Leonid Kinskey
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Leonid Kinskey was a Russian-born American character actor best known for his eccentric, often comedic supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s–1950s, including a memorable turn as a bartender in "Casablanca."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leonid Kinskey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5656354 — 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: Leonid Kinskey Context triple: [The Man with the Golden Arm, castMember, Leonid Kinskey]
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A.
Yurii Rubinsky
Yurii Rubinsky was a pioneering Canadian technologist, publisher, and early advocate of SGML and open digital standards who significantly influenced the development of electronic publishing.
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B.
Boris Thomashefsky
Boris Thomashefsky was a pioneering star of the American Yiddish theater, known for popularizing Yiddish-language stage productions among immigrant audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Boris Grebenshchikov
Boris Grebenshchikov is a pioneering Russian rock musician, singer-songwriter, and leader of the influential band Aquarium, often regarded as a founding figure of Russian rock music.
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D.
Anatole Litvak
Anatole Litvak was a Ukrainian-born film director known for his work in Hollywood and Europe, particularly for psychologically intense dramas and wartime films.
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E.
Arkady Darell
Arkady Darell is a central character in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, known as a precocious and resourceful young woman whose actions significantly influence the fate of the Second Foundation.
- 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: Leonid Kinskey Target entity description: Leonid Kinskey was a Russian-born American character actor best known for his eccentric, often comedic supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s–1950s, including a memorable turn as a bartender in "Casablanca."
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A.
Yurii Rubinsky
Yurii Rubinsky was a pioneering Canadian technologist, publisher, and early advocate of SGML and open digital standards who significantly influenced the development of electronic publishing.
-
B.
Boris Thomashefsky
Boris Thomashefsky was a pioneering star of the American Yiddish theater, known for popularizing Yiddish-language stage productions among immigrant audiences in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Boris Grebenshchikov
Boris Grebenshchikov is a pioneering Russian rock musician, singer-songwriter, and leader of the influential band Aquarium, often regarded as a founding figure of Russian rock music.
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D.
Anatole Litvak
Anatole Litvak was a Ukrainian-born film director known for his work in Hollywood and Europe, particularly for psychologically intense dramas and wartime films.
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E.
Arkady Darell
Arkady Darell is a central character in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, known as a precocious and resourceful young woman whose actions significantly influence the fate of the Second Foundation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfDeath | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-09-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName | Kinskey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
motion pictures
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television ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Leonid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Russian-born ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| name | Leonid Kinskey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic supporting roles
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eccentric supporting roles ⓘ |
| notableWork | Casablanca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Fountain Hills, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacteristicRoles |
comic relief characters
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eccentric characters ⓘ |
| role | bartender in Casablanca ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| typeOfArtist | performing artist ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leonid Kinskey Description of subject: Leonid Kinskey was a Russian-born American character actor best known for his eccentric, often comedic supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s–1950s, including a memorable turn as a bartender in "Casablanca."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.