Among his early films he played Sukhdev in Shaheed, one of his rare positive leading roles.

One of his rare leading roles was Nero Wolfe.

This film includes one of Young's rare darker roles as he plays an abusive and violent father in contrast to his more easy-going roles.

Besides providing a rare leading role for Valerie Leon, the film is particularly notable for its troubled production.

If so, she would have been granted a rare role: not as a diva, muse, songbird or peformance artist but as a female leader.

In creating the latter character, the screenplay offers Robin Williams the rare serious role that takes full advantage of his talents.

With two hundred others, some of them favorites, presumably, it must be a rather rare role... .

Sellers played a London villain, in one of his rare straight roles.

Borchardt, who is best known as the subject of the cult documentary American Movie (1999), appears in a rare leading role in this film.

"And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service."