Roy Jenson
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Roy Jenson was a Canadian-born character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous American films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Jenson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9913588 — 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: Roy Jenson Context triple: [The Outfit (1973 film), castMember, Roy Jenson]
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Michael-Leon Wooley
Michael-Leon Wooley is an American actor and voice actor best known for his rich baritone performances in film, television, and theater, including prominent roles in animated features and Broadway productions.
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B.
Joss Christensen
Joss Christensen is an American freestyle skier best known for winning the inaugural Olympic gold medal in men's slopestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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C.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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D.
David Brookwell
David Brookwell is a film and television producer best known for co-founding Brookwell McNamara Entertainment and producing family-oriented and inspirational projects such as "Soul Surfer."
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E.
Ken McClure
Ken McClure is an American politician who serves as the mayor of Springfield, Missouri, overseeing the city's local government and community initiatives.
- 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: Roy Jenson Target entity description: Roy Jenson was a Canadian-born character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous American films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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A.
Michael-Leon Wooley
Michael-Leon Wooley is an American actor and voice actor best known for his rich baritone performances in film, television, and theater, including prominent roles in animated features and Broadway productions.
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B.
Joss Christensen
Joss Christensen is an American freestyle skier best known for winning the inaugural Olympic gold medal in men's slopestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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C.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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D.
David Brookwell
David Brookwell is a film and television producer best known for co-founding Brookwell McNamara Entertainment and producing family-oriented and inspirational projects such as "Soul Surfer."
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E.
Ken McClure
Ken McClure is an American politician who serves as the mayor of Springfield, Missouri, overseeing the city's local government and community initiatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| child | Sasha Jenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-02-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-04-24 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Canadian of Icelandic descent ⓘ |
| genre |
Western film
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| imdbId | nm0421607 ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
BC Lions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Calgary Stampeders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | tough-guy roles in American films and television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bonanza
NERFINISHED
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Chinatown NERFINISHED ⓘ Cool Hand Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Falcon Crest NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunsmoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Harper (1966 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Papillon (1973 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soylent Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Getaway (1972 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Bunch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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stunt performer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCharacter |
Mulvihill in Chinatown
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prison guard in Cool Hand Luke ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | Canadian football ⓘ |
| spouse | Katherine Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy Jenson Description of subject: Roy Jenson was a Canadian-born character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous American films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.