Bill Henderson
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Bill Henderson was an American jazz vocalist and character actor known for his rich baritone voice and numerous film and television appearances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bill Henderson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7355021 — 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: Bill Henderson Context triple: [Trouble Man, starring, Bill Henderson]
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A.
Wayne Henderson
Wayne Henderson was an American jazz trombonist, composer, and record producer best known as a founding member of The Jazz Crusaders and for his influential work in soul-jazz and jazz-funk.
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B.
Cal Henderson
Cal Henderson is a British software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CTO of the workplace communication platform Slack.
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C.
Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson is an author best known for writing the book "Window Seat."
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D.
Roger Henderson
Roger Henderson is a central character in the 1961 romantic comedy film "The Pleasure of His Company," known as a charming but unreliable father whose return disrupts his daughter's impending marriage.
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E.
Dikko Henderson
Dikko Henderson is a fictional British intelligence contact in Japan from the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice," known for assisting Bond before being abruptly assassinated.
- 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: Bill Henderson Target entity description: Bill Henderson was an American jazz vocalist and character actor known for his rich baritone voice and numerous film and television appearances.
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A.
Wayne Henderson
Wayne Henderson was an American jazz trombonist, composer, and record producer best known as a founding member of The Jazz Crusaders and for his influential work in soul-jazz and jazz-funk.
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B.
Cal Henderson
Cal Henderson is a British software engineer and entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CTO of the workplace communication platform Slack.
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C.
Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson is an author best known for writing the book "Window Seat."
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D.
Roger Henderson
Roger Henderson is a central character in the 1961 romantic comedy film "The Pleasure of His Company," known as a charming but unreliable father whose return disrupts his daughter's impending marriage.
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E.
Dikko Henderson
Dikko Henderson is a fictional British intelligence contact in Japan from the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice," known for assisting Bond before being abruptly assassinated.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ jazz singer ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 90 ⓘ |
| birthName | William Randall Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-04-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| knownFor |
numerous film appearances
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numerous television appearances ⓘ rich baritone voice ⓘ |
| name | Bill Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
City Slickers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clue NERFINISHED ⓘ ER NERFINISHED ⓘ Happy Days NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill Street Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanford and Son NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension NERFINISHED ⓘ White Men Can't Jump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
jazz vocalist ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Charlie Haden
NERFINISHED
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Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedSong |
Gravy Waltz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senor Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Vee-Jay Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| spouse | Annette Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalRange | baritone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bill Henderson Description of subject: Bill Henderson was an American jazz vocalist and character actor known for his rich baritone voice and numerous film and television appearances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.