Kurt Kasznar
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Kurt Kasznar was an Austrian-American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater, often portraying urbane or authoritative supporting roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kurt Kasznar canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2120435 — 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: Kurt Kasznar Context triple: [Counterpoint, starring, Kurt Kasznar]
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A.
Martin Jurow
Martin Jurow was an American film producer best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century Hollywood movies, including the iconic Audrey Hepburn film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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B.
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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C.
John Kundla
John Kundla was a Hall of Fame American basketball coach best known for leading the Minneapolis Lakers to multiple early NBA championships.
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D.
Joseph Kopechne
Joseph Kopechne was the father of Mary Jo Kopechne, the young political campaign worker who died in the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
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E.
Walter Scheib
Walter Scheib was an American chef best known for serving as the White House Executive Chef for the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.
- 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: Kurt Kasznar Target entity description: Kurt Kasznar was an Austrian-American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater, often portraying urbane or authoritative supporting roles.
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A.
Martin Jurow
Martin Jurow was an American film producer best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century Hollywood movies, including the iconic Audrey Hepburn film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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B.
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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C.
John Kundla
John Kundla was a Hall of Fame American basketball coach best known for leading the Minneapolis Lakers to multiple early NBA championships.
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D.
Joseph Kopechne
Joseph Kopechne was the father of Mary Jo Kopechne, the young political campaign worker who died in the 1969 Chappaquiddick incident involving Senator Ted Kennedy.
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E.
Walter Scheib
Walter Scheib was an American chef best known for serving as the White House Executive Chef for the Clinton and George W. Bush administrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway theater
Hollywood ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
TV series "Land of the Giants"
ⓘ
linked to:
Land of the Giants
film "Lili" ⓘ
linked to:
Lili
film "The Journey" ⓘ
linked to:
The Journey (1959 film)
film "The Last Time I Saw Paris" ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Time I Saw Paris
|
| birthCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| birthName | Kurt Servischer ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-08-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-08-06 ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative characters
ⓘ
supporting roles ⓘ urbane characters ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| migratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Kurt Kasznar ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Land of the Giants
ⓘ
Lili ⓘ The Happy Time ⓘ The Journey ⓘ The Last Time I Saw Paris ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
ⓘ
linked to:
Vienna
|
| placeOfDeath |
Santa Monica, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Monica
|
| portrayedCharacter | Alexander Fitzhugh ⓘ |
| roleInWork | portrayed Max Detweiler in "The Sound of Music" ⓘ |
| spouse |
Erika Peters
ⓘ
Leora Dana ⓘ |
| workedOn | Broadway production of "The Sound of Music" ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Kurt Kasznar Description of subject: Kurt Kasznar was an Austrian-American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater, often portraying urbane or authoritative supporting roles.
Referenced by (10)
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