Cary Guffey
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Cary Guffey is an American former child actor best known for his role as the young boy Barry Guiler in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cary Guffey canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2791779 — 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: Cary Guffey Context triple: [Close Encounters of the Third Kind, castMember, Cary Guffey]
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A.
Burnett Guffey
Burnett Guffey was an American cinematographer renowned for his Oscar-winning work on classic films, including the influential crime drama "Bonnie and Clyde."
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B.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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C.
Joseph F. Guffey
Joseph F. Guffey was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and New Deal supporter known for his leadership on coal industry regulation and labor issues.
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D.
Robert G. Heft
Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
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E.
G. W. Bitzer
G. W. Bitzer was a pioneering early American cinematographer best known for his influential collaboration with director D. W. Griffith on landmark silent films.
- 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: Cary Guffey Target entity description: Cary Guffey is an American former child actor best known for his role as the young boy Barry Guiler in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
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A.
Burnett Guffey
Burnett Guffey was an American cinematographer renowned for his Oscar-winning work on classic films, including the influential crime drama "Bonnie and Clyde."
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B.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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C.
Joseph F. Guffey
Joseph F. Guffey was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania and New Deal supporter known for his leadership on coal industry regulation and labor issues.
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D.
Robert G. Heft
Robert G. Heft was an American designer best known for creating the 50-star version of the United States flag while still a high school student.
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E.
G. W. Bitzer
G. W. Bitzer was a pioneering early American cinematographer best known for his influential collaboration with director D. W. Griffith on landmark silent films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former child actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeAsChildActorIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Guffey ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | science fiction film ⓘ |
| givenName | Cary ⓘ |
| hasRole | film actor ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| knownAs | American former child actor ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Cary Guffey self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAppearance |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film)
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surface form:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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| notableFor | role as Barry Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film)
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surface form:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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| occupation |
actor
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child actor ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of Close Encounters of the Third Kind ⓘ |
| portrayed | Barry Guiler ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedWith | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cary Guffey Description of subject: Cary Guffey is an American former child actor best known for his role as the young boy Barry Guiler in Steven Spielberg’s science fiction film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind