Barry Guiler
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Barry Guiler is the young boy who becomes fascinated with and ultimately encounters extraterrestrials in the science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Barry Guiler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12513081 — 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: Barry Guiler Context triple: [Cary Guffey, portrayed, Barry Guiler]
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A.
Barry Imhoff
Barry Imhoff is a concert promoter best known for organizing major rock tours in the 1970s, including high-profile outings with Bob Dylan and The Band.
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B.
Chris Chesser
Chris Chesser is an American film and television producer best known for producing the hit baseball comedy film "Major League."
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C.
Barry Kroeger
Barry Kroeger was an American character actor known for his distinctive villainous roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
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D.
Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke is an American actor best known for co-starring with his father Dick Van Dyke on the television series "Diagnosis: Murder."
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E.
Larry Seiple
Larry Seiple is a former American football player best known as the versatile punter and occasional offensive contributor for the Miami Dolphins during their dominant early-1970s era.
- 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: Barry Guiler Target entity description: Barry Guiler is the young boy who becomes fascinated with and ultimately encounters extraterrestrials in the science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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A.
Barry Imhoff
Barry Imhoff is a concert promoter best known for organizing major rock tours in the 1970s, including high-profile outings with Bob Dylan and The Band.
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B.
Chris Chesser
Chris Chesser is an American film and television producer best known for producing the hit baseball comedy film "Major League."
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C.
Barry Kroeger
Barry Kroeger was an American character actor known for his distinctive villainous roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
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D.
Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke is an American actor best known for co-starring with his father Dick Van Dyke on the television series "Diagnosis: Murder."
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E.
Larry Seiple
Larry Seiple is a former American football player best known as the versatile punter and occasional offensive contributor for the Miami Dolphins during their dominant early-1970s era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.