Kevin Conway
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Kevin Conway was an American character actor known for his intense performances in films like "Gettysburg," "The Quick and the Dead," and "Thirteen Days," as well as numerous stage and television roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kevin Conway canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2517545 — 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: Kevin Conway Context triple: [The Quick and the Dead, castMember, Kevin Conway]
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A.
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the online advertising company DoubleClick.
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B.
John O’Keefe
John O’Keefe is a British-American neuroscientist renowned for discovering place cells in the hippocampus, a breakthrough that helped reveal the brain’s internal GPS system.
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C.
John O'Connor
John O'Connor was a prominent American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the late 20th century and was known for his outspoken views on social and moral issues.
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D.
Jack Conway
Jack Conway was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood's studio era, directing numerous MGM productions across genres from the 1910s through the 1940s.
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E.
Tom Callaghan
Tom Callaghan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically cited as a prominent bearer of the surname Callaghan.
- 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: Kevin Conway Target entity description: Kevin Conway was an American character actor known for his intense performances in films like "Gettysburg," "The Quick and the Dead," and "Thirteen Days," as well as numerous stage and television roles.
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A.
Kevin O'Connor
Kevin O'Connor is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and former CEO of the online advertising company DoubleClick.
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B.
John O’Keefe
John O’Keefe is a British-American neuroscientist renowned for discovering place cells in the hippocampus, a breakthrough that helped reveal the brain’s internal GPS system.
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C.
John O'Connor
John O'Connor was a prominent American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the late 20th century and was known for his outspoken views on social and moral issues.
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D.
Jack Conway
Jack Conway was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood's studio era, directing numerous MGM productions across genres from the 1910s through the 1940s.
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E.
Tom Callaghan
Tom Callaghan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically cited as a prominent bearer of the surname Callaghan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth | 1942-05-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-02-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Conway ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Kevin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intense character roles
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supporting roles in films ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Kevin Conway ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Funhouse
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linked to:
The Funhouse
Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Gettysburg
Invincible ⓘ Oz ⓘ Slaughterhouse-Five ⓘ Star Trek: The Next Generation ⓘ The Bronx Is Burning ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx is Burning
The Outer Limits ⓘ
linked to:
The Outer Limits (TV series)
The Quick and the Dead ⓘ Thirteen Days ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actor
ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ theatre director ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Broadway productions
ⓘ
Off-Broadway productions ⓘ
linked to:
Off-Broadway
|
| placeOfBirth |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| placeOfDeath |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| portrayed |
Eugene Roe in Slaughterhouse-Five
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Sergeant Buster Kilrain in Gettysburg ⓘ roles in historical dramas ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kevin Conway Description of subject: Kevin Conway was an American character actor known for his intense performances in films like "Gettysburg," "The Quick and the Dead," and "Thirteen Days," as well as numerous stage and television roles.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.