Jack MacGowran
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Jack MacGowran was an Irish character actor known for his work in British and American films and for his acclaimed performances in Samuel Beckett’s plays.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack MacGowran canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2308496 — 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: Jack MacGowran Context triple: [Tom Jones (1963 film), starring, Jack MacGowran]
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A.
John Behan
John Behan is an Irish sculptor renowned for his powerful bronze works that often explore themes of history, migration, and national memory.
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B.
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen was an English-born actor best known for his tough, boisterous roles in early 20th-century Hollywood films, including his Oscar-winning performance in "The Informer."
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C.
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack was an acclaimed Irish stage and screen actor known for his prolific career in British and Irish cinema and theatre throughout the mid-20th century.
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D.
Bernardo O'Reilly
Bernardo O'Reilly is one of the hired gunfighters in the classic Western film "The Magnificent Seven," known for his skill, experience, and world-weary pragmatism.
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E.
John Canty
John Canty is a character in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," depicted as the abusive and criminal father of the pauper boy Tom Canty.
- 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: Jack MacGowran Target entity description: Jack MacGowran was an Irish character actor known for his work in British and American films and for his acclaimed performances in Samuel Beckett’s plays.
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A.
John Behan
John Behan is an Irish sculptor renowned for his powerful bronze works that often explore themes of history, migration, and national memory.
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B.
Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen was an English-born actor best known for his tough, boisterous roles in early 20th-century Hollywood films, including his Oscar-winning performance in "The Informer."
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C.
Cyril Cusack
Cyril Cusack was an acclaimed Irish stage and screen actor known for his prolific career in British and Irish cinema and theatre throughout the mid-20th century.
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D.
Bernardo O'Reilly
Bernardo O'Reilly is one of the hired gunfighters in the classic Western film "The Magnificent Seven," known for his skill, experience, and world-weary pragmatism.
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E.
John Canty
John Canty is a character in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," depicted as the abusive and criminal father of the pauper boy Tom Canty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | influenza ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Ireland
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linked to:
Island of Ireland
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| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-01-30 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| knownFor | collaboration with Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performances in Samuel Beckett’s plays
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work in American films ⓘ work in British films ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Burke Dennings in The Exorcist
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Ignatius Agnew in Young Cassidy ⓘ Professor Abronsius’s assistant in The Fearless Vampire Killers ⓘ Sean in The Quiet Man ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Age of Consent (1969 film)
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Cul-de-sac (1966 film) ⓘ Darby O’Gill and the Little People ⓘ Endgame (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
Endgame
Krapp’s Last Tape (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
Krapp's Last Tape
Lord of the Flies (1963 film) ⓘ Start the Revolution Without Me ⓘ The Big Sleep (1978 film adaptation) ⓘ
linked to:
The Big Sleep (1978 film)
The Exorcist ⓘ The Fearless Vampire Killers ⓘ The Playboy of the Western World (1962 TV film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Playboy of the Western World
The Quiet Man ⓘ The Rising of the Moon (1957 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Rising of the Moon
The Titfield Thunderbolt ⓘ Tom Jones (1963 film) ⓘ Waiting for Godot (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
Waiting for Godot
Young Cassidy ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dublin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn |
American cinema
ⓘ
British cinema ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack MacGowran Description of subject: Jack MacGowran was an Irish character actor known for his work in British and American films and for his acclaimed performances in Samuel Beckett’s plays.
Referenced by (18)
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