Cliff Osmond
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Cliff Osmond was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his comic supporting roles in films and television from the 1960s onward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cliff Osmond canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4623221 — 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: Cliff Osmond Context triple: [The Fortune Cookie, starring, Cliff Osmond]
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A.
Walter Deverell
Walter Deverell was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for discovering and first using Elizabeth Siddal as a model in his artworks.
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B.
Carl Ryder
Carl Ryder is a music producer known for his work on Public Enemy’s landmark hip-hop album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back."
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C.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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D.
David Wooster
David Wooster was an American Revolutionary War general from Connecticut who played a significant role in the early struggle for independence.
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E.
Giles Wilson
Giles Wilson is one of the sons of former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
- 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: Cliff Osmond Target entity description: Cliff Osmond was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his comic supporting roles in films and television from the 1960s onward.
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A.
Walter Deverell
Walter Deverell was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite painter known for discovering and first using Elizabeth Siddal as a model in his artworks.
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B.
Carl Ryder
Carl Ryder is a music producer known for his work on Public Enemy’s landmark hip-hop album "It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back."
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C.
Bertram Ramsay
Bertram Ramsay was a British admiral who played a key role in planning and directing major Allied naval operations during World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation and the D-Day landings.
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D.
David Wooster
David Wooster was an American Revolutionary War general from Connecticut who played a significant role in the early struggle for independence.
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E.
Giles Wilson
Giles Wilson is one of the sons of former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1996 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1961 ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Gunsmoke
NERFINISHED
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In the Heat of the Night (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Irma la Douce NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironside (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiss Me, Stupid NERFINISHED ⓘ The Beverly Hillbillies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fortune Cookie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Front Page (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Munsters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rifleman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Streets of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ The Twilight Zone (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Clifford Osman Ebrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-02-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-12-22 ⓘ |
| degree | Master of Arts in history ⓘ |
| directed | The Penitent (1988 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dartmouth College
ⓘ
University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| familyName | Ebrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Cliff Osmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | comic supporting roles in film and television ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
acting teacher
ⓘ
actor ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jersey City, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym | Cliff Osmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| spouse | Gretchen Ebrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Actors Studio (Los Angeles)
NERFINISHED
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UCLA Extension NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | The Penitent (1988 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cliff Osmond Description of subject: Cliff Osmond was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his comic supporting roles in films and television from the 1960s onward.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.