Ric Waite
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Ric Waite was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous popular films and television projects from the 1970s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ric Waite canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253713 — 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: Ric Waite Context triple: [Brewster's Millions (1985 film), cinematographyBy, Ric Waite]
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A.
Duane Sutter
Duane Sutter is a former Canadian professional ice hockey winger best known for winning four consecutive Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders in the early 1980s.
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B.
Rich Sutter
Rich Sutter is a former Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL and is part of the well-known Sutter hockey family.
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C.
Joe Ricketts
Joe Ricketts is an American businessman best known as the founder of the online brokerage firm TD Ameritrade and a prominent member of the billionaire Ricketts family.
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D.
Rickey Thompson
Rickey Thompson is an American actor, comedian, and social media personality known for his energetic online videos and roles in television series.
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E.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- 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: Ric Waite Target entity description: Ric Waite was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous popular films and television projects from the 1970s through the 1990s.
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A.
Duane Sutter
Duane Sutter is a former Canadian professional ice hockey winger best known for winning four consecutive Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders in the early 1980s.
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B.
Rich Sutter
Rich Sutter is a former Canadian professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL and is part of the well-known Sutter hockey family.
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C.
Joe Ricketts
Joe Ricketts is an American businessman best known as the founder of the online brokerage firm TD Ameritrade and a prominent member of the billionaire Ricketts family.
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D.
Rickey Thompson
Rickey Thompson is an American actor, comedian, and social media personality known for his energetic online videos and roles in television series.
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E.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Waite ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
action film
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comedy film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ric
ⓘ
linked to:
Rick
|
| name | Ric Waite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
work on popular films of the 1970s
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work on popular films of the 1980s ⓘ work on popular films of the 1990s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
48 Hrs.
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Brewster's Millions ⓘ Cobra ⓘ Footloose ⓘ Red Dawn ⓘ The Long Riders ⓘ |
| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
48 Hrs.
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Brewster's Millions ⓘ Cobra ⓘ Footloose ⓘ Red Dawn ⓘ The Long Riders ⓘ television productions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ric Waite Description of subject: Ric Waite was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous popular films and television projects from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.