walk-on part
Example Sentences
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Nakadai had a walk-on part in Kurosawa's 1954 classic "Seven Samurai" but later effectively replaced Toshiro Mifune as the famed director's go-to leading man after Mifune went his own way.
From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025
“I think I booked one walk-on part as a bouncer on a TV show in 2006,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023
It gave popular TikToker Michael Le a walk-on part in the film and enlisted TikTok content creators to share behind-the-scenes footage before the film’s release.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023
An aspiring model, she accepted a walk-on part in "A Hard Day's Night," which placed her in George's orbit for a day-long shoot on their mobile film set.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2023
If they are to have anything more than a mere walk-on part, they should very quickly explain themselves.
From The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors by Klickmann, Flora
