Tony Huston
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Tony Huston is an American screenwriter and former actor best known for writing the screenplay for the 1987 film adaptation of "The Dead," directed by his father John Huston.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tony Huston canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2807019 — 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: Tony Huston Context triple: [John Huston, parentOf, Tony Huston]
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A.
Danny Huston
Danny Huston is an American actor and director known for his character roles in films such as "The Constant Gardener," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," and "Wonder Woman."
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B.
Denis Leary
Denis Leary is an American actor and comedian known for his acerbic stand-up style and roles in projects like the TV series "Rescue Me" and the "Ice Age" film franchise.
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C.
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson was an acclaimed English character actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "The Full Monty," "In the Bedroom," and "Michael Clayton."
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D.
Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as football coach Hayden Fox on the TV sitcom "Coach" and for voicing Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible in Pixar's "The Incredibles" films.
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E.
Clint Howard
Clint Howard is an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, often appearing in projects directed by his brother Ron Howard.
- 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: Tony Huston Target entity description: Tony Huston is an American screenwriter and former actor best known for writing the screenplay for the 1987 film adaptation of "The Dead," directed by his father John Huston.
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A.
Danny Huston
Danny Huston is an American actor and director known for his character roles in films such as "The Constant Gardener," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," and "Wonder Woman."
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B.
Denis Leary
Denis Leary is an American actor and comedian known for his acerbic stand-up style and roles in projects like the TV series "Rescue Me" and the "Ice Age" film franchise.
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C.
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson was an acclaimed English character actor known for his versatile performances in films such as "The Full Monty," "In the Bedroom," and "Michael Clayton."
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D.
Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as football coach Hayden Fox on the TV sitcom "Coach" and for voicing Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible in Pixar's "The Incredibles" films.
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E.
Clint Howard
Clint Howard is an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film and television, often appearing in projects directed by his brother Ron Howard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Dead (short story by James Joyce)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dubliners
|
| countryOfActivity |
Ireland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| family | Huston family ⓘ |
| father | John Huston ⓘ |
| genre | film screenplay ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Anjelica Huston
ⓘ
Danny Huston ⓘ John Huston ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | writing the screenplay for the 1987 film adaptation of The Dead ⓘ |
| notableRole | screenwriter of The Dead (1987 film) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Dead (screenplay)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Dead (1987 film)
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| participatedIn | The Dead (1987 film) ⓘ |
| sibling |
Anjelica Huston
ⓘ
Danny Huston ⓘ |
| workedIn | film industry ⓘ |
| workedWith | John Huston ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor | The Dead (1987 film) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tony Huston Description of subject: Tony Huston is an American screenwriter and former actor best known for writing the screenplay for the 1987 film adaptation of "The Dead," directed by his father John Huston.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.