Michael Ward
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Michael Ward was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Ward canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1801497 — 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: Michael Ward Context triple: [Up in the World, starring, Michael Ward]
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A.
David S. Ward
David S. Ward is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing the Oscar-winning film "The Sting" and other popular movies.
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B.
Andrew Lesnie
Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer best known for his Oscar-winning work on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
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C.
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the influential grunge band Soundgarden.
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D.
Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews is an American film composer and musician known for his atmospheric scores for movies such as Donnie Darko and Bridesmaids.
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E.
Rowan D. Wilson
Rowan D. Wilson is an American jurist who serves as the Chief Judge of New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, overseeing the state’s judiciary.
- 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: Michael Ward Target entity description: Michael Ward was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
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A.
David S. Ward
David S. Ward is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing the Oscar-winning film "The Sting" and other popular movies.
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B.
Andrew Lesnie
Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer best known for his Oscar-winning work on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
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C.
Ben Shepherd
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the influential grunge band Soundgarden.
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D.
Michael Andrews
Michael Andrews is an American film composer and musician known for his atmospheric scores for movies such as Donnie Darko and Bridesmaids.
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E.
Rowan D. Wilson
Rowan D. Wilson is an American jurist who serves as the Chief Judge of New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, overseeing the state’s judiciary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century film
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20th-century television ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
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performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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television comedy ⓘ |
| hasRole | supporting actor ⓘ |
| knownAs | Michael Ward ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
character acting in ensemble casts
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frequent supporting appearances in comedies ⓘ |
| notableFor |
supporting roles in British film comedies
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supporting roles in British television comedies ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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character actor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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: Michael Ward Description of subject: Michael Ward was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.