Tim Van Patten
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Tim Van Patten is an American television director, producer, and former actor known for his work on acclaimed series such as The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tim Van Patten canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4505393 — 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)
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Target entity: Tim Van Patten Context triple: [Boardwalk Empire, executiveProducer, Tim Van Patten]
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A.
Phil Joanou
Phil Joanou is an American film and music video director best known for his collaborations with U2 and for directing feature films such as "State of Grace."
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B.
John Hyams
John Hyams is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work in action and horror, including the series "Black Summer" and entries in the "Universal Soldier" franchise.
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C.
Russell Carpenter
Russell Carpenter is an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer best known for his work on major films such as Titanic and other high-profile Hollywood productions.
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D.
Jon Amiel
Jon Amiel is a British film and television director known for works such as "The Singing Detective," "Copycat," and "Entrapment."
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E.
Paul Hirsch
Paul Hirsch is an American film editor renowned for his work on major Hollywood films, including the original Star Wars.
- 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: Tim Van Patten Target entity description: Tim Van Patten is an American television director, producer, and former actor known for his work on acclaimed series such as The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones.
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A.
Phil Joanou
Phil Joanou is an American film and music video director best known for his collaborations with U2 and for directing feature films such as "State of Grace."
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B.
John Hyams
John Hyams is an American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work in action and horror, including the series "Black Summer" and entries in the "Universal Soldier" franchise.
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C.
Russell Carpenter
Russell Carpenter is an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer best known for his work on major films such as Titanic and other high-profile Hollywood productions.
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D.
Jon Amiel
Jon Amiel is a British film and television director known for works such as "The Singing Detective," "Copycat," and "Entrapment."
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E.
Paul Hirsch
Paul Hirsch is an American film editor renowned for his work on major Hollywood films, including the original Star Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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human ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeInField |
film
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television ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1959-06-10 ⓘ |
| directed |
Black Mirror
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Boardwalk Empire ⓘ Boardwalk Empire (pilot episode) ⓘ
linked to:
Boardwalk Empire
Deadwood ⓘ Deadwood episode "Sold Under Sin" ⓘ
linked to:
Deadwood
Game of Thrones ⓘ Game of Thrones episode "Fire and Blood" ⓘ Game of Thrones episode "The Wolf and the Lion" ⓘ Rome ⓘ Rome episode "Kalends of February" ⓘ Rome episode "The Stolen Eagle" ⓘ
linked to:
HBO miniseries Rome
Sex and the City ⓘ
linked to:
Sex and the City (TV series)
Sex and the City episode "The Chicken Dance" ⓘ
linked to:
Sex and the City (TV series)
The Pacific ⓘ The Pacific episode "Basilone" ⓘ
linked to:
The Pacific (miniseries)
The Pacific episode "Okinawa" ⓘ
linked to:
The Pacific (miniseries)
The Sopranos ⓘ The Sopranos episode "Pine Barrens" ⓘ
linked to:
The Sopranos
The Wire ⓘ The Wire episode "Cleaning Up" ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire episode "The Target" ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
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| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Van Patten
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linked to:
Richard Vincent Van Patten
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| givenName | Timothy ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | English ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Directors Guild of America Award (nomination)
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linked to:
Directors Guild of America Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (nomination) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Black Mirror
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Boardwalk Empire ⓘ Deadwood ⓘ Game of Thrones ⓘ Rome ⓘ Sex and the City ⓘ
linked to:
Sex and the City (TV series)
The Pacific ⓘ The Sopranos ⓘ The Wire ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ |
| relative | Dick Van Patten ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Nels Van Patten
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Vincent Van Patten ⓘ |
| spouse | Wendy Rossmeyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tim Van Patten Description of subject: Tim Van Patten is an American television director, producer, and former actor known for his work on acclaimed series such as The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
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Tim Van Patten
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