Holmes Herbert
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Holmes Herbert was a British-born character actor who appeared in numerous American films from the silent era through the 1940s, often in distinguished or authoritative supporting roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holmes Herbert canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10492967 — 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: Holmes Herbert Context triple: [Of Human Bondage (1946 film), hasCastMember, Holmes Herbert]
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A.
Morland Holmes
Morland Holmes is a character in the TV series "Elementary," depicted as Sherlock Holmes's wealthy, powerful, and morally ambiguous father.
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B.
Edwin Holgate
Edwin Holgate was a Canadian painter and printmaker associated with the Group of Seven, known for his landscapes and distinctive figure studies that helped shape early 20th-century Canadian art.
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C.
Arthur Surridge Hunt
Arthur Surridge Hunt was a British papyrologist and archaeologist renowned for co-discovering and publishing the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, one of the most important collections of ancient manuscripts ever found.
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D.
Frank Campion
Frank Campion is a Canadian municipal politician who serves as the mayor of Welland, Ontario.
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E.
Cornelius Sherlock
Cornelius Sherlock was a British architect best known for designing prominent public buildings such as the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
- 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: Holmes Herbert Target entity description: Holmes Herbert was a British-born character actor who appeared in numerous American films from the silent era through the 1940s, often in distinguished or authoritative supporting roles.
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A.
Morland Holmes
Morland Holmes is a character in the TV series "Elementary," depicted as Sherlock Holmes's wealthy, powerful, and morally ambiguous father.
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B.
Edwin Holgate
Edwin Holgate was a Canadian painter and printmaker associated with the Group of Seven, known for his landscapes and distinctive figure studies that helped shape early 20th-century Canadian art.
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C.
Arthur Surridge Hunt
Arthur Surridge Hunt was a British papyrologist and archaeologist renowned for co-discovering and publishing the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, one of the most important collections of ancient manuscripts ever found.
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D.
Frank Campion
Frank Campion is a Canadian municipal politician who serves as the mayor of Welland, Ontario.
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E.
Cornelius Sherlock
Cornelius Sherlock was a British architect best known for designing prominent public buildings such as the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1930s American cinema
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1940s American cinema ⓘ silent film era ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ horror film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| givenName | Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Holmes Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
often played authoritative supporting roles
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often played distinguished supporting roles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931 film)
NERFINISHED
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invisible Man (1933 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life of Emile Zola (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Hawk (1940 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Terror (1928 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thirteenth Chair (1929 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holmes Herbert Description of subject: Holmes Herbert was a British-born character actor who appeared in numerous American films from the silent era through the 1940s, often in distinguished or authoritative supporting roles.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Of Human Bondage (1946 film)