Richard Webb
E552512
Richard Webb was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century noir and adventure productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Webb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5585175 — 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: Richard Webb Context triple: [Out of the Past, starring, Richard Webb]
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A.
Paul Webb
Paul Webb is a screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the historical drama film "Selma" (2014), which chronicles a pivotal chapter in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
William Webb
William Webb was an Australian jurist who served as the chief judge of the post–World War II Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal.
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C.
Anthony Forwood
Anthony Forwood was a British actor best known for his film and stage work in the mid-20th century and for his long-term partnership with Dirk Bogarde.
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D.
Roy Webb
Roy Webb was an American film composer best known for scoring numerous RKO Pictures films, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- 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: Richard Webb Target entity description: Richard Webb was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century noir and adventure productions.
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A.
Paul Webb
Paul Webb is a screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the historical drama film "Selma" (2014), which chronicles a pivotal chapter in the U.S. civil rights movement.
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B.
William Webb
William Webb was an Australian jurist who served as the chief judge of the post–World War II Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal.
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C.
Anthony Forwood
Anthony Forwood was a British actor best known for his film and stage work in the mid-20th century and for his long-term partnership with Dirk Bogarde.
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D.
Roy Webb
Roy Webb was an American film composer best known for scoring numerous RKO Pictures films, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1915-09-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bloomington, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Captain Midnight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major Alistair G. "Al" McReady NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1993-06-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Van Nuys, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure television
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film noir ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Richard Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
roles in mid-20th-century noir films
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starring in the television series Captain Midnight ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Captain Midnight
NERFINISHED
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Distant Drums NERFINISHED ⓘ Out of the Past NERFINISHED ⓘ Sands of Iwo Jima NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cobra Strikes NERFINISHED ⓘ The File on Thelma Jordon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Cheated Himself NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sound of Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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writer ⓘ |
| spouse | Patricia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionSeries | Captain Midnight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedInGenre |
crime film
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war film ⓘ western film ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Barbara Stanwyck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Milland NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Enchantment Islands: The Galapagos
NERFINISHED
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Islands of Mystery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1938–1966 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Webb Description of subject: Richard Webb was an American film and television actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century noir and adventure productions.
Referenced by (1)
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