John Dye
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John Dye was an American actor best known for his role as the angel Andrew on the television series "Touched by an Angel."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Dye canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8270879 — 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: John Dye Context triple: [Touched by an Angel, starring, John Dye]
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A.
Robert Munson
Robert "Bobby" Munson is a fictional character best known as the grizzled, resourceful mentor and ally to Sam and Dean Winchester on the television series Supernatural.
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B.
Carl Hodges
Carl Hodges is an environmental scientist and innovator known for pioneering large-scale desert greening and seawater agriculture projects.
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C.
Luther Cressman
Luther Cressman was an American archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering work on early human habitation in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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D.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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E.
Roy Munson
Roy Munson is the hapless, once-promising professional bowler turned down-on-his-luck hustler portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the comedy film "Kingpin."
- 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: John Dye Target entity description: John Dye was an American actor best known for his role as the angel Andrew on the television series "Touched by an Angel."
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A.
Robert Munson
Robert "Bobby" Munson is a fictional character best known as the grizzled, resourceful mentor and ally to Sam and Dean Winchester on the television series Supernatural.
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B.
Carl Hodges
Carl Hodges is an environmental scientist and innovator known for pioneering large-scale desert greening and seawater agriculture projects.
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C.
Luther Cressman
Luther Cressman was an American archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering work on early human habitation in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
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D.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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E.
Roy Munson
Roy Munson is the hapless, once-promising professional bowler turned down-on-his-luck hustler portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the comedy film "Kingpin."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Best of the Best
NERFINISHED
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Best of the Best 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder, She Wrote NERFINISHED ⓘ Once Upon a Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Perfect Weapon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Twilight Zone (1985 series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young and the Restless NERFINISHED ⓘ Touched by an Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Tour of Duty NERFINISHED ⓘ Twice Upon a Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | John Carroll Dye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart-related problems ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Andrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarredWith |
Della Reese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roma Downey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-01-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-01-10 ⓘ |
| education |
Memphis State University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | performing arts ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0245704 ⓘ |
| knownFor | Touched by an Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | John Dye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | Andrew on Touched by an Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Touched by an Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Amory, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Dye Description of subject: John Dye was an American actor best known for his role as the angel Andrew on the television series "Touched by an Angel."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.