Robert Hudson Walker
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Robert Hudson Walker was an American film and television actor best known for his chilling performance as the charming yet psychopathic Bruno Antony in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 thriller "Strangers on a Train."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Hudson Walker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12930950 — 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: Robert Hudson Walker Context triple: [Robert Walker, birthName, Robert Hudson Walker]
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A.
Bob Walker
Bob Walker was an early 20th-century film actor known for appearing in silent-era productions such as the 1915 drama "The Warrens of Virginia."
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B.
Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker was a prominent American cinematographer best known for his influential work during Hollywood’s Golden Age, particularly in collaboration with director Frank Capra.
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C.
Louis Carlisle Walker
Louis Carlisle Walker was a prominent Muskegon, Michigan businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to the community led to a major local arena being named in his honor.
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D.
Ralph Walker
Ralph Walker was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for his influential Art Deco skyscraper designs in New York City.
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E.
Ralph Walker
Ralph Walker was a British civil engineer and architect known for his influential work on major dock projects in London during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- 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: Robert Hudson Walker Target entity description: Robert Hudson Walker was an American film and television actor best known for his chilling performance as the charming yet psychopathic Bruno Antony in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 thriller "Strangers on a Train."
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A.
Bob Walker
Bob Walker was an early 20th-century film actor known for appearing in silent-era productions such as the 1915 drama "The Warrens of Virginia."
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B.
Joseph Walker
Joseph Walker was a prominent American cinematographer best known for his influential work during Hollywood’s Golden Age, particularly in collaboration with director Frank Capra.
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C.
Louis Carlisle Walker
Louis Carlisle Walker was a prominent Muskegon, Michigan businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to the community led to a major local arena being named in his honor.
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D.
Ralph Walker
Ralph Walker was a prominent early 20th-century American architect known for his influential Art Deco skyscraper designs in New York City.
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E.
Ralph Walker
Ralph Walker was a British civil engineer and architect known for his influential work on major dock projects in London during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Bataan
NERFINISHED
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Madame Curie NERFINISHED ⓘ My Son John NERFINISHED ⓘ One Touch of Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ See Here, Private Hargrove NERFINISHED ⓘ Since You Went Away NERFINISHED ⓘ Strangers on a Train NERFINISHED ⓘ The Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ Till the Clouds Roll By NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hollywood studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1918-10-13 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | adverse reaction to medication ⓘ |
| child |
Michael Walker
NERFINISHED
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Robert Walker Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1951-08-28 ⓘ |
| employer | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| familyName | Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Hudson Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | divorced from Jennifer Jones ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performance as Bruno Antony in Strangers on a Train
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portrayal of charming yet psychopathic characters ⓘ |
| notableRole | Bruno Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Strangers on a Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jennifer Jones
NERFINISHED
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Phyllis Isley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith | Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1939–1951 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Hudson Walker Description of subject: Robert Hudson Walker was an American film and television actor best known for his chilling performance as the charming yet psychopathic Bruno Antony in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 thriller "Strangers on a Train."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.