Maxwell Reed
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Maxwell Reed was a Northern Irish actor known for his film roles in the 1940s–1950s and for being the first husband of actress Joan Collins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maxwell Reed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10974124 — 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: Maxwell Reed Context triple: [Joan Collins, spouse, Maxwell Reed]
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A.
Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley was an American film and television actor best known for his authoritative voice and frequent roles in Westerns and crime dramas during the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Miles Fairley
Miles Fairley is a charming but duplicitous children's book author who becomes a romantic interest of the protagonist in the classic film "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
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C.
Max Renn
Max Renn is the morally ambiguous television executive and protagonist of David Cronenberg’s 1983 sci-fi horror film "Videodrome," whose exposure to a mysterious broadcast leads to disturbing hallucinations and a descent into body horror.
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D.
Jack Deerson
Jack Deerson is a cinematographer best known for his work on the 1971 road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop."
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E.
Alex Cahill
Alex Cahill is a key supporting character in the television series "Walker, Texas Ranger," serving as an assistant district attorney and Walker’s close ally and love interest.
- 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: Maxwell Reed Target entity description: Maxwell Reed was a Northern Irish actor known for his film roles in the 1940s–1950s and for being the first husband of actress Joan Collins.
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A.
Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley was an American film and television actor best known for his authoritative voice and frequent roles in Westerns and crime dramas during the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Miles Fairley
Miles Fairley is a charming but duplicitous children's book author who becomes a romantic interest of the protagonist in the classic film "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."
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C.
Max Renn
Max Renn is the morally ambiguous television executive and protagonist of David Cronenberg’s 1983 sci-fi horror film "Videodrome," whose exposure to a mysterious broadcast leads to disturbing hallucinations and a descent into body horror.
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D.
Jack Deerson
Jack Deerson is a cinematographer best known for his work on the 1971 road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop."
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E.
Alex Cahill
Alex Cahill is a key supporting character in the television series "Walker, Texas Ranger," serving as an assistant district attorney and Walker’s close ally and love interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| birthName | Maxwell Emmett Reid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-04-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1974-10-16 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfMarriage | 1956 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Northern Irish ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | film noir ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0715690 ⓘ |
| Joan CollinsRelationship | first husband of Joan Collins ⓘ |
| knownFor |
film roles in the 1940s
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film roles in the 1950s ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ |
| name | Maxwell Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Daybreak
NERFINISHED
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The Brain Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Clouded Yellow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The House in the Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lost Hours NERFINISHED ⓘ The Square Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| relative | Joan Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse |
Helen Hyslop
NERFINISHED
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Joan Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfMarriage | 1952 ⓘ |
| workedIn | British cinema ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maxwell Reed Description of subject: Maxwell Reed was a Northern Irish actor known for his film roles in the 1940s–1950s and for being the first husband of actress Joan Collins.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.