title role

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That same year, Altman also gave him the title role in his “Brewster McCloud,” an eccentric fable about a Houston loner determined to build a pair of wings and take flight.

From Los Angeles Times

Clooney has been praised for playing the title role in Jay Kelly, with New York Magazine saying his turn as an aging movie stars was "the performance of his life".

From BBC

Gil Gerard, an actor best known for his title roles in ‘Buck Rogers in the 25th Century’ on screens big and small, died Tuesday of cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

Safdie said the 29-year-old Franco-American actor was tailor-made for the title role and wholly committed to the project from the get-go.

From Barron's

NBC’s interest led to his casting in the title role in Universal Pictures’ “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century,” starring alongside Erin Gray as Col.

From Los Angeles Times