Joel Polis
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Joel Polis is an American actor best known for his role as Fuchs in John Carpenter’s 1982 science fiction horror film "The Thing."
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| Joel Polis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19455266 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joel Polis Context triple: [The Thing (1982 film), starring, Joel Polis]
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A.
John St. Polis
John St. Polis was an American stage and film actor active in the early 20th century, known for his character roles during the silent and early sound eras.
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B.
George Hickenlooper
George Hickenlooper was an American film director and documentary filmmaker known for works such as "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" and various narrative features exploring Hollywood and American culture.
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C.
Joe Crowley
Joe Crowley is an American Democratic politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in party leadership before losing his seat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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D.
Brad Hamilton
Brad Hamilton is a central teenage character in the 1982 coming-of-age comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," known for juggling work, relationships, and the pressures of growing up.
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E.
Lee Guber
Lee Guber was an American theatrical producer and entertainment entrepreneur known for developing and operating major live performance venues and productions in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Joel Polis Target entity description: Joel Polis is an American actor best known for his role as Fuchs in John Carpenter’s 1982 science fiction horror film "The Thing."
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A.
John St. Polis
John St. Polis was an American stage and film actor active in the early 20th century, known for his character roles during the silent and early sound eras.
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B.
George Hickenlooper
George Hickenlooper was an American film director and documentary filmmaker known for works such as "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" and various narrative features exploring Hollywood and American culture.
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C.
Joe Crowley
Joe Crowley is an American Democratic politician who represented New York in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in party leadership before losing his seat to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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D.
Brad Hamilton
Brad Hamilton is a central teenage character in the 1982 coming-of-age comedy film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," known for juggling work, relationships, and the pressures of growing up.
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E.
Lee Guber
Lee Guber was an American theatrical producer and entertainment entrepreneur known for developing and operating major live performance venues and productions in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.