Donald Meek
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Donald Meek was a Scottish-born American character actor known for his distinctive, mild-mannered roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donald Meek canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1070436 — 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: Donald Meek Context triple: [Babes on Broadway, castMember, Donald Meek]
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A.
Donald Dewar
Donald Dewar was a Scottish Labour politician widely regarded as the architect of Scottish devolution and the inaugural head of the modern Scottish Government.
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B.
Jim Harris
Jim Harris is a technology executive best known as one of the founders of the computer company Compaq.
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C.
Jeff Sharp
Jeff Sharp is a film producer known for his work on independent and literary adaptation projects in American cinema.
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D.
John Clarke
John Clarke was a 17th-century English-born Baptist minister, physician, and colonial leader best known as a co-founder of Rhode Island and a key advocate for religious liberty in early America.
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E.
John Anglin
John Anglin was a real-life American bank robber best known as one of the three inmates who carried out the infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz prison.
- 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: Donald Meek Target entity description: Donald Meek was a Scottish-born American character actor known for his distinctive, mild-mannered roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Donald Dewar
Donald Dewar was a Scottish Labour politician widely regarded as the architect of Scottish devolution and the inaugural head of the modern Scottish Government.
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B.
Jim Harris
Jim Harris is a technology executive best known as one of the founders of the computer company Compaq.
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C.
Jeff Sharp
Jeff Sharp is a film producer known for his work on independent and literary adaptation projects in American cinema.
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D.
John Clarke
John Clarke was a 17th-century English-born Baptist minister, physician, and colonial leader best known as a co-founder of Rhode Island and a key advocate for religious liberty in early America.
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E.
John Anglin
John Anglin was a real-life American bank robber best known as one of the three inmates who carried out the infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz prison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
Scottish emigrant to the United States ⓘ character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood film industry
|
| characteristic |
distinctive supporting roles
ⓘ
mild-mannered screen persona ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | naturalized American citizen ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Hollywood studios ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Meek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Donald Meek self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying timid or mild-mannered characters ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jesse James
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Stagecoach ⓘ The Thin Man Goes Home ⓘ You Can't Take It with You ⓘ
surface form:
You Can’t Take It with You
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| placeOfBirth | Glasgow ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn | American feature films ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donald Meek Description of subject: Donald Meek was a Scottish-born American character actor known for his distinctive, mild-mannered roles in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Informer (1935 film)