John Lithgow as Earl Talbott Blake
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John Lithgow as Earl Talbott Blake is the sadistic, over-the-top criminal mastermind portrayed by Lithgow as the primary antagonist in the 1991 action thriller film "Ricochet."
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| John Lithgow as Earl Talbott Blake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15565762 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: John Lithgow as Earl Talbott Blake Context triple: [Ricochet, leadVillainRole, John Lithgow as Earl Talbott Blake]
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John Lithgow as Jack Brady
John Lithgow as Jack Brady refers to the veteran American actor’s supporting role as the protagonist’s father in the romantic comedy film "Leap Year."
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Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott
Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott is the central, psychologically complex psychiatrist character he portrays in Brian De Palma’s 1980 thriller film "Dressed to Kill."
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Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty is the lead performance in the film "Win Win," where he plays a struggling small-town lawyer and high school wrestling coach whose morally dubious decision upends his life.
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E.
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches is a manipulative, self-serving handler and father-figure to the title character in the dark comedy crime series "Barry."
- 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: John Lithgow as Earl Talbott Blake Target entity description: John Lithgow as Earl Talbott Blake is the sadistic, over-the-top criminal mastermind portrayed by Lithgow as the primary antagonist in the 1991 action thriller film "Ricochet."
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A.
John Lithgow as Jack Brady
John Lithgow as Jack Brady refers to the veteran American actor’s supporting role as the protagonist’s father in the romantic comedy film "Leap Year."
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B.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
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C.
Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott
Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott is the central, psychologically complex psychiatrist character he portrays in Brian De Palma’s 1980 thriller film "Dressed to Kill."
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D.
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty
Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty is the lead performance in the film "Win Win," where he plays a struggling small-town lawyer and high school wrestling coach whose morally dubious decision upends his life.
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E.
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches is a manipulative, self-serving handler and father-figure to the title character in the dark comedy crime series "Barry."
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.