Jack La Rue
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Jack La Rue was an American character actor best known for his tough-guy and villain roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jack La Rue canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4609418 — 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: Jack La Rue Context triple: [Road to Utopia, starring, Jack La Rue]
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A.
Jack Gariss
Jack Gariss was an American screenwriter best known for his work on major mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including contributing to the script of Cecil B. DeMille’s epic "The Ten Commandments" (1956).
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B.
Jack Heuer
Jack Heuer is a Swiss watchmaker and former head of TAG Heuer, best known for modernizing the brand and creating iconic chronograph designs.
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C.
Jack Feore
Jack Feore is the son of Canadian-American actor Colm Feore.
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D.
John LaRue
John LaRue was an early American pioneer and landowner in Kentucky after whom LaRue County was named.
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E.
Guy Trosper
Guy Trosper was an American screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including several notable dramas and biographical movies.
- 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: Jack La Rue Target entity description: Jack La Rue was an American character actor best known for his tough-guy and villain roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Jack Gariss
Jack Gariss was an American screenwriter best known for his work on major mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including contributing to the script of Cecil B. DeMille’s epic "The Ten Commandments" (1956).
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B.
Jack Heuer
Jack Heuer is a Swiss watchmaker and former head of TAG Heuer, best known for modernizing the brand and creating iconic chronograph designs.
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C.
Jack Feore
Jack Feore is the son of Canadian-American actor Colm Feore.
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D.
John LaRue
John LaRue was an early American pioneer and landowner in Kentucky after whom LaRue County was named.
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E.
Guy Trosper
Guy Trosper was an American screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including several notable dramas and biographical movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gaspare Biondolillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-01-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Jack La Rue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
tough-guy roles
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villain roles ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Farewell to Arms (1932 film)
NERFINISHED
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No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Story of Temple Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
United States of America ⓘ Woodland Hills, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacterType |
gangster
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heavy ⓘ mobster ⓘ |
| residence |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film industry
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack La Rue Description of subject: Jack La Rue was an American character actor best known for his tough-guy and villain roles in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.