Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish
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Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career from the 1930s to the 1960s, often portraying a wide range of ethnic roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8975986 — 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: Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish Context triple: [J. Carrol Naish, fullName, Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish]
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A.
John Neilson
John Neilson was a prominent 19th-century Quebec printer, newspaper editor, and political figure who served as a reform-minded member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.
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B.
John Valentine Carruthers
John Valentine Carruthers is an English guitarist best known for his work in the 1980s with the post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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C.
Angus Sampson
Angus Sampson is an Australian actor, writer, and director known for his roles in genre films and television series, including the Insidious horror franchise.
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D.
Colin Lewes Dillingham
Colin Lewes Dillingham, better known as Colin Hanks, is an American actor and filmmaker recognized for roles in projects such as "Orange County," "Fargo," and "Band of Brothers."
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E.
James Finlayson
James Finlayson was a Scottish-born character actor best known for his comic roles in silent and early sound films, particularly his frequent collaborations with the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
- 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: Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish Target entity description: Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career from the 1930s to the 1960s, often portraying a wide range of ethnic roles.
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A.
John Neilson
John Neilson was a prominent 19th-century Quebec printer, newspaper editor, and political figure who served as a reform-minded member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada.
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B.
John Valentine Carruthers
John Valentine Carruthers is an English guitarist best known for his work in the 1980s with the post-punk band Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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C.
Angus Sampson
Angus Sampson is an Australian actor, writer, and director known for his roles in genre films and television series, including the Insidious horror franchise.
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D.
Colin Lewes Dillingham
Colin Lewes Dillingham, better known as Colin Hanks, is an American actor and filmmaker recognized for roles in projects such as "Orange County," "Fargo," and "Band of Brothers."
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E.
James Finlayson
James Finlayson was a Scottish-born character actor best known for his comic roles in silent and early sound films, particularly his frequent collaborations with the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American television industry
ⓘ
Hollywood film industry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | J. Carrol Naish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination
NERFINISHED
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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | emphysema ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-01-24 ⓘ |
| ethnicRoleSpecialization | portrayed a wide range of ethnic characters ⓘ |
| familyName | Naish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| givenName |
Joseph
NERFINISHED
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Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for A Medal for Benny
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | prolific character roles in film and television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Medal for Benny
NERFINISHED
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House of Frankenstein (1944 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Life with Luigi (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Life with Luigi (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahara (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
La Jolla NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| servedIn | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Gladys Heaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish Description of subject: Joseph Patrick Carrol Naish was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career from the 1930s to the 1960s, often portraying a wide range of ethnic roles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.