Richard Kiley
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Richard Kiley was an American stage and screen actor best known for his Tony Award–winning performance as Don Quixote in the original Broadway production of "Man of La Mancha."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Kiley canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4167948 — 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: Richard Kiley Context triple: [Man of La Mancha, originalLeadActor, Richard Kiley]
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A.
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy was an American actor known for his prolific film, television, and stage career, including notable roles in classic screwball comedies and the film "Rosemary's Baby."
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B.
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle was an American character actor known for his authoritative supporting roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Commissioner Gordon in the Batman film series.
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C.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards was a prominent Canadian-American theatre director and educator best known for championing African-American playwrights, including directing the original Broadway production of August Wilson’s "Fences."
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D.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a character in the classic film and play "All About Eve," depicted as a talented and ambitious playwright closely involved in the theatrical world surrounding Margo Channing.
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E.
David Purviance
David Purviance was an early 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and reformer who played a key role in the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement.
- 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: Richard Kiley Target entity description: Richard Kiley was an American stage and screen actor best known for his Tony Award–winning performance as Don Quixote in the original Broadway production of "Man of La Mancha."
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A.
Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy was an American actor known for his prolific film, television, and stage career, including notable roles in classic screwball comedies and the film "Rosemary's Baby."
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B.
Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle was an American character actor known for his authoritative supporting roles in film, television, and theater, including his portrayal of Commissioner Gordon in the Batman film series.
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C.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards was a prominent Canadian-American theatre director and educator best known for championing African-American playwrights, including directing the original Broadway production of August Wilson’s "Fences."
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D.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a character in the classic film and play "All About Eve," depicted as a talented and ambitious playwright closely involved in the theatrical world surrounding Margo Channing.
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E.
David Purviance
David Purviance was an early 19th-century American Presbyterian minister and reformer who played a key role in the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Globe Award
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Primetime Emmy Award ⓘ
linked to:
Primetime Emmy Awards
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1922-03-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1999-03-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Middletown, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Middletown, New York
|
| familyName | Kiley ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| name | Richard Kiley ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Don Quixote
ⓘ
Miguel de Cervantes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Year in the Life
ⓘ
Jurassic Park (narration of park tour) ⓘ
linked to:
Jurassic Park
Man of La Mancha ⓘ The Thorn Birds ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actor
ⓘ
stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| performedIn |
original Broadway production of Man of La Mancha
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linked to:
Man of La Mancha
|
| spouse |
Mary Bell Wood
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Patricia Ferris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Kiley Description of subject: Richard Kiley was an American stage and screen actor best known for his Tony Award–winning performance as Don Quixote in the original Broadway production of "Man of La Mancha."
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.