Sterling Holloway
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Sterling Holloway was an American character actor and distinctive-voiced voice actor best known for his work in classic Disney animated films, including voicing Winnie the Pooh and other iconic characters.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sterling Holloway canonical | 21 |
| Sterling Holloway as Cheshire Cat | 1 |
| Sterling Holloway as Winnie the Pooh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3241008 — 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: Sterling Holloway Context triple: [Alice in Wonderland (1951 film), voiceCastMember, Sterling Holloway]
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A.
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Dr. Niles Crane on the television sitcom "Frasier."
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B.
Carroll O’Connor
Carroll O’Connor was an American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Archie Bunker on the groundbreaking television sitcom "All in the Family."
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C.
Leo White
Leo White was a British-born American character actor and director best known for his work in silent films, including frequent collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
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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.
Martin Mull
Martin Mull is an American actor, comedian, and musician known for his dry wit and roles in television comedies and films.
- 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: Sterling Holloway Target entity description: Sterling Holloway was an American character actor and distinctive-voiced voice actor best known for his work in classic Disney animated films, including voicing Winnie the Pooh and other iconic characters.
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A.
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Dr. Niles Crane on the television sitcom "Frasier."
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B.
Carroll O’Connor
Carroll O’Connor was an American actor best known for his iconic portrayal of Archie Bunker on the groundbreaking television sitcom "All in the Family."
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C.
Leo White
Leo White was a British-born American character actor and director best known for his work in silent films, including frequent collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
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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.
Martin Mull
Martin Mull is an American actor, comedian, and musician known for his dry wit and roles in television comedies and films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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character actor ⓘ human ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiac arrest ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-01-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-11-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | American Academy of Dramatic Arts ⓘ |
| employer | Walt Disney Productions ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Holloway ⓘ |
| fullName | Sterling Price Holloway Jr. ⓘ |
| givenName | Sterling ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature | distinctive high-pitched, nasal voice ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableWork |
narrator of Disney's Peter and the Wolf segment in Make Mine Music
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narrator of Disney's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ⓘ voice of Cheshire Cat in Disney's Alice in Wonderland ⓘ voice of Kaa in Disney's The Jungle Book ⓘ voice of Mr. Stork in Disney's Dumbo ⓘ voice of Winnie the Pooh ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actor
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stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Adventures of Superman (TV series)
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linked to:
Superman television series
Alice in Wonderland (1951 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Alice in Wonderland
Bambi (1942 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Bambi
Dumbo (1941 film) ⓘ Gilligan's Island (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Gilligan's Island
Make Mine Music (1946 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Make Mine Music
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949 film) ⓘ The Andy Griffith Show (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Andy Griffith Show
The Aristocats (1970 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Aristocats
The Jungle Book (1967 film) ⓘ The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Three Caballeros (1944 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Three Caballeros
The Twilight Zone (TV series) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cedartown, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Cedartown
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
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| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Los Angeles
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1920s–1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sterling Holloway Description of subject: Sterling Holloway was an American character actor and distinctive-voiced voice actor best known for his work in classic Disney animated films, including voicing Winnie the Pooh and other iconic characters.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Alice in Wonderland
linked to: Sterling Holloway
subject linked to:
Disney animated film 'Alice in Wonderland' (1951)
linked to: Sterling Holloway
subject linked to:
Kaa (in Disney adaptation)