Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan
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Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan is the actor’s portrayal of the suave, otherworldly celestial messenger who oversees matters of life and death in the fantasy comedy film "Down to Earth" (1947).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11009081 — 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)
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Target entity: Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan Context triple: [Down to Earth (1947 film), portrays, Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan]
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A.
Mr. Jordan
Mr. Jordan is the suave, otherworldly celestial messenger character famously played by Claude Rains in the classic film "Here Comes Mr. Jordan."
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B.
Tom Jordan – David Niven
Tom Jordan is a fictional character portrayed by British actor David Niven in the political thriller film "Guns of Darkness."
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C.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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D.
Bob Jordan
Bob Jordan is an American business executive best known as the Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines.
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E.
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
- 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: Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan Target entity description: Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan is the actor’s portrayal of the suave, otherworldly celestial messenger who oversees matters of life and death in the fantasy comedy film "Down to Earth" (1947).
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A.
Mr. Jordan
Mr. Jordan is the suave, otherworldly celestial messenger character famously played by Claude Rains in the classic film "Here Comes Mr. Jordan."
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B.
Tom Jordan – David Niven
Tom Jordan is a fictional character portrayed by British actor David Niven in the political thriller film "Guns of Darkness."
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C.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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D.
Bob Jordan
Bob Jordan is an American business executive best known as the Chief Executive Officer of Southwest Airlines.
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E.
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
ⓘ
filmRole ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Down to Earth (1947 film) ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
afterlife
ⓘ
fateAndDestiny ⓘ reincarnation ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Mr. Jordan (character from Here Comes Mr. Jordan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Mr. Jordan
|
| characterName | Mr. Jordan ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
otherworldly
ⓘ
suave ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| filmDirectorOfWork | Alexander Hall ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
celestialMessenger
ⓘ
overseerOfLifeAndDeath ⓘ supernaturalGuide ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuationOfMrJordanCharacterTradition
ⓘ
depictionOfHeavenlyAdministration ⓘ |
| partOfCastOf | Down to Earth (1947 film) ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle |
restrainedComedy
ⓘ
urbane ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Roland Culver ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
correctingCosmicMistakes
ⓘ
guidingSouls ⓘ |
| roleType | supportingRole ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | afterlifeBureaucracy ⓘ |
| sharesContinuityWith | Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941 film) ⓘ |
| supernaturalStatus |
celestialBeing
ⓘ
messengerFromHeaven ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1947 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan Description of subject: Roland Culver as Mr. Jordan is the actor’s portrayal of the suave, otherworldly celestial messenger who oversees matters of life and death in the fantasy comedy film "Down to Earth" (1947).
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Down to Earth