Theodore Crawford Cassidy
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Theodore Crawford Cassidy was an American actor and voice artist best known for playing the towering butler Lurch on the 1960s television series "The Addams Family."
All labels observed (1)
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| Theodore Crawford Cassidy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17862248 — 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: Theodore Crawford Cassidy Context triple: [Ted Cassidy, birthName, Theodore Crawford Cassidy]
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A.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
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B.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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C.
Frank Armstrong Crawford
Frank Armstrong Crawford was a 19th-century American philanthropist best known as the second wife of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt and a major benefactor of Vanderbilt University.
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D.
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films, often portraying timid or comedic everyman figures.
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E.
Joseph Fisher
Joseph Fisher was the father of American singer and entertainer Eddie Fisher.
- 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: Theodore Crawford Cassidy Target entity description: Theodore Crawford Cassidy was an American actor and voice artist best known for playing the towering butler Lurch on the 1960s television series "The Addams Family."
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A.
Theodore St. John
Theodore St. John was an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the Academy Award-winning circus drama film "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952).
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B.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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C.
Frank Armstrong Crawford
Frank Armstrong Crawford was a 19th-century American philanthropist best known as the second wife of railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt and a major benefactor of Vanderbilt University.
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D.
Hobart Cavanaugh
Hobart Cavanaugh was an American character actor of the early 20th century, known for his numerous supporting roles in Hollywood films, often portraying timid or comedic everyman figures.
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E.
Joseph Fisher
Joseph Fisher was the father of American singer and entertainer Eddie Fisher.
- F. None of above. chosen
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