bit part
minor role

Love didn't even have a bit part in this play.

Playing the bit part did not come easily, he said.

He turned to the film industry, playing bit parts in several films.

But members of Congress played only a bit part here last week.

Should he risk his job for a bit part that might not even make the final cut?

Luck played only a bit part in all of this.

That work led to a number of bit parts in 1951 and '52.

A few of the other company members have also won bit parts in his films.

He worked in both the movies and television, often taking bit parts.

Apart from a few bit parts, the rest would be real people.