51.   Hmm. Probably some suitably homespun-looking character actor recruited to lend his name and face to overpriced popcorn.

52.   His bushy eyebrows and bulbous nose evoke a character actor.

53.   Hollywood has indulged in plenty of gender-role games with character actors like Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams.

54.   I think Claude Rains, who was a popular character actor in that era, had an important, but secondary, role.

55.   I want to be a character actor.

56.   If the Lakers aim to go far beyond the first round of the NBA playoffs, their stars will do well to emulate their leading character actor.

57.   In some ways, Keitel is fortunate because he is a gifted character actor who never seems to stop working.

58.   In real life, what kind of character was this famous character actor?

59.   Increasingly, character actors are turning to television series for both steady employment and highly visible, well-written roles.

60.   Jake Dengel, a veteran character actor, died Monday at the Group One Hospice in Sherman Oaks, Calif.