Richard Treat Williams
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Richard Treat Williams was an American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in "Hair," "Prince of the City," and the TV series "Everwood."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Treat Williams canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12996567 — 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: Richard Treat Williams Context triple: [Treat Williams, birthName, Richard Treat Williams]
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A.
Andreas Whittam Smith
Andreas Whittam Smith is a British journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founding editor of the UK national newspaper The Independent.
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B.
Thomas Wilson Brown
Thomas Wilson Brown is an American actor best known for his roles in films and television series such as "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and "Knots Landing."
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C.
Thomas Mayne
Thomas Mayne was an Australian food scientist best known for creating the chocolate malted milk drink Milo in the 1930s.
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D.
H. Ward Wolff
H. Ward Wolff is an entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the medical diagnostics company Cepheid.
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E.
Algur H. Meadows
Algur H. Meadows was an American oil tycoon and philanthropist best known for his major art patronage and charitable contributions, including the establishment of the Meadows Museum.
- 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: Richard Treat Williams Target entity description: Richard Treat Williams was an American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in "Hair," "Prince of the City," and the TV series "Everwood."
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A.
Andreas Whittam Smith
Andreas Whittam Smith is a British journalist and newspaper editor best known as the founding editor of the UK national newspaper The Independent.
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B.
Thomas Wilson Brown
Thomas Wilson Brown is an American actor best known for his roles in films and television series such as "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and "Knots Landing."
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C.
Thomas Mayne
Thomas Mayne was an Australian food scientist best known for creating the chocolate malted milk drink Milo in the 1930s.
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D.
H. Ward Wolff
H. Ward Wolff is an entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the medical diagnostics company Cepheid.
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E.
Algur H. Meadows
Algur H. Meadows was an American oil tycoon and philanthropist best known for his major art patronage and charitable contributions, including the establishment of the Meadows Museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Treat Williams ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
1941 (1979 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
1941
Blue Bloods (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Bloods
Chesapeake Shores (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Chesapeake Shores
Chicago Fire (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Fire
Deep Rising (1998 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Deep Rising
Everwood (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Everwood
Hair (1979 film) ⓘ Once Upon a Time in America (1984 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Once Upon a Time in America
Prince of the City (1981 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Prince of the City
The Phantom (1996 film) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | motorcycle accident ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-12-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-06-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Franklin & Marshall College
ⓘ
linked to:
Franklin and Marshall College
Kent School ⓘ |
| familyName | Williams ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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drama ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| middleName | Treat ⓘ |
| notableWork |
1941
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Blue Bloods ⓘ Chesapeake Shores ⓘ Chicago Fire ⓘ Deep Rising ⓘ Everwood ⓘ Hair ⓘ Once Upon a Time in America ⓘ Prince of the City ⓘ Smooth Talk ⓘ The Phantom ⓘ Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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children's book author ⓘ pilot ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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linked to:
Stamford, Connecticut
|
| placeOfDeath |
Dorset, Vermont, United States
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linked to:
Dorset, Vermont
|
| residence |
Vermont, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Vermont
|
| spouse |
Pamela Van Sant
ⓘ
linked to:
Pam Van Sant
|
| yearsActive | 1970s–2023 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Treat Williams Description of subject: Richard Treat Williams was an American actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in "Hair," "Prince of the City," and the TV series "Everwood."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.