Josef Swickard
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Josef Swickard was a German-born American character actor of the silent film era, known for his numerous supporting roles in early Hollywood cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Josef Swickard canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T778161 — 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: Josef Swickard Context triple: [The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film), starring, Josef Swickard]
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A.
Walter Krupinski
Walter Krupinski was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front and later a senior officer in the postwar West German Air Force.
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B.
Leopold Eidlitz
Leopold Eidlitz was a 19th-century American architect known for his influential role in developing a distinctively American Gothic and Romanesque architectural style.
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C.
Josef Bühler
Josef Bühler was a high-ranking Nazi official and lawyer who served as State Secretary in the General Government of occupied Poland and played a key role in implementing the Holocaust.
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D.
Josef Priller
Josef Priller was a renowned German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, best known for his leadership and his famous low-level strafing attack on Allied forces during the D-Day landings.
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E.
Josef Oberhauser
Josef Oberhauser was an SS officer who participated in the Nazi extermination program during the Holocaust, including involvement in the operations of the Belzec death camp.
- 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: Josef Swickard Target entity description: Josef Swickard was a German-born American character actor of the silent film era, known for his numerous supporting roles in early Hollywood cinema.
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A.
Walter Krupinski
Walter Krupinski was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front and later a senior officer in the postwar West German Air Force.
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B.
Leopold Eidlitz
Leopold Eidlitz was a 19th-century American architect known for his influential role in developing a distinctively American Gothic and Romanesque architectural style.
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C.
Josef Bühler
Josef Bühler was a high-ranking Nazi official and lawyer who served as State Secretary in the General Government of occupied Poland and played a key role in implementing the Holocaust.
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D.
Josef Priller
Josef Priller was a renowned German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, best known for his leadership and his famous low-level strafing attack on Allied forces during the D-Day landings.
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E.
Josef Oberhauser
Josef Oberhauser was an SS officer who participated in the Nazi extermination program during the Holocaust, including involvement in the operations of the Belzec death camp.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ person ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | early Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | German-born American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| era | silent film era ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Swickard ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
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film acting ⓘ silent cinema ⓘ |
| genre | silent film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Josef
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linked to:
Jozef
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| industry |
Hollywood film industry
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film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| name | Josef Swickard ⓘ |
| notability | numerous supporting roles in silent films ⓘ |
| notableFor |
supporting roles in early Hollywood cinema
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work in the silent film era ⓘ |
| notableRoleType | supporting role ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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United States of America ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josef Swickard Description of subject: Josef Swickard was a German-born American character actor of the silent film era, known for his numerous supporting roles in early Hollywood cinema.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
subject linked to:
1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse