Walter Gotell
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Walter Gotell was a German-born British character actor best known for playing General Gogol in multiple James Bond films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Gotell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Gotell Context triple: [The Living Daylights, starring, Walter Gotell]
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A.
Walter Hieber
Walter Hieber was a pioneering German inorganic chemist renowned for his foundational work in metal carbonyl chemistry and coordination compounds.
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B.
Walter Naegle
Walter Naegle is an American activist and archivist best known as the longtime partner and estate executor of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
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C.
Walter Heitz
Walter Heitz was a German Wehrmacht general best known for commanding the VIII Army Corps and later the doomed German forces in Stalingrad during World War II.
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D.
Walter Buch
Walter Buch was a high-ranking Nazi official who served as the chief judge of the Nazi Party’s Supreme Court and played a key role in enforcing party discipline.
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E.
Walter Wolfrum
Walter Wolfrum was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
- 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: Walter Gotell Target entity description: Walter Gotell was a German-born British character actor best known for playing General Gogol in multiple James Bond films.
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A.
Walter Hieber
Walter Hieber was a pioneering German inorganic chemist renowned for his foundational work in metal carbonyl chemistry and coordination compounds.
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B.
Walter Naegle
Walter Naegle is an American activist and archivist best known as the longtime partner and estate executor of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin.
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C.
Walter Heitz
Walter Heitz was a German Wehrmacht general best known for commanding the VIII Army Corps and later the doomed German forces in Stalingrad during World War II.
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D.
Walter Buch
Walter Buch was a high-ranking Nazi official who served as the chief judge of the Nazi Party’s Supreme Court and played a key role in enforcing party discipline.
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E.
Walter Wolfrum
Walter Wolfrum was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II, credited with numerous aerial victories on the Eastern Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| appearedIn | From Russia with Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-03-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-05-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | character acting ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing Soviet General Gogol in James Bond films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| notableAppearance |
Raiders of the Lost Ark (uncredited role)
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The African Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boys from Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guns of Navarone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Wolves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
General Anatol Gogol
NERFINISHED
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Morzeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTelevisionWork |
Danger Man
NERFINISHED
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The Avengers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | James Bond film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| portrayedCharacter |
General Anatol Gogol in A View to a Kill
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General Anatol Gogol in For Your Eyes Only ⓘ General Anatol Gogol in Moonraker NERFINISHED ⓘ General Anatol Gogol in Octopussy NERFINISHED ⓘ General Anatol Gogol in The Spy Who Loved Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Morzeny in From Russia with Love ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
A View to a Kill
NERFINISHED
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For Your Eyes Only NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonraker NERFINISHED ⓘ Octopussy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Spy Who Loved Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| workedIn |
American film industry
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British film industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Walter Gotell Description of subject: Walter Gotell was a German-born British character actor best known for playing General Gogol in multiple James Bond films.
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