Oliver Johnston
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Oliver Johnston was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oliver Johnston canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6521318 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oliver Johnston Context triple: [A King in New York, starring, Oliver Johnston]
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Glen Keane
Glen Keane is an acclaimed American animator, author, and illustrator best known for his character animation work on classic Disney films such as "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin."
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B.
Ron Clements
Ron Clements is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for co-directing several acclaimed Disney animated features, including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Moana.
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C.
Roger Allers
Roger Allers is an American film director, screenwriter, and animator best known for co-directing Disney’s acclaimed animated feature "The Lion King."
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D.
Phil Tippett
Phil Tippett is an acclaimed American visual effects supervisor and stop-motion animator renowned for his groundbreaking creature and character work on films such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
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E.
Gil Netter
Gil Netter is an American film producer known for backing acclaimed adaptations and dramas such as Life of Pi, The Blind Side, and Water for Elephants.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oliver Johnston Target entity description: Oliver Johnston was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
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A.
Glen Keane
Glen Keane is an acclaimed American animator, author, and illustrator best known for his character animation work on classic Disney films such as "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Aladdin."
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B.
Ron Clements
Ron Clements is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for co-directing several acclaimed Disney animated features, including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Moana.
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C.
Roger Allers
Roger Allers is an American film director, screenwriter, and animator best known for co-directing Disney’s acclaimed animated feature "The Lion King."
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D.
Phil Tippett
Phil Tippett is an acclaimed American visual effects supervisor and stop-motion animator renowned for his groundbreaking creature and character work on films such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
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E.
Gil Netter
Gil Netter is an American film producer known for backing acclaimed adaptations and dramas such as Life of Pi, The Blind Side, and Water for Elephants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-04-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1966-12-22 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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theatre ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Charlie Chaplin
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supporting roles in British films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Oliver Johnston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A King in New York
NERFINISHED
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The Captain's Table NERFINISHED ⓘ The Day the Earth Caught Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Green Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horse's Mouth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Million Pound Note NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mouse That Roared NERFINISHED ⓘ The Naked Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pure Hell of St Trinian's NERFINISHED ⓘ The Running Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Beaconsfield
NERFINISHED
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Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typeOfRole | character actor ⓘ |
| workedWith | Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oliver Johnston Description of subject: Oliver Johnston was a British character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films, including collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
Referenced by (2)
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