Chief Ted Thin Elk
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Chief Ted Thin Elk was a Native American actor best known for his role in the 1992 crime drama film "Thunderheart."
All labels observed (1)
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| Chief Ted Thin Elk canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19397829 — 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: Chief Ted Thin Elk Context triple: [Thunderheart, starring, Chief Ted Thin Elk]
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A.
Chief Dan Mathews
Chief Dan Mathews is the tough, no-nonsense highway patrol commander portrayed by Broderick Crawford in the classic American TV series "Highway Patrol."
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B.
Chief Thundercloud
Chief Thundercloud was a Native American actor best known for portraying Tonto in early film adaptations of The Lone Ranger.
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C.
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yowlachie was a Native American actor and singer known for his roles in early 20th-century Hollywood films.
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D.
Chief John Big Tree
Chief John Big Tree was a Native American actor of the early 20th century, known for his roles in numerous Hollywood Westerns and silent films.
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E.
Chief John Okemos
Chief John Okemos was a 19th-century Ojibwe (Chippewa) leader known for his role in the Great Lakes region and for having several places in Michigan named in his honor.
- 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: Chief Ted Thin Elk Target entity description: Chief Ted Thin Elk was a Native American actor best known for his role in the 1992 crime drama film "Thunderheart."
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A.
Chief Dan Mathews
Chief Dan Mathews is the tough, no-nonsense highway patrol commander portrayed by Broderick Crawford in the classic American TV series "Highway Patrol."
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B.
Chief Thundercloud
Chief Thundercloud was a Native American actor best known for portraying Tonto in early film adaptations of The Lone Ranger.
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C.
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yowlachie was a Native American actor and singer known for his roles in early 20th-century Hollywood films.
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D.
Chief John Big Tree
Chief John Big Tree was a Native American actor of the early 20th century, known for his roles in numerous Hollywood Westerns and silent films.
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E.
Chief John Okemos
Chief John Okemos was a 19th-century Ojibwe (Chippewa) leader known for his role in the Great Lakes region and for having several places in Michigan named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.