William Sylvester
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William Sylvester was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Sylvester canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20469157 — 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: William Sylvester Context triple: [Dr. Heywood Floyd, portrayedBy, William Sylvester]
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A.
Willie E. Gary
Willie E. Gary is a prominent American trial lawyer and philanthropist known for winning massive jury verdicts in high-profile civil cases and for his significant charitable contributions.
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B.
Leroy McClain
Leroy McClain is a British-American actor known for his work in television, film, and theater, including his role as Shy Baldwin in *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*.
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C.
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
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D.
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Westerns and for originating the role of Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek franchise.
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E.
Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown was a popular American comedian and film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his wide-mouthed grin and roles in numerous Hollywood comedies.
- 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: William Sylvester Target entity description: William Sylvester was an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick’s science fiction film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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A.
Willie E. Gary
Willie E. Gary is a prominent American trial lawyer and philanthropist known for winning massive jury verdicts in high-profile civil cases and for his significant charitable contributions.
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B.
Leroy McClain
Leroy McClain is a British-American actor known for his work in television, film, and theater, including his role as Shy Baldwin in *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*.
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C.
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson was an American comedian and actor best known as Jack Benny’s gravel-voiced valet “Rochester” on radio and television, making him one of the first prominent Black stars in mainstream U.S. entertainment.
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D.
Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Westerns and for originating the role of Captain Christopher Pike in the Star Trek franchise.
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E.
Joe E. Brown
Joe E. Brown was a popular American comedian and film actor of the 1930s and 1940s, known for his wide-mouthed grin and roles in numerous Hollywood comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.