William Sadler
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William Sadler is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in dramas, comedies, and genre films.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Sadler canonical | 7 |
| Sam Daniels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714966 — 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: William Sadler Context triple: [The Shawshank Redemption, starredActor, William Sadler]
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Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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B.
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor renowned for his intense, understated performances in films like "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "Hard Eight," as well as memorable television roles including his iconic turn as library cop Lt. Bookman on "Seinfeld."
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C.
Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson is a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament who has held ministerial roles, particularly in higher education and transport, and is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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D.
Ron Cain
Ron Cain is a businessman best known for owning the Portland Pirates professional ice hockey team.
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E.
Tom Canty
Tom Canty is the impoverished London boy who swaps identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," highlighting themes of class and social injustice.
- 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: William Sadler Target entity description: William Sadler is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in dramas, comedies, and genre films.
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A.
Will Oldham
Will Oldham is an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for his influential, lo-fi indie folk music released under the moniker Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
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B.
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor renowned for his intense, understated performances in films like "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "Hard Eight," as well as memorable television roles including his iconic turn as library cop Lt. Bookman on "Seinfeld."
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C.
Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson is a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament who has held ministerial roles, particularly in higher education and transport, and is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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D.
Ron Cain
Ron Cain is a businessman best known for owning the Portland Pirates professional ice hockey team.
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E.
Tom Canty
Tom Canty is the impoverished London boy who swaps identities with Prince Edward in Mark Twain’s novel "The Prince and the Pauper," highlighting themes of class and social injustice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-04-13 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
ⓘ
SUNY Geneseo ⓘ
surface form:
State University of New York at Geneseo
|
| familyName | Sadler ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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comedy ⓘ drama ⓘ fantasy ⓘ horror ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0006669 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying Death in Bill & Ted Face the Music
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portraying Death in Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey ⓘ role in Iron Man 3 ⓘ role in The Green Mile ⓘ role in The Mist ⓘ role of Colonel Stuart in Die Hard 2 ⓘ role of Heywood in The Shawshank Redemption ⓘ role of Sheriff Jim Valenti in Roswell ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | William Sadler self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bill & Ted Face the Music
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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey ⓘ
surface form:
Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey
Die Hard 2 ⓘ Iron Man 3 ⓘ Roswell ⓘ The Green Mile ⓘ The Mist (2007 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Mist
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption
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| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Buffalo
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surface form:
Buffalo, New York, United States
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| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| spouse | Marni Joan Bakst ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–present ⓘ |
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: William Sadler Description of subject: William Sadler is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in dramas, comedies, and genre films.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Shawshank Redemption
this entity surface form:
Sam Daniels