAY | South Shields-born comedian, Chris _ (6) |
| WARRENBEATTY | US actor, star of Heaven Can Wait, b. 1937 (6,6) |
| KORDA | Hungarian-born British film director and producer, Alexander, d. 1956 (5) |
| LEROY | American film director and producer who launched the careers of Clark Gable, Audrey Hepburn and Sophia Loren, among others (6,5) |
| SPIKE | Nickname of the US film director and producer Shelton Jackson Lee (5) |
| RISHI | Indian actor, film director and producer who worked in Hindi films (First name) |
| CAPRA | Frank ___ (1897-1992), an Italian-born film director (5) |
| JULIO | 2000-2006 Sunderland, 2006-2013 Middlesbrough and 2015-2018 South Shields midfielder (5) |
| FONDA | American actor. film director and screenwriter who co-wrote and starred in the 1969 film Easy Rider (5.5) |
| SOFAR | What Sandra Foster from South Shields is up to now |
| STONE | Surname shared by US film director and US actress (5) |
| PENNY | _ Marshall, US film director and comedienne (5) |
| EDGAR | _ Wright, British film director and writer (5) |
| ALEXANDERKORDA | Hungarian-born British film director and producer; the first filmmaker to receive a knighthood (9,5) |
| GENEKELLY | American dancer, actor, singer, film director and producer, and choreographer whose films include Singin' in the Rain and An American in Paris |
