Walter McGinn
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Walter McGinn was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in 1970s films and television, including a notable appearance in the political thriller "The Parallax View."
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| Walter McGinn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18986552 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Walter McGinn Context triple: [The Parallax View, starredActor, Walter McGinn]
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A.
Paul McAuliffe
Paul McAuliffe is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency and is a former Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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B.
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, often playing comic sidekicks and supporting roles.
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C.
Gordon McDonell
Gordon McDonell was a writer best known for providing the original story that Alfred Hitchcock adapted into the classic 1943 thriller film "Shadow of a Doubt."
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D.
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally was an acclaimed Irish character actor known for his powerful stage and screen performances, including his award-winning work in films of the 1980s.
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E.
John Killoran
John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
- 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: Walter McGinn Target entity description: Walter McGinn was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in 1970s films and television, including a notable appearance in the political thriller "The Parallax View."
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A.
Paul McAuliffe
Paul McAuliffe is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency and is a former Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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B.
Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh was an American character actor best known for his prolific work in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, often playing comic sidekicks and supporting roles.
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C.
Gordon McDonell
Gordon McDonell was a writer best known for providing the original story that Alfred Hitchcock adapted into the classic 1943 thriller film "Shadow of a Doubt."
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D.
Ray McAnally
Ray McAnally was an acclaimed Irish character actor known for his powerful stage and screen performances, including his award-winning work in films of the 1980s.
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E.
John Killoran
John Killoran is an actor known for his role in the National Theatre’s acclaimed stage production of "Frankenstein."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Parallax View (1974 film)