Peter MacNicol
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Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter MacNicol canonical | 10 |
| MacNicol | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2008836 — 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: Peter MacNicol Context triple: [Sophie's Choice, portrayedBy, Peter MacNicol]
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A.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
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B.
Ewen MacIntosh
Ewen MacIntosh is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in the original UK version of "The Office."
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C.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
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D.
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
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E.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
- 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: Peter MacNicol Target entity description: Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
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A.
Stephen MacLean
Stephen MacLean was an Australian screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his work on music-infused films and television, including the cult musical comedy "Starstruck" (1982).
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B.
Ewen MacIntosh
Ewen MacIntosh is a British actor and comedian best known for playing the deadpan accountant Keith Bishop in the original UK version of "The Office."
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C.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
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D.
Andrew Duncan
Andrew Duncan was a British industrialist and politician who served as the United Kingdom’s Minister of Supply during the Second World War.
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E.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Ally McBeal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-04-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Macalester College
ⓘ
University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| employer |
24 (TV series)
ⓘ
surface form:
24 (television series)
Ally McBeal ⓘ
surface form:
Ally McBeal (television series)
Chicago Hope ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago Hope (television series)
Numb3rs ⓘ
surface form:
Numb3rs (television series)
Veep ⓘ
surface form:
Veep (television series)
|
| familyName |
Peter MacNicol
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MacNicol
|
| filmRole |
Galen Bradwarden in Dragonslayer
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Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II ⓘ Stingo in Sophie's Choice ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Peter MacNicol self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
24
ⓘ
Ally McBeal ⓘ Chicago Hope ⓘ Dragonslayer ⓘ Ghostbusters II ⓘ Numb3rs ⓘ Sophie's Choice ⓘ Veep ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas, Texas, United States
|
| televisionRole |
Alan Birch in Chicago Hope
ⓘ
Jeff Kane in Veep ⓘ John Cage ⓘ
surface form:
John Cage in Ally McBeal
Larry Fleinhardt in Numb3rs ⓘ Tom Lennox in 24 ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ 2020s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter MacNicol Description of subject: Peter MacNicol is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in projects like "Ally McBeal," "Ghostbusters II," and "Numbers."
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MacNicol
subject surface form:
John Cage (Ally McBeal)