Michael McShane
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Michael McShane is an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational work on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and roles in films and television during the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael McShane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4290424 — 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: Michael McShane Context triple: [Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starredActor, Michael McShane]
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A.
Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson is a New Zealand actor known for his roles in films like "The Ring" and "Everest" and TV series such as "Grey's Anatomy" and "Virgin River."
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B.
Scott Arfield
Scott Arfield is a professional footballer, best known as a midfielder who represented the Canadian national team after previously playing for Scotland at youth level and having a long club career in Scotland and England.
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C.
Sean Murray
Sean Murray is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Special Agent Timothy McGee on the television series NCIS.
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D.
Colin Friels
Colin Friels is a Scottish-born Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Australian cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in projects such as the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and films like "Trainspotting" and "Rome."
- 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: Michael McShane Target entity description: Michael McShane is an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational work on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and roles in films and television during the 1990s.
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A.
Martin Henderson
Martin Henderson is a New Zealand actor known for his roles in films like "The Ring" and "Everest" and TV series such as "Grey's Anatomy" and "Virgin River."
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B.
Scott Arfield
Scott Arfield is a professional footballer, best known as a midfielder who represented the Canadian national team after previously playing for Scotland at youth level and having a long club career in Scotland and England.
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C.
Sean Murray
Sean Murray is an American actor best known for his long-running role as Special Agent Timothy McGee on the television series NCIS.
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D.
Colin Friels
Colin Friels is a Scottish-born Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Australian cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.
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E.
Kevin McKidd
Kevin McKidd is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in projects such as the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and films like "Trainspotting" and "Rome."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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comedian ⓘ human ⓘ improviser ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| basedOn | United States entertainment industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | McShane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acting
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ |
| genre | improvisational comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole |
Dr. Swanson in Office Space
NERFINISHED
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Friar Tuck in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves NERFINISHED ⓘ voice of Tuck and Roll in A Bug's Life ⓘ |
| knownFor | quick-witted improvisation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ voice acting ⓘ |
| name | Michael McShane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | improvisational comedy on Whose Line Is It Anyway? ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Bug's Life
NERFINISHED
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Office Space NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big One NERFINISHED ⓘ Whose Line Is It Anyway? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | improv comedy shows ⓘ |
| workedOn |
American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael McShane Description of subject: Michael McShane is an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational work on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and roles in films and television during the 1990s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves