Alexander Duncan McCowen
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Alexander Duncan McCowen, known professionally as Alec McCowen, was an acclaimed English actor celebrated for his work on stage, film, and television, including notable performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in several Alfred Hitchcock films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Duncan McCowen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11855688 — 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: Alexander Duncan McCowen Context triple: [Alec McCowen, birthName, Alexander Duncan McCowen]
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A.
Colin Buchanan
Colin Buchanan is an Anglican bishop and liturgical scholar who served as the Bishop of Woolwich in the Church of England.
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B.
Murray Matheson
Murray Matheson was an Australian-born character actor known for his numerous television and film roles in the mid-20th century, often portraying refined or enigmatic figures.
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C.
William Cumming
William Cumming was a prominent early 19th-century American political and military figure from Georgia, after whom the city of Cumming, Georgia, is named.
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D.
Ian Cumming
Ian Cumming was an American businessman and investor best known as the co-founder of the private equity firm Leucadia National Corporation and a prominent figure in diversified investments.
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E.
Thomas MacKay
Thomas MacKay is a mountaineer known for completing the first recorded ascent of the peak Dom in the Swiss Alps.
- 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: Alexander Duncan McCowen Target entity description: Alexander Duncan McCowen, known professionally as Alec McCowen, was an acclaimed English actor celebrated for his work on stage, film, and television, including notable performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in several Alfred Hitchcock films.
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A.
Colin Buchanan
Colin Buchanan is an Anglican bishop and liturgical scholar who served as the Bishop of Woolwich in the Church of England.
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B.
Murray Matheson
Murray Matheson was an Australian-born character actor known for his numerous television and film roles in the mid-20th century, often portraying refined or enigmatic figures.
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C.
William Cumming
William Cumming was a prominent early 19th-century American political and military figure from Georgia, after whom the city of Cumming, Georgia, is named.
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D.
Ian Cumming
Ian Cumming was an American businessman and investor best known as the co-founder of the private equity firm Leucadia National Corporation and a prominent figure in diversified investments.
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E.
Thomas MacKay
Thomas MacKay is a mountaineer known for completing the first recorded ascent of the peak Dom in the Swiss Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Alec McCowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-05-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-02-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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Skinners' School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal National Theatre
NERFINISHED
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Royal Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | performing arts ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | English people ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | CBE ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Alexander Duncan McCowen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Chief Inspector Oxford in Frenzy
NERFINISHED
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Mr. Memory in The Thirty Nine Steps (1978 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Q in Never Say Never Again ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Frenzy
NERFINISHED
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Never Say Never Again NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gospel According to St. Mark (one-man show) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thirty Nine Steps (1978 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Travels with My Aunt (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| partner | Geoffrey Burridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Alfred Hitchcock films
ⓘ
Royal Shakespeare Company productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Tunbridge Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| workedWith | Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–2000s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Duncan McCowen Description of subject: Alexander Duncan McCowen, known professionally as Alec McCowen, was an acclaimed English actor celebrated for his work on stage, film, and television, including notable performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in several Alfred Hitchcock films.
Referenced by (1)
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