William Joseph Patrick O’Brien
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William Joseph Patrick O’Brien, better known as Pat O’Brien, was a prominent American film and stage actor of Hollywood’s classic era, noted for his roles in dramas, comedies, and war films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Joseph Patrick O’Brien canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12497916 — 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: William Joseph Patrick O’Brien Context triple: [Pat O’Brien, birthName, William Joseph Patrick O’Brien]
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A.
John O'Brien
John O'Brien is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2004 film adaptation of the classic television series "Starsky & Hutch."
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B.
Robert Emmett O’Connor
Robert Emmett O’Connor was an American character actor of the early 20th century, best known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films, often portraying policemen or authority figures.
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C.
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
William Henry O’Connell
William Henry O’Connell was a prominent early 20th-century American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who wielded significant religious and political influence as the longtime leader of the Boston church.
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E.
William O’Leary
William O’Leary is an American actor best known for his role as Marty Taylor on the television sitcom "Home Improvement."
- 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: William Joseph Patrick O’Brien Target entity description: William Joseph Patrick O’Brien, better known as Pat O’Brien, was a prominent American film and stage actor of Hollywood’s classic era, noted for his roles in dramas, comedies, and war films.
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A.
John O'Brien
John O'Brien is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2004 film adaptation of the classic television series "Starsky & Hutch."
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B.
Robert Emmett O’Connor
Robert Emmett O’Connor was an American character actor of the early 20th century, best known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films, often portraying policemen or authority figures.
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C.
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
William Henry O’Connell
William Henry O’Connell was a prominent early 20th-century American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who wielded significant religious and political influence as the longtime leader of the Boston church.
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E.
William O’Leary
William O’Leary is an American actor best known for his role as Marty Taylor on the television sitcom "Home Improvement."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.