| DENNISHOPPER | Veteran US actor who died in 2010 known for the films Apocalypse Now and Easy Rider (6,6) |
| GENE | _ Kelly, dancer and actor known for the films Singin' in the Rain and An American in Paris (4) |
| SHEEN | Martin, actor who played Capt. Willard in the film Apocalypse Now (5) |
| CHASE | Chevy _, veteran US actor who starred in National Lampoon's Vacation films (5) |
| ROLLESTON | NZ actor known for the films Boy and The Dark Horse, James - (9) |
| ROBERT | _ Vaughn, veteran US actor who appeared in Coronation St (6) |
| HEARTOFDARKNESS | Conrad novella that inspired the film Apocalypse Now |
| ROCK | _ Hudson, late US actor who died in 1985 (4) |
| REDFORD | Robert ___, US actor who died in 2025 (7) |
| RON | ___ Cephas Jones (This is US actor who died August 19) |
| MARLONBRANDO | Actor who played the role of Colonel Walter E. Kurtz in the 1979 film Apocalypse Now (6,6) |
| ROBERTDUVALL | Veteran US actor whose films include 2014's The Judge (6,6) |
| THEVALKYRIES | Ride Of ____, music by Richard Wagner featured in 1979 film Apocalypse Now (3,9) |
| LAURENCE | ____ Fishburne, US actor known for his roles in Apocalypse Now and The Matrix films (8) |
| COPPOLA | Director and producer whose films include The Godfather and its sequels, Apocalypse Now and The Rain |
| DUVALL | Whose roles include Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now and Tom Hagen in The Godfather. (6) |
| VIETNAM | War providing the setting for the 1979 film Apocalypse Now (7) |
| ULLMANN | Liv, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for the films Face To Face and The Emigrants (7) |
| MERCURIO | Actor and boxing referee who died in 2010, Gus ... (8) |
| PETERPORTER | Australia-born poet, author of volumes Max is Missing and Afterburner, who died in 2010 (5,6) |