Charley Grapewin
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Charley Grapewin was an American character actor best known for his roles in classic films such as "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Grapes of Wrath."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charley Grapewin canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5141058 — 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: Charley Grapewin Context triple: [Uncle Henry, portrayedBy, Charley Grapewin]
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A.
Trummy Young
Trummy Young was an American jazz trombonist and singer best known for his work with Louis Armstrong and other leading swing-era bands.
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B.
Roscoe Beck
Roscoe Beck is an American bassist and record producer best known for his long-time collaboration with Leonard Cohen and his work as a sought-after session musician.
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C.
Waddy Wachtel
Waddy Wachtel is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known for his prolific session work and collaborations with major rock and pop artists since the 1970s.
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D.
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup was an American jazz pianist, songwriter, and actor best known for penning classic tunes like "Route 66" and for his work in film and television.
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E.
Charlie Saxton
Charlie Saxton is an American actor best known for his supporting roles in film and television, including voice work in animated series and appearances in projects like "Hung" and "Bandslam."
- 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: Charley Grapewin Target entity description: Charley Grapewin was an American character actor best known for his roles in classic films such as "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Grapes of Wrath."
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A.
Trummy Young
Trummy Young was an American jazz trombonist and singer best known for his work with Louis Armstrong and other leading swing-era bands.
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B.
Roscoe Beck
Roscoe Beck is an American bassist and record producer best known for his long-time collaboration with Leonard Cohen and his work as a sought-after session musician.
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C.
Waddy Wachtel
Waddy Wachtel is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer best known for his prolific session work and collaborations with major rock and pop artists since the 1970s.
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D.
Bobby Troup
Bobby Troup was an American jazz pianist, songwriter, and actor best known for penning classic tunes like "Route 66" and for his work in film and television.
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E.
Charlie Saxton
Charlie Saxton is an American actor best known for his supporting roles in film and television, including voice work in animated series and appearances in projects like "Hung" and "Bandslam."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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character actor ⓘ circus performer ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| birthName | Charles Ellsworth Grapewin ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1869-12-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1956-02-02 ⓘ |
| employer |
20th Century Fox
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ Warner Bros. ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Entertainment
|
| familyName | Grapewin ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0336763 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Charley Grapewin ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying kindly older men in American films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Grapes of Wrath (1940 film)
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linked to:
The Grapes of Wrath
The Petrified Forest (1936 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Petrified Forest (film)
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Wizard of Oz
They Died with Their Boots On (1941 film) ⓘ Tobacco Road (1941 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Tobacco Road
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
circus acrobat ⓘ film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| performedIn |
circus
ⓘ
vaudeville ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Xenia, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Xenia, Ohio
|
| placeOfDeath |
Corona, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Corona, California
|
| playedCharacter |
Grandpa Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940 film)
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linked to:
Grampa Joad
Uncle Henry in The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Uncle Henry
|
| residence | California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anna Chance
ⓘ
Loretta McGowan ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| yearsActive | late 19th century–1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charley Grapewin Description of subject: Charley Grapewin was an American character actor best known for his roles in classic films such as "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Grapes of Wrath."
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.