Bernard Kay
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Bernard Kay was a British character actor known for his extensive work in film and television, including multiple appearances in the classic series "Doctor Who."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernard Kay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10616104 — 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: Bernard Kay Context triple: [Patricia Haines, spouse, Bernard Kay]
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A.
Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw was a British comic actor best known for his towering height and recurring roles in the "Carry On" film series.
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B.
Clive Mitten
Clive Mitten is a British musician best known as a founding member and bassist of the neo-progressive rock band Twelfth Night.
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C.
Rupert Hart-Davis
Rupert Hart-Davis was a prominent British publisher, editor, and biographer known for founding the publishing house Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd and for his influential role in mid-20th-century literary culture.
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D.
Barnett Janner
Barnett Janner was a British Jewish politician and lawyer who served as a Liberal and later Labour Member of Parliament and was prominent in Jewish communal affairs.
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E.
John Boulting
John Boulting was a British film director and producer, best known for the films he made with his twin brother Roy Boulting, including several notable mid-20th-century British dramas and satires.
- 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: Bernard Kay Target entity description: Bernard Kay was a British character actor known for his extensive work in film and television, including multiple appearances in the classic series "Doctor Who."
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A.
Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw was a British comic actor best known for his towering height and recurring roles in the "Carry On" film series.
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B.
Clive Mitten
Clive Mitten is a British musician best known as a founding member and bassist of the neo-progressive rock band Twelfth Night.
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C.
Rupert Hart-Davis
Rupert Hart-Davis was a prominent British publisher, editor, and biographer known for founding the publishing house Rupert Hart-Davis Ltd and for his influential role in mid-20th-century literary culture.
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D.
Barnett Janner
Barnett Janner was a British Jewish politician and lawyer who served as a Liberal and later Labour Member of Parliament and was prominent in Jewish communal affairs.
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E.
John Boulting
John Boulting was a British film director and producer, best known for the films he made with his twin brother Roy Boulting, including several notable mid-20th-century British dramas and satires.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
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character actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Doctor Who: Colony in Space
NERFINISHED
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Doctor Who: The Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Who: The Faceless Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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performing arts ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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science fiction television ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Bernard Kay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
multiple appearances in Doctor Who
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supporting roles in British film and television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Casualty
NERFINISHED
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Coronation Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Who ⓘ Dr. Zhivago NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiddler on the Roof NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Midsomer Murders NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ The Avengers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Champions NERFINISHED ⓘ The Protectors NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shuttered Room NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sweeney NERFINISHED ⓘ Z-Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
British film actors
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British television actors ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bernard Kay Description of subject: Bernard Kay was a British character actor known for his extensive work in film and television, including multiple appearances in the classic series "Doctor Who."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.