Triple

T5142506
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fright Night (1985 film) E115990 entity
Predicate portrayedBy P1507 FINISHED
Object Roddy McDowall E236481 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Roddy McDowall | Statement: [Fright Night (1985 film), portrayedBy, Roddy McDowall]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roddy McDowall
Context triple: [Fright Night (1985 film), portrayedBy, Roddy McDowall]
  • A. Roddy McDowall chosen
    Roddy McDowall was a British-American actor known for his prolific film and television career, including iconic roles in the "Planet of the Apes" series and numerous voice performances.
  • B. Peter Cushing
    Peter Cushing was an English actor best known for his roles in classic Hammer horror films and as Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars.
  • C. Neville Brand
    Neville Brand was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in film and television, often portraying soldiers, criminals, and other rugged figures.
  • D. Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed was a British actor known for his intense screen presence and roles in films such as "Oliver!", "Women in Love," and his final performance in "Gladiator."
  • E. Stanley Baker
    Stanley Baker was a Welsh actor and film producer known for his intense screen presence and prominent roles in British cinema of the 1950s and 1960s.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69bd4446c0e08190a7c29dc74976bf03 elicitation completed
NER batch_69bd787ff1c081909a6954aa76e12cbf ner completed
NED1 batch_69bed91e4ab88190827a77b0a356b7c3 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:43 p.m.