Steve Ihnat
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Steve Ihnat was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian-American character actor and director known for his intense villainous roles in 1960s and 1970s film and television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steve Ihnat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9567957 — 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)
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Target entity: Steve Ihnat Context triple: [In Like Flint, starring, Steve Ihnat]
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A.
John Matsko
John Matsko is an American football offensive line coach best known for his long NFL coaching career with multiple teams, including the St. Louis Rams during their high-powered "Greatest Show on Turf" era.
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B.
Brian Gionta
Brian Gionta is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who captained both the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres in the NHL and represented the United States in multiple international tournaments.
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C.
Keith Neudecker
Keith Neudecker is the traumatized World Trade Center survivor whose fragmented post-9/11 life and relationships form the emotional core of Don DeLillo’s novel "Falling Man."
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D.
Jared Bednar
Jared Bednar is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach best known for leading the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup championship in the NHL.
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E.
Gary Heidnik
Gary Heidnik was an American serial killer and kidnapper from Philadelphia who infamously imprisoned and tortured women in his basement in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Steve Ihnat Target entity description: Steve Ihnat was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian-American character actor and director known for his intense villainous roles in 1960s and 1970s film and television.
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A.
John Matsko
John Matsko is an American football offensive line coach best known for his long NFL coaching career with multiple teams, including the St. Louis Rams during their high-powered "Greatest Show on Turf" era.
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B.
Brian Gionta
Brian Gionta is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who captained both the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres in the NHL and represented the United States in multiple international tournaments.
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C.
Keith Neudecker
Keith Neudecker is the traumatized World Trade Center survivor whose fragmented post-9/11 life and relationships form the emotional core of Don DeLillo’s novel "Falling Man."
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D.
Jared Bednar
Jared Bednar is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach best known for leading the Colorado Avalanche to a Stanley Cup championship in the NHL.
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E.
Gary Heidnik
Gary Heidnik was an American serial killer and kidnapper from Philadelphia who infamously imprisoned and tortured women in his basement in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian-American
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character actor ⓘ film director ⓘ person ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| birthName | Štefan Ihnát NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-08-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1972-05-12 ⓘ |
| diedDuring | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedFrom | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedTo |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Ihnat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| givenName | Steve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Stefan Ihnat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | intense villainous roles ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Slovak ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Steve Ihnat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTelevisionAppearance |
Mannix
NERFINISHED
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Mission: Impossible NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ The F.B.I. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Outer Limits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Angel in My Pocket
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madigan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ The Honkers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Undefeated NERFINISHED ⓘ Zig Zag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jastrabie pri Michalovciach, Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cannes, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Sally Carter-Ihnat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Steve Ihnat Description of subject: Steve Ihnat was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian-American character actor and director known for his intense villainous roles in 1960s and 1970s film and television.
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