Johnny Sekka
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Johnny Sekka was a Senegalese-born British actor known for his pioneering roles in film and television during the 1960s and 1970s, often portraying complex Black characters in mainstream productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Johnny Sekka canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8992305 — 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: Johnny Sekka Context triple: [Khartoum (1966 film), starredActor, Johnny Sekka]
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A.
Evan Londo
Evan Londo is a child actor best known for playing Abel Teller on the television series "Sons of Anarchy."
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B.
Kurt Uenala
Kurt Uenala is a Swiss-born music producer and electronic musician known for his collaborations with prominent artists in alternative and electronic music, including work with Depeche Mode and Dave Gahan.
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C.
John Markus
John Markus is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on sitcoms such as The Cosby Show and for creating the series Kristin.
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D.
Jack Tornek
Jack Tornek was a character actor known for small roles in early 20th-century American films, including the 1950s horror movie "Hellgate."
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E.
Darek
Darek is a given name, typically a variant spelling of Derek used in various European countries.
- 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: Johnny Sekka Target entity description: Johnny Sekka was a Senegalese-born British actor known for his pioneering roles in film and television during the 1960s and 1970s, often portraying complex Black characters in mainstream productions.
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A.
Evan Londo
Evan Londo is a child actor best known for playing Abel Teller on the television series "Sons of Anarchy."
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B.
Kurt Uenala
Kurt Uenala is a Swiss-born music producer and electronic musician known for his collaborations with prominent artists in alternative and electronic music, including work with Depeche Mode and Dave Gahan.
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C.
John Markus
John Markus is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on sitcoms such as The Cosby Show and for creating the series Kristin.
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D.
Jack Tornek
Jack Tornek was a character actor known for small roles in early 20th-century American films, including the 1950s horror movie "Hellgate."
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E.
Darek
Darek is a given name, typically a variant spelling of Derek used in various European countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
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Senegalese-born actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| birthName | Lamine Sekka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| coStarredIn | A Warm December NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-07-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-09-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Senegalese ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
pioneering roles for Black actors in British film and television
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portraying complex Black characters in mainstream productions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Johnny Sekka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Warm December
NERFINISHED
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Babylon 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Flame in the Streets NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawk the Slayer NERFINISHED ⓘ Roots: The Next Generations NERFINISHED ⓘ The Avengers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Message NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wednesday Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedAs | one of the first Black actors to achieve leading roles in British television ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dakar, Senegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Norfolk, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Bilal in The Message
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Benjamin Kyle in Babylon 5 ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| servedIn | First Indochina War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Cecile Sekka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionAppearance | Babylon 5 episode "Midnight on the Firing Line" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Sekka Description of subject: Johnny Sekka was a Senegalese-born British actor known for his pioneering roles in film and television during the 1960s and 1970s, often portraying complex Black characters in mainstream productions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Khartoum (1966 film)