Michael Tolan
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Michael Tolan was an American actor known for his work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Tolan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21970963 — 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: Michael Tolan Context triple: [John and Mary, starring, Michael Tolan]
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A.
Mike Talman
Mike Talman is a con man who becomes entangled in a tense scheme involving a blind woman and hidden heroin in the thriller "Wait Until Dark."
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B.
Michael Tapper
Michael Tapper is an American drummer best known for his work in indie and experimental rock bands, including his tenure with the group Grizzly Bear.
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C.
Paul Hogue
Paul Hogue was an American college basketball center best known for starring on the University of Cincinnati’s early-1960s championship teams and earning national player-of-the-year honors.
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D.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is an Irish media entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the international sports television network Setanta Sports.
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E.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is best known as the father of the late child actress Heather O’Rourke, who starred in the "Poltergeist" film series.
- 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: Michael Tolan Target entity description: Michael Tolan was an American actor known for his work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
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A.
Mike Talman
Mike Talman is a con man who becomes entangled in a tense scheme involving a blind woman and hidden heroin in the thriller "Wait Until Dark."
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B.
Michael Tapper
Michael Tapper is an American drummer best known for his work in indie and experimental rock bands, including his tenure with the group Grizzly Bear.
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C.
Paul Hogue
Paul Hogue was an American college basketball center best known for starring on the University of Cincinnati’s early-1960s championship teams and earning national player-of-the-year honors.
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D.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is an Irish media entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the international sports television network Setanta Sports.
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E.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is best known as the father of the late child actress Heather O’Rourke, who starred in the "Poltergeist" film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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