Graham Crowden
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Graham Crowden was a British character actor known for his eccentric, often darkly comic roles in film and television, including notable performances in works like "If....", "A Very Peculiar Practice", and "Waiting for God."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Graham Crowden canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5043119 — 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: Graham Crowden Context triple: [The Final Programme, starring, Graham Crowden]
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A.
Rory Kinnear
Rory Kinnear is an acclaimed English actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in the James Bond franchise and the series "Penny Dreadful."
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B.
John Ales
John Ales is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including a notable appearance in the comedy film "The Nutty Professor" (1996).
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C.
Colin Friels
Colin Friels is a Scottish-born Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Australian cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Richard Marden
Richard Marden was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including adaptations of classic literature.
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E.
Anthony Snodgrass
Anthony Snodgrass is a British classical archaeologist renowned for his influential work on early Greek archaeology and the development of the Greek polis.
- 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: Graham Crowden Target entity description: Graham Crowden was a British character actor known for his eccentric, often darkly comic roles in film and television, including notable performances in works like "If....", "A Very Peculiar Practice", and "Waiting for God."
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A.
Rory Kinnear
Rory Kinnear is an acclaimed English actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in the James Bond franchise and the series "Penny Dreadful."
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B.
John Ales
John Ales is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, including a notable appearance in the comedy film "The Nutty Professor" (1996).
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C.
Colin Friels
Colin Friels is a Scottish-born Australian actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in Australian cinema of the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Richard Marden
Richard Marden was a British film editor known for his work on notable mid-20th-century films, including adaptations of classic literature.
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E.
Anthony Snodgrass
Anthony Snodgrass is a British classical archaeologist renowned for his influential work on early Greek archaeology and the development of the Greek polis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndYear | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1940s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
A Very Peculiar Practice
ⓘ
linked to:
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV series)
Britannia Hospital ⓘ Doctor Who ⓘ If.... ⓘ O Lucky Man! ⓘ Porridge ⓘ The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ⓘ
linked to:
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
Waiting for God ⓘ |
| birthName | Clement Graham Crowden ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-11-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-10-19 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
A Very Peculiar Practice
ⓘ
linked to:
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV series)
Britannia Hospital ⓘ Doctor Who ⓘ If.... ⓘ O Lucky Man! ⓘ Porridge ⓘ The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin ⓘ
linked to:
The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin
The Final Programme ⓘ Waiting for God ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Graham Crowden ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly comic roles
ⓘ
eccentric roles ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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linked to:
Edinburgh
|
| placeOfDeath |
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh
|
| portrayed |
Dr. Jock McCannon in A Very Peculiar Practice
ⓘ
Leonard Rossiter’s boss ‘CJ’ successor in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (role: David Harris-Jones’s boss, role of ‘Perrin’ series regular)? ⓘ Tom Ballard in Waiting for God ⓘ |
| spouse | Phyllida Hewat ⓘ |
| workedWith | Lindsay Anderson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Graham Crowden Description of subject: Graham Crowden was a British character actor known for his eccentric, often darkly comic roles in film and television, including notable performances in works like "If....", "A Very Peculiar Practice", and "Waiting for God."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.