Otto Wernicke
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Otto Wernicke was a German actor best known for his roles in classic early 20th-century films, particularly in Fritz Lang’s crime and thriller movies.
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| Otto Wernicke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9352933 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otto Wernicke Context triple: [The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, leadActor, Otto Wernicke]
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A.
Carl Wernicke
Carl Wernicke was a German neurologist and psychiatrist best known for identifying the brain region responsible for language comprehension and describing Wernicke’s aphasia.
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B.
de Broca
De Broca is the surname of Philippe de Broca, a notable French film director known for his lively adventure comedies and romantic films.
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C.
André Broca
André Broca was a 19th-century French physician and anatomist known for his contributions to the study of the nervous system and pathology.
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D.
Paul Broca
Paul Broca was a 19th-century French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist best known for discovering the brain region responsible for speech production, now called Broca's area.
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E.
Karl Lashley
Karl Lashley was an influential American psychologist and neuroscientist known for his pioneering research on brain function, learning, and memory, particularly through lesion studies in animals.
- 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: Otto Wernicke Target entity description: Otto Wernicke was a German actor best known for his roles in classic early 20th-century films, particularly in Fritz Lang’s crime and thriller movies.
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A.
Carl Wernicke
Carl Wernicke was a German neurologist and psychiatrist best known for identifying the brain region responsible for language comprehension and describing Wernicke’s aphasia.
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B.
de Broca
De Broca is the surname of Philippe de Broca, a notable French film director known for his lively adventure comedies and romantic films.
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C.
André Broca
André Broca was a 19th-century French physician and anatomist known for his contributions to the study of the nervous system and pathology.
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D.
Paul Broca
Paul Broca was a 19th-century French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist best known for discovering the brain region responsible for speech production, now called Broca's area.
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E.
Karl Lashley
Karl Lashley was an influential American psychologist and neuroscientist known for his pioneering research on brain function, learning, and memory, particularly through lesion studies in animals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (97)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-11-07 ⓘ |
| era |
Nazi-era German cinema
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Weimar Republic cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ post-war West German cinema ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Wernicke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Otto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| name | Otto Wernicke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of police inspector characters
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roles in Fritz Lang’s crime and thriller films ⓘ roles in early German sound cinema ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Inspector Karl Lohmann in M
NERFINISHED
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Inspector Karl Lohmann in The Testament of Dr. Mabuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Petersen, first officer, in Titanic (1943) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Berlin-Alexanderplatz (1931 film)
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Berlin-Alexanderplatz (1931) – supporting role ⓘ Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1933 sequel context / Mabuse series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold (1934) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold (1934) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ M NERFINISHED ⓘ M (1931) NERFINISHED ⓘ M (1931) – role of Inspector Karl Lohmann ⓘ Münchhausen (1943) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Angel (1930) – early sound film appearance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Angel (Der blaue Engel, 1930) – minor role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Captain from Köpenick (1945 film adaptation context) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Captain from Köpenick (1956) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Captain from Köpenick (Der Hauptmann von Köpenick, 1956) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Confession of Ina Kahr (1954) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Confession of Ina Kahr (Die Schuld der Ina Kahr, 1954) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil Strikes at Night (1957) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil Strikes at Night (Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam, 1957) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falling Star (1950) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Falling Star (Der fallende Stern, 1950) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden City (Die goldene Stadt, 1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden City (Die goldene Stadt, 1942) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Love (Die große Liebe, 1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Love (Die große Liebe, 1942) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Higher Command (Der höhere Befehl, 1935) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Higher Command (Der höhere Befehl, 1935) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Immortal Heart (Das unsterbliche Herz, 1939) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Immortal Heart (Das unsterbliche Herz, 1939) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Indian Tomb (1959) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Indian Tomb (1959) – supporting role ⓘ The Last Bridge (Die letzte Brücke, 1954) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Bridge (Die letzte Brücke, 1954) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Company (1930) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Company (1930) – supporting role ⓘ The Last Company (Die letzte Kompanie, 1930) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (1937) – supporting role ⓘ The Man Who Was Sherlock Holmes (Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war, 1937) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Original Sin (Die Sünderin, 1951) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Original Sin (Die Sünderin, 1951) – supporting role ⓘ The Rothschilds (Die Rothschilds, 1940) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rothschilds (Die Rothschilds, 1940) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Testament of Dr. Mabuse NERFINISHED ⓘ The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) – role of Inspector Karl Lohmann NERFINISHED ⓘ The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (Das Testament des Dr. Mabuse, 1933) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959) – supporting role ⓘ The Traitor (Der Verräter, 1936) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Traitor (Der Verräter, 1936) – supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tunnel (Der Tunnel, 1933) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tunnel (Der Tunnel, 1933) – engineer / supporting role NERFINISHED ⓘ Titanic (1943 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Titanic (1943) – role of Petersen, first officer NERFINISHED ⓘ Westfront 1918 (1930) – early sound film appearance NERFINISHED ⓘ Westfront 1918 (1930) – uncredited / early sound-era war film NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous German stage productions in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Allenstein, East Prussia
NERFINISHED
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Olsztyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Munich
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Munich, Bavaria, West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Brigitte Horney
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Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ Hans Albers NERFINISHED ⓘ Heinz Rühmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristina Söderbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Veit Harlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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