Lyle Talbot
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Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyle Talbot canonical | 22 |
| Dr. Henry Jekyll | 1 |
| Dr. Jekyll | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T985965 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyle Talbot Context triple: [Plan 9 from Outer Space, hasCastMember, Lyle Talbot]
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A.
Barnabas
Barnabas is an early Christian disciple and missionary, closely associated with Paul, known for his role in spreading Christianity and supporting the early church.
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B.
Charles Lanyon
Charles Lanyon was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for designing many notable public buildings in Belfast and across Ulster.
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C.
Kazimierz Sabbat
Kazimierz Sabbat was a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister and later President of the Polish government-in-exile, symbolically upholding Poland’s pre-communist statehood during the Cold War.
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D.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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E.
Victor Willis
Victor Willis is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as the original lead vocalist and co-writer for the disco group Village People.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lyle Talbot Target entity description: Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
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A.
Barnabas
Barnabas is an early Christian disciple and missionary, closely associated with Paul, known for his role in spreading Christianity and supporting the early church.
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B.
Charles Lanyon
Charles Lanyon was a prominent 19th-century Irish architect known for designing many notable public buildings in Belfast and across Ulster.
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C.
Kazimierz Sabbat
Kazimierz Sabbat was a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister and later President of the Polish government-in-exile, symbolically upholding Poland’s pre-communist statehood during the Cold War.
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D.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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E.
Victor Willis
Victor Willis is an American singer, songwriter, and actor best known as the original lead vocalist and co-writer for the disco group Village People.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-02-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-03-02 ⓘ |
| familyName | Talbot ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| givenName | Lyle ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0848191 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Lyle Talbot ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prolific character acting in film and television
ⓘ
roles in low-budget cult classics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ed Wood films
ⓘ
linked to:
B-movies
Glen or Glenda ⓘ Plan 9 from Outer Space ⓘ Superman serials ⓘ The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Golden Age of Hollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood Golden Age
|
| placeOfBirth |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Commissioner Gordon
ⓘ
linked to:
James Gordon
Lex Luthor ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Epple ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Columbia Pictures
ⓘ
Monogram Pictures ⓘ
linked to:
Allied Artists Pictures
Warner Bros. ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Entertainment
|
| yearsActive | 1920s–1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyle Talbot Description of subject: Lyle Talbot was an American actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1930s through the 1980s, including roles in both major studio productions and low-budget cult classics.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lyle Talbot
linked to: Lyle Talbot