Herbert Lom
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Herbert Lom was a Czech-born British actor best known for his versatile character roles in films such as "The Pink Panther" series, "Spartacus," and numerous classic British and Hollywood productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herbert Lom canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7081467 — 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: Herbert Lom Context triple: [War and Peace (1956 film), stars, Herbert Lom]
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A.
Vincent Ludwig
Vincent Ludwig is the primary villain and wealthy, sophisticated crime boss in the comedy film "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!"
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B.
James Klugmann
James Klugmann was a British communist intellectual, historian, and senior figure in the Communist Party of Great Britain, known for his influential writings and political activism in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell was an Austrian-Swiss actor and director renowned for his intense, Oscar-winning performances in European and Hollywood films, particularly in courtroom dramas and war-themed movies.
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D.
George Brent
George Brent was an Irish-American leading man of 1930s and 1940s Hollywood cinema, known for his suave screen presence opposite stars like Bette Davis.
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E.
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde was a distinguished British actor and author known for his nuanced performances in mid-20th-century cinema and later acclaimed literary career.
- 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: Herbert Lom Target entity description: Herbert Lom was a Czech-born British actor best known for his versatile character roles in films such as "The Pink Panther" series, "Spartacus," and numerous classic British and Hollywood productions.
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A.
Vincent Ludwig
Vincent Ludwig is the primary villain and wealthy, sophisticated crime boss in the comedy film "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!"
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B.
James Klugmann
James Klugmann was a British communist intellectual, historian, and senior figure in the Communist Party of Great Britain, known for his influential writings and political activism in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell was an Austrian-Swiss actor and director renowned for his intense, Oscar-winning performances in European and Hollywood films, particularly in courtroom dramas and war-themed movies.
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D.
George Brent
George Brent was an Irish-American leading man of 1930s and 1940s Hollywood cinema, known for his suave screen presence opposite stars like Bette Davis.
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E.
Dirk Bogarde
Dirk Bogarde was a distinguished British actor and author known for his nuanced performances in mid-20th-century cinema and later acclaimed literary career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
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Czech actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| birthName | Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Czechoslovakia
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Austria-Hungary
NERFINISHED
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Czech lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-09-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-09-27 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Czech ⓘ |
| familyName | Lom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0001474 ⓘ |
| knownFor | portrayal of Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus in The Pink Panther film series ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Czech
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English ⓘ |
| name | Herbert Lom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Shot in the Dark
NERFINISHED
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Curse of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ El Cid NERFINISHED ⓘ Night and the City NERFINISHED ⓘ Revenge of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ Son of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ Spartacus NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dead Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Human Jungle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ladykillers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phantom of the Opera (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pink Panther Strikes Again NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ Trail of the Pink Panther NERFINISHED ⓘ War and Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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author ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| wrote |
Dr Guillotine: The Eccentric Exploits of an Early Scientist
NERFINISHED
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Enter a Spy: The Double Life of Christopher Marlowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1937–2009 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herbert Lom Description of subject: Herbert Lom was a Czech-born British actor best known for his versatile character roles in films such as "The Pink Panther" series, "Spartacus," and numerous classic British and Hollywood productions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
War and Peace (1956 film)