Carl Benton Reid
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Carl Benton Reid was an American character actor known for his work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carl Benton Reid canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3893338 — 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: Carl Benton Reid Context triple: [In a Lonely Place, starring, Carl Benton Reid]
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A.
Harry Mason Reid
Harry Mason Reid was a longtime Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada who served as Senate Majority Leader and became one of the most influential congressional leaders of the early 21st century.
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B.
Charlie Reid
Charlie Reid is a Scottish musician and songwriter best known as one half of The Proclaimers, the band behind hits like "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and "Sunshine on Leith."
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C.
Paul Burke
Paul Burke was an American actor best known for his television roles in series like "Naked City" and "12 O'Clock High," as well as appearances in notable films of the 1960s.
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D.
Robert Kincaid
Robert Kincaid is a solitary National Geographic photographer whose brief, intense love affair with an Iowa farm wife forms the emotional core of the romantic drama "The Bridges of Madison County."
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E.
Joseph Reid Anderson
Joseph Reid Anderson was a prominent 19th-century American industrialist and Confederate general who led one of the South’s most important iron manufacturing enterprises during the Civil War.
- 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: Carl Benton Reid Target entity description: Carl Benton Reid was an American character actor known for his work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
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A.
Harry Mason Reid
Harry Mason Reid was a longtime Democratic U.S. senator from Nevada who served as Senate Majority Leader and became one of the most influential congressional leaders of the early 21st century.
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B.
Charlie Reid
Charlie Reid is a Scottish musician and songwriter best known as one half of The Proclaimers, the band behind hits like "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and "Sunshine on Leith."
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C.
Paul Burke
Paul Burke was an American actor best known for his television roles in series like "Naked City" and "12 O'Clock High," as well as appearances in notable films of the 1960s.
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D.
Robert Kincaid
Robert Kincaid is a solitary National Geographic photographer whose brief, intense love affair with an Iowa farm wife forms the emotional core of the romantic drama "The Bridges of Madison County."
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E.
Joseph Reid Anderson
Joseph Reid Anderson was a prominent 19th-century American industrialist and Confederate general who led one of the South’s most important iron manufacturing enterprises during the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-08-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-03-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
character roles
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supporting roles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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All the King’s Men ⓘ In a Lonely Place ⓘ Perry Mason (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Perry Mason
The Big Heat ⓘ The File on Thelma Jordon ⓘ The Fountainhead ⓘ The Virginian (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Virginian (television series)
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| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lansing, Michigan, United States
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linked to:
Lansing, Michigan
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| placeOfDeath | Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Los Angeles
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl Benton Reid Description of subject: Carl Benton Reid was an American character actor known for his work in mid-20th-century film, television, and theater.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.