: Give the actor multiple roles. It's fairly common in small cast shows to have one or two actors filling all of the bit parts, as long as those parts don't appear on screen together (or

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Give the actor multiple roles.

It's fairly common in small cast shows to have one or two actors filling all of the bit parts, as long as those parts don't appear on screen together (or even if they do appear on screen together – The 39 Steps (the play version) features a scene where an actor has to shake hands with himself).

Now you can credit the actor as "Courier and others" or whatever, and include the role you wish to hide among the 'others'.

Use a name the audience hasn't heard

Amadeus already suggested this, but it's a good idea so here it again.

If the audience knows that the good friend Shorty has died, then they will have no way of knowing that the 'James Thurgood' on the program is the friend 'Shorty'. If James didn't have a nickname, you can just call him 'Mr. Thurgood'. If both his first and last names are in the script, then use their job title (e.g. The Banker) in the program.

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