Richard Lynch
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Richard Lynch was an American character actor known for his distinctive scarred appearance and frequent portrayals of villains in film and television from the 1970s onward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Lynch canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17889890 — 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: Richard Lynch Context triple: [Bad Dreams, castMember, Richard Lynch]
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A.
Michael Dysart
Michael Dysart is an Australian architect best known for designing the UTS Tower, a prominent example of Brutalist architecture in Sydney.
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B.
Richard Shepard
Richard Shepard is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for projects such as "The Matador" and episodes of acclaimed series like "Girls" and "Ugly Betty."
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C.
John Altman
John Altman is a British composer, arranger, and conductor known for his work on numerous film and television scores, as well as collaborations with prominent popular music artists.
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D.
Seymour Parrish
Seymour Parrish is the lonely, obsessive photo technician portrayed by Robin Williams in the psychological thriller film "One Hour Photo."
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E.
Fred Searing
Fred Searing is the central protagonist of the comedy film "Hall Pass," around whom the story’s marital and midlife-crisis hijinks revolve.
- 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: Richard Lynch Target entity description: Richard Lynch was an American character actor known for his distinctive scarred appearance and frequent portrayals of villains in film and television from the 1970s onward.
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A.
Michael Dysart
Michael Dysart is an Australian architect best known for designing the UTS Tower, a prominent example of Brutalist architecture in Sydney.
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B.
Richard Shepard
Richard Shepard is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for projects such as "The Matador" and episodes of acclaimed series like "Girls" and "Ugly Betty."
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C.
John Altman
John Altman is a British composer, arranger, and conductor known for his work on numerous film and television scores, as well as collaborations with prominent popular music artists.
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D.
Seymour Parrish
Seymour Parrish is the lonely, obsessive photo technician portrayed by Robin Williams in the psychological thriller film "One Hour Photo."
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E.
Fred Searing
Fred Searing is the central protagonist of the comedy film "Hall Pass," around whom the story’s marital and midlife-crisis hijinks revolve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.