Gavan O'Herlihy
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Gavan O'Herlihy was an Irish-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in genre and action movies of the 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gavan O'Herlihy canonical | 5 |
| Gavan O’Herlihy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2232418 — 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: Gavan O'Herlihy Context triple: [Superman III, starring, Gavan O'Herlihy]
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A.
James Dillon
James Dillon was an Irish politician who led the Fine Gael party and served as a prominent member of Dáil Éireann in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Owen Grady
Owen Grady is a skilled Velociraptor trainer and former Navy veteran who serves as a central protagonist in the Jurassic World film series.
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C.
Ambrose O’Brien
Ambrose O’Brien was a Canadian sports executive and entrepreneur best known for helping to establish professional ice hockey leagues that were precursors to the modern NHL.
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D.
Fergus Cullen
Fergus Cullen is an American political strategist and former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.
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E.
Desmond MacCarthy
Desmond MacCarthy was a British literary critic and essayist associated with early 20th-century modernist circles and known for his influential journalism and book reviews.
- 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: Gavan O'Herlihy Target entity description: Gavan O'Herlihy was an Irish-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in genre and action movies of the 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
James Dillon
James Dillon was an Irish politician who led the Fine Gael party and served as a prominent member of Dáil Éireann in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Owen Grady
Owen Grady is a skilled Velociraptor trainer and former Navy veteran who serves as a central protagonist in the Jurassic World film series.
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C.
Ambrose O’Brien
Ambrose O’Brien was a Canadian sports executive and entrepreneur best known for helping to establish professional ice hockey leagues that were precursors to the modern NHL.
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D.
Fergus Cullen
Fergus Cullen is an American political strategist and former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party.
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E.
Desmond MacCarthy
Desmond MacCarthy was a British literary critic and essayist associated with early 20th-century modernist circles and known for his influential journalism and book reviews.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Death Wish 3
ⓘ
Happy Days ⓘ Lonesome Dove ⓘ Never Say Never Again ⓘ Rich Man, Poor Man ⓘ Superman III ⓘ The Dirty Dozen ⓘ
surface form:
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Twin Peaks ⓘ Willow ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ireland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-07-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-09-15 ⓘ |
| familyName | O'Herlihy ⓘ |
| father | Dan O'Herlihy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
action films
ⓘ
fantasy films ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Gavan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Gavan O'Herlihy self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Happy Days ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dublin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bath ⓘ |
| residence |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| role |
Airk Thaughbaer
ⓘ
Chuck Cunningham ⓘ Jack Petachi ⓘ |
| sibling | Lorcan O'Herlihy ⓘ |
| spouse | Juliette O'Herlihy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gavan O'Herlihy Description of subject: Gavan O'Herlihy was an Irish-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in genre and action movies of the 1970s and 1980s.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chuck Cunningham
this entity surface form:
Gavan O’Herlihy