Godfrey Tearle
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Godfrey Tearle was a distinguished British stage and film actor of the early 20th century, known for his classical Shakespearean roles and appearances in notable films.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Godfrey Tearle canonical | 3 |
| Edwin Tearle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3884281 — 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: Godfrey Tearle Context triple: [The 39 Steps, castMember, Godfrey Tearle]
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A.
Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle was an American stage and silent film actor prominent in the early 20th century.
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B.
William Francis Nighy
William Francis Nighy is an English actor best known for his versatile film, television, and stage performances, including roles in "Love Actually," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and numerous acclaimed British dramas.
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C.
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer was a distinguished English character actor known for his refined, often authoritative roles in British stage and film productions of the mid-20th century.
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D.
Edgar Selwyn
Edgar Selwyn was an American playwright, director, producer, and film executive who co-founded Goldwyn Pictures and played a significant role in early Hollywood and Broadway.
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E.
Edgar Lansbury
Edgar Lansbury is a British-born American theatre, film, and television producer known for his work on acclaimed stage productions and as the son of actress Angela Lansbury.
- 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: Godfrey Tearle Target entity description: Godfrey Tearle was a distinguished British stage and film actor of the early 20th century, known for his classical Shakespearean roles and appearances in notable films.
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A.
Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle was an American stage and silent film actor prominent in the early 20th century.
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B.
William Francis Nighy
William Francis Nighy is an English actor best known for his versatile film, television, and stage performances, including roles in "Love Actually," the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and numerous acclaimed British dramas.
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C.
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer was a distinguished English character actor known for his refined, often authoritative roles in British stage and film productions of the mid-20th century.
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D.
Edgar Selwyn
Edgar Selwyn was an American playwright, director, producer, and film executive who co-founded Goldwyn Pictures and played a significant role in early Hollywood and Broadway.
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E.
Edgar Lansbury
Edgar Lansbury is a British-born American theatre, film, and television producer known for his work on acclaimed stage productions and as the son of actress Angela Lansbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
London theatre scene
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| artisticDiscipline | acting ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Tearle ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| genre | Shakespearean drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Godfrey ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | British classical acting tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| movement | classical theatre ⓘ |
| name | Godfrey Tearle self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
British stage performances
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classical Shakespearean roles ⓘ early 20th-century film roles ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Shakespearean characters
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roles in British war films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hamlet (stage performances)
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King Lear ⓘ
surface form:
King Lear (stage performances)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing ⓘ Othello (play) ⓘ
surface form:
Othello (stage performances)
The 39 Steps ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
British cinema history
ⓘ
British theatre history ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Godfrey Tearle Description of subject: Godfrey Tearle was a distinguished British stage and film actor of the early 20th century, known for his classical Shakespearean roles and appearances in notable films.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edwin Tearle