Walter James
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Walter James was an American character actor active in early 20th-century film, known for supporting roles in silent and early sound movies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walter James canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7809273 — 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: Walter James Context triple: [The Kid Brother, castMember, Walter James]
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A.
Walter Hamilton
Walter Hamilton is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the more widely known Hamilton family name.
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B.
Walter Davidson
Walter Davidson was an American businessman and motorcycle pioneer best known as a co-founder and the first president of Harley-Davidson.
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C.
Joseph Wightman
Joseph Wightman was a British Army officer best known for commanding government forces against the Jacobites during the early 18th-century uprisings.
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D.
Walter Darre
Walter Darré was a leading Nazi official and ideologue of "blood and soil" agrarianism who served as Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture and was later tried as a war criminal after World War II.
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E.
Walter Hendricks
Walter Hendricks was an American educator best known as the founder and first president of Marlboro College in Vermont.
- 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: Walter James Target entity description: Walter James was an American character actor active in early 20th-century film, known for supporting roles in silent and early sound movies.
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A.
Walter Hamilton
Walter Hamilton is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the more widely known Hamilton family name.
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B.
Walter Davidson
Walter Davidson was an American businessman and motorcycle pioneer best known as a co-founder and the first president of Harley-Davidson.
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C.
Joseph Wightman
Joseph Wightman was a British Army officer best known for commanding government forces against the Jacobites during the early 18th-century uprisings.
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D.
Walter Darre
Walter Darré was a leading Nazi official and ideologue of "blood and soil" agrarianism who served as Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture and was later tried as a war criminal after World War II.
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E.
Walter Hendricks
Walter Hendricks was an American educator best known as the founder and first president of Marlboro College in Vermont.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | early 20th-century cinema ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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silent film ⓘ sound film ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
supporting roles in early sound films
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supporting roles in silent films ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walter James Description of subject: Walter James was an American character actor active in early 20th-century film, known for supporting roles in silent and early sound movies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.