Patrick Magee
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Patrick Magee was an Irish actor known for his intense, often unsettling performances in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in works by Samuel Beckett and Stanley Kubrick.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patrick Magee canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5043118 — 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: Patrick Magee Context triple: [The Final Programme, starring, Patrick Magee]
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A.
Bernard McConville
Bernard McConville was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film eras, known for adapting popular literary works for the screen.
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B.
Gavan O'Herlihy
Gavan O'Herlihy was an Irish-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in genre and action movies of the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy is an acclaimed Irish milliner renowned for his avant-garde hat designs frequently worn by celebrities and royalty.
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D.
Murphy MacManus
Murphy MacManus is one of the twin Irish-American vigilante brothers who serve as central protagonists in the cult action film "The Boondock Saints."
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E.
Mac Diarmada
Mac Diarmada is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, historically associated with a prominent clan in Connacht.
- 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: Patrick Magee Target entity description: Patrick Magee was an Irish actor known for his intense, often unsettling performances in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in works by Samuel Beckett and Stanley Kubrick.
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A.
Bernard McConville
Bernard McConville was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film eras, known for adapting popular literary works for the screen.
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B.
Gavan O'Herlihy
Gavan O'Herlihy was an Irish-American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in genre and action movies of the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Philip Treacy
Philip Treacy is an acclaimed Irish milliner renowned for his avant-garde hat designs frequently worn by celebrities and royalty.
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D.
Murphy MacManus
Murphy MacManus is one of the twin Irish-American vigilante brothers who serve as central protagonists in the cult action film "The Boondock Saints."
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E.
Mac Diarmada
Mac Diarmada is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, historically associated with a prominent clan in Connacht.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century acting ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Magee ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Patrick ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Beckett interpretations
ⓘ
Kubrick film roles ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ television ⓘ |
| name | Patrick Magee ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
films directed by Stanley Kubrick
ⓘ
stage and radio works of Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense acting style
ⓘ
unsettling performances ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Mr. Alexander in A Clockwork Orange
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Redcoat officer in Barry Lyndon ⓘ The Marquis de Sade in Marat/Sade (film) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Clockwork Orange
ⓘ
Barry Lyndon ⓘ Endgame ⓘ Krapp's Last Tape ⓘ Marat/Sade (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Marat/Sade (1967 film)
The Birthday Party (film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Birthday Party
The Caretaker ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| styleOfWork |
intense performance
ⓘ
often disturbing characters ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Peter Brook
ⓘ
Samuel Beckett ⓘ Stanley Kubrick ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Magee Description of subject: Patrick Magee was an Irish actor known for his intense, often unsettling performances in film, television, and theatre, including notable roles in works by Samuel Beckett and Stanley Kubrick.
Referenced by (15)
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