Noble Johnson
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African-American film producer
character actor
film actor
film producer
film production company
human
Noble Johnson was an American character actor and pioneering African-American film producer known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema, including roles in classic adventure and horror films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noble Johnson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1200918 — 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: Noble Johnson Context triple: [The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film), castMember, Noble Johnson]
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A.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
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B.
William Terrell
William Terrell was an American politician and public figure from Georgia, honored as the namesake of Terrell County.
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C.
James William Johnson
James William Johnson is the American football coach and broadcaster better known as Jimmy Johnson, who led the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl titles in the 1990s.
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D.
Milo Arthur Johnson
Milo Arthur Johnson is one of the children of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, known primarily for his private life away from the public spotlight.
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E.
Floyd McKissick
Floyd McKissick was a prominent American civil rights attorney and activist who led the Congress of Racial Equality in the 1960s and later became a key advocate of Black economic empowerment and political participation.
- 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: Noble Johnson Target entity description: Noble Johnson was an American character actor and pioneering African-American film producer known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema, including roles in classic adventure and horror films.
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A.
Holton D. Robinson
Holton D. Robinson was an American civil engineer noted for his work on major suspension bridges in the early 20th century.
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B.
William Terrell
William Terrell was an American politician and public figure from Georgia, honored as the namesake of Terrell County.
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C.
James William Johnson
James William Johnson is the American football coach and broadcaster better known as Jimmy Johnson, who led the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl titles in the 1990s.
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D.
Milo Arthur Johnson
Milo Arthur Johnson is one of the children of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, known primarily for his private life away from the public spotlight.
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E.
Floyd McKissick
Floyd McKissick was a prominent American civil rights attorney and activist who led the Congress of Racial Equality in the 1960s and later became a key advocate of Black economic empowerment and political participation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American film producer
ⓘ
character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ film producer ⓘ film production company ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| coFounded | Lincoln Motion Picture Company ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1881-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-01-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Paramount Pictures
ⓘ
RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
silent film ⓘ sound film ⓘ |
| givenName | Noble ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| name | Noble Johnson self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first African-American-owned film production companies
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pioneering African-American participation in early Hollywood cinema ⓘ portrayal of ethnic and exotic characters in adventure and horror films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
film King Kong (1933)
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surface form:
King Kong (1933 film)
Lawless Nineties (1936 film) ⓘ Murders in the Rue Morgue ⓘ
surface form:
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932 film)
North West Mounted Police (1940 film) ⓘ The Four Feathers (1929 film) ⓘ The Most Dangerous Game ⓘ
surface form:
The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)
The Mummy ⓘ
surface form:
The Mummy (1932 film)
The Mummy’s Hand ⓘ
surface form:
The Mummy’s Hand (1940 film)
The Mysterious Island (1929 film) ⓘ The Plainsman (1936 film) ⓘ The Ten Commandments (1923 film) ⓘ The Thief of Bagdad ⓘ
surface form:
The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ stunt performer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Marshall, Missouri
ⓘ
surface form:
Marshall, Missouri, United States of America
|
| placeOfDeath |
Yucaipa, California
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surface form:
Yucaipa, California, United States of America
|
| race | Black ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | George Perry Johnson ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1915–1950 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noble Johnson Description of subject: Noble Johnson was an American character actor and pioneering African-American film producer known for his prolific work in early Hollywood cinema, including roles in classic adventure and horror films.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)