Thomas Ian Griffith
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Thomas Ian Griffith is an American actor and martial artist best known for his role as the villainous Terry Silver in The Karate Kid Part III and the Cobra Kai series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Ian Griffith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12916800 — 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: Thomas Ian Griffith Context triple: [The Karate Kid Part III, starring, Thomas Ian Griffith]
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A.
Robin Cooke
Robin Cooke was a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of New Zealand and became a Law Lord in the United Kingdom.
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B.
David Naughton
David Naughton is an American actor and singer best known for his lead role in the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London" and for his work in 1970s and 1980s film and television.
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C.
Benjamin Dreyfuss
Benjamin Dreyfuss is an American journalist and actor, known both for his work in media and as the son of Academy Award–winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.
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D.
Mitchell Henry
Mitchell Henry was a 19th-century British politician, businessman, and newspaper proprietor who played a key role in the early development of regional journalism in Manchester.
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E.
Kristopher Steven Keach
Kristopher Steven Keach is one of the twin sons of English-American actress Jane Seymour and her former husband, actor-director James Keach.
- 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: Thomas Ian Griffith Target entity description: Thomas Ian Griffith is an American actor and martial artist best known for his role as the villainous Terry Silver in The Karate Kid Part III and the Cobra Kai series.
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A.
Robin Cooke
Robin Cooke was a prominent British jurist who served as Lord Chief Justice of New Zealand and became a Law Lord in the United Kingdom.
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B.
David Naughton
David Naughton is an American actor and singer best known for his lead role in the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London" and for his work in 1970s and 1980s film and television.
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C.
Benjamin Dreyfuss
Benjamin Dreyfuss is an American journalist and actor, known both for his work in media and as the son of Academy Award–winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.
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D.
Mitchell Henry
Mitchell Henry was a 19th-century British politician, businessman, and newspaper proprietor who played a key role in the early development of regional journalism in Manchester.
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E.
Kristopher Steven Keach
Kristopher Steven Keach is one of the twin sons of English-American actress Jane Seymour and her former husband, actor-director James Keach.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ martial artist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Behind Enemy Lines (1997 film)
NERFINISHED
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Cobra Kai NERFINISHED ⓘ Crackerjack NERFINISHED ⓘ Excessive Force NERFINISHED ⓘ One Tree Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ The Karate Kid Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-03-18 ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyName | Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmWork |
Excessive Force
NERFINISHED
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The Karate Kid Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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martial arts film ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark brown ⓘ |
| hasChild | 2 sons ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role as Terry Silver in Cobra Kai
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role as Terry Silver in The Karate Kid Part III ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| martialArt | taekwondo ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Ian Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying villainous characters ⓘ |
| notableRole | Terry Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cobra Kai
NERFINISHED
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The Karate Kid Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film producer ⓘ martial artist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hartford, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCharacter | Terry Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCharacterIn |
Terry Silver;Cobra Kai
NERFINISHED
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Terry Silver;The Karate Kid Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Page Keller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionWork |
Cobra Kai
NERFINISHED
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One Tree Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Ian Griffith Description of subject: Thomas Ian Griffith is an American actor and martial artist best known for his role as the villainous Terry Silver in The Karate Kid Part III and the Cobra Kai series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.