Michel Lonsdale
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Michel Lonsdale was a French actor known for his prolific career in European cinema and for roles in films such as "The Day of the Jackal," "Moonraker," and "Of Gods and Men."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michel Lonsdale canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9759763 — 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: Michel Lonsdale Context triple: [A Very Curious Girl, hasCastMember, Michel Lonsdale]
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A.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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B.
Roland Michell
Roland Michell is a literary scholar protagonist in A.S. Byatt’s novel "Possession" and its 2002 film adaptation, who uncovers a secret romance between two Victorian poets.
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C.
Denis Shepstone
Denis Shepstone was a South African politician and public figure, known as the son of influential colonial administrator Sir Theophilus Shepstone.
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D.
Pierre Glendinning
Pierre Glendinning is the conflicted young aristocratic hero of Herman Melville’s novel "Pierre; or, The Ambiguities," whose idealism and psychological turmoil drive the book’s exploration of identity, morality, and madness.
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E.
Peter Milne
Peter Milne was a screenwriter known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including the legal drama "The Verdict."
- 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: Michel Lonsdale Target entity description: Michel Lonsdale was a French actor known for his prolific career in European cinema and for roles in films such as "The Day of the Jackal," "Moonraker," and "Of Gods and Men."
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A.
Martin Boddey
Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
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B.
Roland Michell
Roland Michell is a literary scholar protagonist in A.S. Byatt’s novel "Possession" and its 2002 film adaptation, who uncovers a secret romance between two Victorian poets.
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C.
Denis Shepstone
Denis Shepstone was a South African politician and public figure, known as the son of influential colonial administrator Sir Theophilus Shepstone.
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D.
Pierre Glendinning
Pierre Glendinning is the conflicted young aristocratic hero of Herman Melville’s novel "Pierre; or, The Ambiguities," whose idealism and psychological turmoil drive the book’s exploration of identity, morality, and madness.
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E.
Peter Milne
Peter Milne was a screenwriter known for his work on classic Hollywood films, including the legal drama "The Verdict."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 89 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Michael Lonsdale ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
India Song
NERFINISHED
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Moonraker NERFINISHED ⓘ Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Gods and Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronin NERFINISHED ⓘ Stavisky... NERFINISHED ⓘ The Day of the Jackal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Name of the Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ The Remains of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trial (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | César Award for Best Supporting Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Of Gods and Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-05-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-09-21 ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| motherTongue | French ⓘ |
| name | Michel Lonsdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
India Song
NERFINISHED
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Moonraker NERFINISHED ⓘ Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Gods and Men NERFINISHED ⓘ Stavisky... NERFINISHED ⓘ The Day of the Jackal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Name of the Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trial (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| portrayed | Hugo Drax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| workedWith |
Fred Zinnemann
NERFINISHED
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Jean-Pierre Melville NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Xavier Beauvois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950–2019 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michel Lonsdale Description of subject: Michel Lonsdale was a French actor known for his prolific career in European cinema and for roles in films such as "The Day of the Jackal," "Moonraker," and "Of Gods and Men."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Nun (1966 film)