Tom Alter
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Tom Alter was an Indian actor of American descent known for his prolific work in Hindi cinema, theatre, and television, often portraying British and colonial-era characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Alter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3961020 — 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: Tom Alter Context triple: [Film and Television Institute of India, hasAlumni, Tom Alter]
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A.
Sam Fields
Sam Fields is known primarily as the husband of acclaimed American film editor Verna Fields.
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B.
Charles Matthau
Charles Matthau is an American film and television director and producer, and the son of actor Walter Matthau.
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C.
Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller was an American comedian and actor best known for his roles on the sitcoms Seinfeld and The King of Queens and for his long-running comedy partnership with his wife, Anne Meara.
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D.
Norman I. Badler
Norman I. Badler is an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation, and for his long tenure as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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E.
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman was an American comedian, actor, and writer renowned as a pioneering stand-up performer whose influential comedy albums helped popularize observational humor.
- 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: Tom Alter Target entity description: Tom Alter was an Indian actor of American descent known for his prolific work in Hindi cinema, theatre, and television, often portraying British and colonial-era characters.
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A.
Sam Fields
Sam Fields is known primarily as the husband of acclaimed American film editor Verna Fields.
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B.
Charles Matthau
Charles Matthau is an American film and television director and producer, and the son of actor Walter Matthau.
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C.
Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller was an American comedian and actor best known for his roles on the sitcoms Seinfeld and The King of Queens and for his long-running comedy partnership with his wife, Anne Meara.
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D.
Norman I. Badler
Norman I. Badler is an American computer scientist known for his pioneering work in computer graphics, human modeling, and animation, and for his long tenure as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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E.
Shelley Berman
Shelley Berman was an American comedian, actor, and writer renowned as a pioneering stand-up performer whose influential comedy albums helped popularize observational humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ person ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hindi cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
Indian television ⓘ Indian theatre ⓘ |
| almaMater | Film and Television Institute of India ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Tom Alter Sahib ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Padma Shri ⓘ |
| birthName | Thomas Beach Alter ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | skin cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateAwarded | 2008 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-06-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-09-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
ⓘ
linked to:
Film and Television Institute of India
|
| ethnicOrigin | American ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying British characters in Hindi cinema
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portraying colonial-era characters ⓘ work in Hindi theatre ⓘ work in Indian television ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Urdu ⓘ
linked to:
Urdu language
|
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| name | Tom Alter ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aashiqui
ⓘ
Gandhi ⓘ Junoon (TV series) ⓘ Kranti ⓘ Parinda ⓘ Shatranj Ke Khilari ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ theatre actor ⓘ |
| parentOccupation | Presbyterian missionary ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Mussoorie
|
| placeOfDeath |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Mumbai
|
| spouse | Carol Evans ⓘ |
| workedWithLanguageIndustry |
Bollywood
ⓘ
linked to:
Bollywood cinema
|
| yearsActive | 1970s–2017 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Alter Description of subject: Tom Alter was an Indian actor of American descent known for his prolific work in Hindi cinema, theatre, and television, often portraying British and colonial-era characters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.