Richard Harris as Frank Machin
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Richard Harris as Frank Machin refers to Harris’s intense, breakout performance as a brutal yet vulnerable rugby league player in the 1963 British drama film "This Sporting Life."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Harris as Frank Machin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20154190 — 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 Harris as Frank Machin Context triple: [This Sporting Life, leadActorRole, Richard Harris as Frank Machin]
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A.
Michael Caine as John Tarrant
Michael Caine as John Tarrant is the central character in the 1974 British thriller "The Black Windmill," portraying a seasoned MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped, forcing him into a tense battle against both terrorists and his own superiors.
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B.
Jim Broadbent as Desmond Morton
Jim Broadbent as Desmond Morton refers to the acclaimed British actor’s portrayal of Winston Churchill’s close political adviser Desmond Morton in the 2002 biographical drama film "The Gathering Storm."
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C.
Michael Caine as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead
Michael Caine as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead is the portrayal of a young, aristocratic British Army officer in the 1964 war film "Zulu," which helped launch Caine to international stardom.
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D.
Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott
Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott is the central, psychologically complex psychiatrist character he portrays in Brian De Palma’s 1980 thriller film "Dressed to Kill."
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E.
Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael
Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael refers to the acclaimed British actor’s portrayal of the medieval monk and sleuth Brother Cadfael in the television adaptations of Ellis Peters’ historical mystery novels.
- 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 Harris as Frank Machin Target entity description: Richard Harris as Frank Machin refers to Harris’s intense, breakout performance as a brutal yet vulnerable rugby league player in the 1963 British drama film "This Sporting Life."
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A.
Michael Caine as John Tarrant
Michael Caine as John Tarrant is the central character in the 1974 British thriller "The Black Windmill," portraying a seasoned MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped, forcing him into a tense battle against both terrorists and his own superiors.
-
B.
Jim Broadbent as Desmond Morton
Jim Broadbent as Desmond Morton refers to the acclaimed British actor’s portrayal of Winston Churchill’s close political adviser Desmond Morton in the 2002 biographical drama film "The Gathering Storm."
-
C.
Michael Caine as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead
Michael Caine as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead is the portrayal of a young, aristocratic British Army officer in the 1964 war film "Zulu," which helped launch Caine to international stardom.
-
D.
Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott
Michael Caine as Dr. Robert Elliott is the central, psychologically complex psychiatrist character he portrays in Brian De Palma’s 1980 thriller film "Dressed to Kill."
-
E.
Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael
Derek Jacobi as Brother Cadfael refers to the acclaimed British actor’s portrayal of the medieval monk and sleuth Brother Cadfael in the television adaptations of Ellis Peters’ historical mystery novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.