Alan Ford
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Alan Ford is a British character actor best known for his tough-guy and gangster roles in films by director Guy Ritchie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan Ford canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3301161 — 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: Alan Ford Context triple: [Snatch, hasCastMember, Alan Ford]
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A.
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow was the son of famed American lawyer Clarence Darrow and a businessman who managed many of his father's financial affairs.
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B.
Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds was an American actor and Emmy-winning television producer and director, best known for co-creating and producing the acclaimed TV series M*A*S*H.
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C.
Brian MacDevitt
Brian MacDevitt is a Tony Award–winning American lighting designer renowned for his work on numerous high-profile Broadway productions.
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D.
Rand Brooks
Rand Brooks was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Hollywood productions such as "Gone with the Wind" and numerous Westerns.
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E.
Christopher Crawford
Christopher Crawford was the adopted son of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, later known for his estranged relationship with her and his involvement in the controversies surrounding her legacy.
- 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: Alan Ford Target entity description: Alan Ford is a British character actor best known for his tough-guy and gangster roles in films by director Guy Ritchie.
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A.
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow was the son of famed American lawyer Clarence Darrow and a businessman who managed many of his father's financial affairs.
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B.
Gene Reynolds
Gene Reynolds was an American actor and Emmy-winning television producer and director, best known for co-creating and producing the acclaimed TV series M*A*S*H.
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C.
Brian MacDevitt
Brian MacDevitt is a Tony Award–winning American lighting designer renowned for his work on numerous high-profile Broadway productions.
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D.
Rand Brooks
Rand Brooks was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in classic Hollywood productions such as "Gone with the Wind" and numerous Westerns.
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E.
Christopher Crawford
Christopher Crawford was the adopted son of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, later known for his estranged relationship with her and his involvement in the controversies surrounding her legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| accent | London accent ⓘ |
| actingStyle |
dark humour
ⓘ
gritty realism ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British gangster cinema
ⓘ
British independent film ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-02-23 ⓘ |
| education | East 15 Acting School ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Ford ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
black comedy films
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crime films ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0285708 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
film "Cockneys vs Zombies"
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film "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" ⓘ
linked to:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
film "Snatch" ⓘ
linked to:
Snatch
film "The Long Good Friday" ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Alan Ford ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Guy Ritchie
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gangster roles ⓘ tough-guy roles ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Camberwell, London, England ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Alan in "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"
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Brick Top in "Snatch" ⓘ
linked to:
Brick Top
Ray in "Cockneys vs Zombies" ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| typeOfRole |
crime boss
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hard man ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| workedWith | Guy Ritchie ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Ford Description of subject: Alan Ford is a British character actor best known for his tough-guy and gangster roles in films by director Guy Ritchie.
Referenced by (4)
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