John Douglas Thompson
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John Douglas Thompson is an acclaimed British-American actor known for his powerful stage performances in classical theater and notable roles in film and television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Douglas Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3653381 — 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: John Douglas Thompson Context triple: [Mare of Easttown, starring, John Douglas Thompson]
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A.
Smith Thompson
Smith Thompson was an early 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his role in landmark cases involving federal authority and Native American rights.
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B.
Jerry Thompson
Jerry Thompson is the fictional investigative reporter in Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane" who seeks to uncover the meaning behind Charles Foster Kane's final word, "Rosebud."
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C.
John B. McDonald
John B. McDonald was an American civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of New York City's first subway system.
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D.
John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
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E.
Lewis Powell
Lewis Powell was a Confederate sympathizer and member of John Wilkes Booth’s plot who attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William H. Seward on the night Abraham Lincoln was killed.
- 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: John Douglas Thompson Target entity description: John Douglas Thompson is an acclaimed British-American actor known for his powerful stage performances in classical theater and notable roles in film and television.
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A.
Smith Thompson
Smith Thompson was an early 19th-century U.S. Supreme Court justice known for his role in landmark cases involving federal authority and Native American rights.
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B.
Jerry Thompson
Jerry Thompson is the fictional investigative reporter in Orson Welles's film "Citizen Kane" who seeks to uncover the meaning behind Charles Foster Kane's final word, "Rosebud."
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C.
John B. McDonald
John B. McDonald was an American civil engineer best known for overseeing the construction of New York City's first subway system.
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D.
John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
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E.
Lewis Powell
Lewis Powell was a Confederate sympathizer and member of John Wilkes Booth’s plot who attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William H. Seward on the night Abraham Lincoln was killed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British-American
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actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ person ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
ⓘ
Elliot Norton Award ⓘ Lucille Lortel Award ⓘ Obie Award ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Le Moyne College ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | classical theatre ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
acclaimed Shakespearean interpreter
ⓘ
powerful stage presence ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Shakespearean roles
ⓘ
classical theatre performances ⓘ film roles ⓘ stage acting ⓘ television roles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jitney
ⓘ
surface form:
Jitney (stage role)
King Lear ⓘ
surface form:
King Lear (stage role)
Let Them All Talk ⓘ
surface form:
Let Them All Talk (film)
Mare of Easttown ⓘ
surface form:
Mare of Easttown (TV series)
Michael Clayton ⓘ
surface form:
Michael Clayton (film)
Othello (character) ⓘ
surface form:
Othello (stage role)
Satchmo at the Waldorf (stage role) ⓘ The Bourne Legacy ⓘ
surface form:
The Bourne Legacy (film)
The Emperor Jones ⓘ
surface form:
The Emperor Jones (stage role)
The Gilded Age ⓘ
surface form:
The Gilded Age (TV series)
The Iceman Cometh ⓘ
surface form:
The Iceman Cometh (stage role)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (film) ⓘ Till (2022 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Till (film)
|
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Douglas Thompson Description of subject: John Douglas Thompson is an acclaimed British-American actor known for his powerful stage performances in classical theater and notable roles in film and television.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.