Robert Ryan
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Robert Ryan was an American actor renowned for his intense portrayals of tough, complex characters in mid-20th-century film noir and drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Ryan canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6134924 — 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 Ryan Context triple: [The Busy Body, starring, Robert Ryan]
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A.
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and former stuntman best known for his understated, dignified performances in films such as "The Straight Story" and "Comes a Horseman."
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B.
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin was an American film and television actor known for his tough-guy roles in war movies and Westerns, including his Oscar-winning performance in "Cat Ballou."
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C.
Dan Duryea
Dan Duryea was an American character actor best known for his distinctive portrayals of sneering villains and tough guys in film noir and classic Hollywood movies of the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark was an American film and television actor renowned for his intense portrayals in film noir and Westerns, particularly during Hollywood’s mid-20th-century era.
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E.
James Coburn
James Coburn was an American actor known for his cool, tough-guy persona in films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Our Man Flint," and for winning an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Affliction."
- 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 Ryan Target entity description: Robert Ryan was an American actor renowned for his intense portrayals of tough, complex characters in mid-20th-century film noir and drama.
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A.
Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and former stuntman best known for his understated, dignified performances in films such as "The Straight Story" and "Comes a Horseman."
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B.
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin was an American film and television actor known for his tough-guy roles in war movies and Westerns, including his Oscar-winning performance in "Cat Ballou."
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C.
Dan Duryea
Dan Duryea was an American character actor best known for his distinctive portrayals of sneering villains and tough guys in film noir and classic Hollywood movies of the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark was an American film and television actor renowned for his intense portrayals in film noir and Westerns, particularly during Hollywood’s mid-20th-century era.
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E.
James Coburn
James Coburn was an American actor known for his cool, tough-guy persona in films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Our Man Flint," and for winning an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Affliction."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| awardReceived | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-07-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dartmouth College ⓘ |
| familyName | Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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film noir ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| height | 193 cm ⓘ |
| imdbId | nm0001688 ⓘ |
| knownFor | intense portrayals of tough, complex characters ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Civil Liberties Union
NERFINISHED
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NAACP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| name | Robert Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bad Day at Black Rock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Billy Budd NERFINISHED ⓘ Crossfire NERFINISHED ⓘ Odds Against Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ On Dangerous Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dirty Dozen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Iceman Cometh NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naked Spur NERFINISHED ⓘ The Racket NERFINISHED ⓘ The Set-Up NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Bunch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| politicalAlignment | liberal ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Jessica Cadwalader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Ryan Description of subject: Robert Ryan was an American actor renowned for his intense portrayals of tough, complex characters in mid-20th-century film noir and drama.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.