David Opatoshu
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David Opatoshu was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the mid-20th century, often portraying intense, intellectual, or ethnically distinctive roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Opatoshu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9759650 — 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: David Opatoshu Context triple: [Guns of Darkness, starring, David Opatoshu]
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A.
Martin Jurow
Martin Jurow was an American film producer best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century Hollywood movies, including the iconic Audrey Hepburn film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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B.
Oscar Shumsky
Oscar Shumsky was a distinguished 20th-century American violinist and pedagogue renowned for his refined technique, rich tone, and influential teaching career.
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C.
Kurt Kasznar
Kurt Kasznar was an Austrian-American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater, often portraying urbane or authoritative supporting roles.
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D.
Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak was an Austrian-born character actor known for his versatile roles in Hollywood films and on Broadway, often portraying charming villains or comic foils.
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E.
Leon Feldhendler
Leon Feldhendler was a Polish Jewish resistance leader and Holocaust survivor best known for co-organizing the 1943 prisoner uprising at the Sobibor extermination camp.
- 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: David Opatoshu Target entity description: David Opatoshu was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the mid-20th century, often portraying intense, intellectual, or ethnically distinctive roles.
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A.
Martin Jurow
Martin Jurow was an American film producer best known for his work on classic mid-20th-century Hollywood movies, including the iconic Audrey Hepburn film "Breakfast at Tiffany's."
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B.
Oscar Shumsky
Oscar Shumsky was a distinguished 20th-century American violinist and pedagogue renowned for his refined technique, rich tone, and influential teaching career.
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C.
Kurt Kasznar
Kurt Kasznar was an Austrian-American character actor known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater, often portraying urbane or authoritative supporting roles.
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D.
Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak was an Austrian-born character actor known for his versatile roles in Hollywood films and on Broadway, often portraying charming villains or comic foils.
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E.
Leon Feldhendler
Leon Feldhendler was a Polish Jewish resistance leader and Holocaust survivor best known for co-organizing the 1943 prisoner uprising at the Sobibor extermination camp.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| birthName | David Opatovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| child | Danny Opatoshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1918-01-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-04-30 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Opatoshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Joseph Opatoshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
science fiction television ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Yiddish ⓘ |
| name | David Opatoshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portraying ethnically distinctive roles
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portraying intense and intellectual characters ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Exodus (1960 film)
NERFINISHED
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Hawaii Five-O (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Outer Limits (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Twilight Zone (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young Lions (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Torn Curtain (1966 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| parent | Joseph Opatoshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| spouse | Lillian Opatoshu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Alfred Hitchcock
NERFINISHED
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Otto Preminger NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Opatoshu Description of subject: David Opatoshu was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television from the mid-20th century, often portraying intense, intellectual, or ethnically distinctive roles.
Referenced by (1)
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