Virgil Frye
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Virgil Frye was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television from the 1960s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Virgil Frye canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4528112 — 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: Virgil Frye Context triple: [Frye, hasNotableBearer, Virgil Frye]
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A.
Philip Voss
Philip Voss was a British actor known for his extensive work in theatre, television, and radio, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in popular UK dramas.
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B.
John Victor-Smith
John Victor-Smith is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films including the superhero movie "Superman III."
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C.
George Antrobus
George Antrobus is the everyman patriarch in Thornton Wilder’s allegorical play "The Skin of Our Teeth," embodying humanity’s resilience and folly across apocalyptic crises.
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D.
Peter Geach
Peter Geach was a British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in logic, philosophy of language, and ethics, and for his close intellectual partnership with Elizabeth Anscombe.
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E.
James Loeb
James Loeb was an American banker, philanthropist, and classical scholar best known for endowing the influential Loeb Classical Library series of Greek and Latin texts with facing English translations.
- 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: Virgil Frye Target entity description: Virgil Frye was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television from the 1960s through the 1990s.
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A.
Philip Voss
Philip Voss was a British actor known for his extensive work in theatre, television, and radio, including roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appearances in popular UK dramas.
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B.
John Victor-Smith
John Victor-Smith is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films including the superhero movie "Superman III."
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C.
George Antrobus
George Antrobus is the everyman patriarch in Thornton Wilder’s allegorical play "The Skin of Our Teeth," embodying humanity’s resilience and folly across apocalyptic crises.
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D.
Peter Geach
Peter Geach was a British analytic philosopher known for his influential work in logic, philosophy of language, and ethics, and for his close intellectual partnership with Elizabeth Anscombe.
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E.
James Loeb
James Loeb was an American banker, philanthropist, and classical scholar best known for endowing the influential Loeb Classical Library series of Greek and Latin texts with facing English translations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Pick’s disease ⓘ |
| child |
Sean Frye
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Soleil Moon Frye ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-08-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-05-07 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | White American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Virgil Frye ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Easy Rider
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Revenge of the Ninja ⓘ The Hot Rock ⓘ The Klansman ⓘ The Long Riders ⓘ The Nickel Ride ⓘ The Night Stalker ⓘ The Onion Field ⓘ The Outfit ⓘ The Stone Killer ⓘ The Twilight Zone (1980s TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Twilight Zone (1985 TV series)
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| occupation |
actor
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character actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
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linked to:
Estherville, Iowa
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| placeOfDeath |
Orange County, California, United States of America
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linked to:
Orange County, California
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| residence |
California, United States of America
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linked to:
California, United States
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| spouse | Sondra Peluce ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virgil Frye Description of subject: Virgil Frye was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.