Ian Holm
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Ian Holm was an acclaimed English actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including his memorable role as Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ian Holm canonical | 62 |
| Ian Holm Cuthbert | 1 |
| Ian Holm as William Grey | 1 |
| Sir Ian Holm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T362969 — 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: Ian Holm Context triple: [The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, mainCastMember, Ian Holm]
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Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen is an acclaimed English actor renowned for his powerful stage and screen performances, including iconic roles such as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" and Magneto in the "X-Men" film series.
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B.
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor best known for his role as the dwarf Gimli (and the voice of Treebeard) in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, as well as for appearances in the Indiana Jones series.
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Alan Aldridge
Alan Aldridge was a British illustrator and graphic designer famed for his vibrant, surreal artwork for 1960s and 1970s music and pop culture icons, including The Beatles and Elton John.
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D.
Michael Gough
Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
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E.
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon was an acclaimed Irish-English actor renowned for his powerful stage work and for portraying Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series.
- 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: Ian Holm Target entity description: Ian Holm was an acclaimed English actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including his memorable role as Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
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A.
Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen is an acclaimed English actor renowned for his powerful stage and screen performances, including iconic roles such as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" and Magneto in the "X-Men" film series.
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B.
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies is a Welsh actor best known for his role as the dwarf Gimli (and the voice of Treebeard) in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, as well as for appearances in the Indiana Jones series.
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C.
Alan Aldridge
Alan Aldridge was a British illustrator and graphic designer famed for his vibrant, surreal artwork for 1960s and 1970s music and pop culture icons, including The Beatles and Elton John.
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D.
Michael Gough
Michael Gough was an English character actor best known for his role as Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films of the late 1980s and 1990s and for frequent collaborations with director Tim Burton.
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E.
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon was an acclaimed Irish-English actor renowned for his powerful stage work and for portraying Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ian Holm Description of subject: Ian Holm was an acclaimed English actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theatre, including his memorable role as Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
Referenced by (65)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Brazil
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Goodmayes, Essex, England
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Napoleon (in Time Bandits)
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Brazil (1985 film) in Terry Gilliam’s loose trilogy of imagination
subject linked to:
film "Brazil"