Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally
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Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally is De Niro’s supporting role as a somewhat detached but competent physician in the 1996 family drama film "Marvin’s Room."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2658544 — 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: Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally Context triple: [Marvin's Room, portraysCharacter, Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally]
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A.
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed is the portrayal of a nerdy yet resourceful FBI chemical weapons expert who becomes an unlikely action hero in the film "The Rock."
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B.
Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman
Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman is a dual performance in the film "Adaptation" where Cage plays the fictional twin brother of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, highlighting themes of creativity, insecurity, and metafiction.
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C.
Robert De Niro as Pat Solitano Sr.
Robert De Niro as Pat Solitano Sr. is the superstitious, emotionally volatile yet loving father of the protagonist in the romantic dramedy "Silver Linings Playbook."
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D.
Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina was an American actor and former Chicago police officer best known for his tough-guy roles in films like "Get Shorty" and on TV series such as "Law & Order."
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E.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
- 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: Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally Target entity description: Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally is De Niro’s supporting role as a somewhat detached but competent physician in the 1996 family drama film "Marvin’s Room."
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A.
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed is the portrayal of a nerdy yet resourceful FBI chemical weapons expert who becomes an unlikely action hero in the film "The Rock."
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B.
Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman
Nicolas Cage as Donald Kaufman is a dual performance in the film "Adaptation" where Cage plays the fictional twin brother of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, highlighting themes of creativity, insecurity, and metafiction.
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C.
Robert De Niro as Pat Solitano Sr.
Robert De Niro as Pat Solitano Sr. is the superstitious, emotionally volatile yet loving father of the protagonist in the romantic dramedy "Silver Linings Playbook."
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D.
Dennis Farina
Dennis Farina was an American actor and former Chicago police officer best known for his tough-guy roles in films like "Get Shorty" and on TV series such as "Law & Order."
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E.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterRole
ⓘ
filmCharacterPortrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Marvin's Room ⓘ |
| associatedWorkIMDbId | tt0116999 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Marvin's Room (play) ⓘ |
| characterName | Dr. Wally ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
competent
ⓘ
detached ⓘ |
| coStarsInclude |
Diane Keaton
ⓘ
Gwen Verdon ⓘ Hume Cronyn ⓘ Leonardo DiCaprio ⓘ Meryl Streep ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| filmCinematographyBy | Piotr Sobociński ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Jerry Zaks ⓘ |
| filmEditedBy | Tariq Anwar ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | Rachel Portman ⓘ |
| filmProducer |
Jane Rosenthal
ⓘ
Robert De Niro ⓘ Scott Rudin ⓘ |
| filmRuntimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriter |
John Guare
ⓘ
Scott McPherson ⓘ |
| filmSetting | Florida ⓘ |
| genre | family drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | treating physician for Bessie ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | physician ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert De Niro ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Miramax Films ⓘ |
| roleType | supporting role ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1996 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally Description of subject: Robert De Niro as Dr. Wally is De Niro’s supporting role as a somewhat detached but competent physician in the 1996 family drama film "Marvin’s Room."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.