George Periolat
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George Periolat was an American character actor of the silent film era, known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Periolat canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5043169 — 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: George Periolat Context triple: [The Twin Pawns, hasCastMember, George Periolat]
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A.
Victor Laloux
Victor Laloux was a prominent French architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for his grand Beaux-Arts railway stations and public buildings in Paris.
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B.
Simon Hantaï
Simon Hantaï was a Hungarian-French abstract painter known for his innovative "pliage" (folding) technique and significant influence on postwar European art.
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C.
Leon Breiner
Leon Breiner was a white neighbor who was shot and killed during the 1925 Ossian Sweet incident in Detroit, a racially charged confrontation that led to a landmark civil rights trial.
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D.
Cuno Amiet
Cuno Amiet was a pioneering Swiss modernist painter known for his vibrant use of color and contributions to early Expressionism.
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E.
Pierre Restany
Pierre Restany was a French art critic and theorist best known for championing postwar avant-garde movements and co-founding the Nouveau Réalisme group.
- 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: George Periolat Target entity description: George Periolat was an American character actor of the silent film era, known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema.
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A.
Victor Laloux
Victor Laloux was a prominent French architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, best known for his grand Beaux-Arts railway stations and public buildings in Paris.
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B.
Simon Hantaï
Simon Hantaï was a Hungarian-French abstract painter known for his innovative "pliage" (folding) technique and significant influence on postwar European art.
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C.
Leon Breiner
Leon Breiner was a white neighbor who was shot and killed during the 1925 Ossian Sweet incident in Detroit, a racially charged confrontation that led to a landmark civil rights trial.
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D.
Cuno Amiet
Cuno Amiet was a pioneering Swiss modernist painter known for his vibrant use of color and contributions to early Expressionism.
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E.
Pierre Restany
Pierre Restany was a French art critic and theorist best known for championing postwar avant-garde movements and co-founding the Nouveau Réalisme group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ silent film actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | silent film era ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Periolat ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
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motion pictures ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | silent film ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
Hollywood
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | George Periolat ⓘ |
| notableFor | prolific character roles in silent films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
ⓘ
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film) ⓘ The Mark of Zorro (1920 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Mark of Zorro
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| partOf | early Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| performerIn | American silent cinema ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Periolat Description of subject: George Periolat was an American character actor of the silent film era, known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.