He was a leading man in the 1930s and 40s but looked young enough still to be playing the lead well into the 1960s.

The one remaining problem was who would play the lead.

Everyone wants to play the lead, to be the big name above the title.

He started his career in Hollywood, often playing the second male lead.

Four weeks later, the show was back on the air, with another actor playing the lead.

It never managed to play the lead in a high level.

There were some weeks of speculation on who would play the lead.

It was his first time playing the lead in a theatrical production.

I could play the romantic lead in my own movies.

It was the first foreign actress who played the female lead in the Chinese television series.