Cliff Gorman
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Cliff Gorman was an American actor best known for his Tony Award-winning performance in the original Broadway production of "Lenny" and for his character roles in film and television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cliff Gorman canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5188210 — 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 Gorman Context triple: [All That Jazz, castMember, Cliff Gorman]
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A.
Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel was an American character actor known for his longtime collaboration with director John Cassavetes and his roles in numerous independent and mainstream films.
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B.
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn is an American actor known for his intense, rugged performances in films such as "The Right Stuff," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "Backdraft."
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C.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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D.
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson was an American actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "Charly" and for his versatile work in film, television, and theater.
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E.
Benjamin Dreyfuss
Benjamin Dreyfuss is an American journalist and actor, known both for his work in media and as the son of Academy Award–winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.
- 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 Gorman Target entity description: Cliff Gorman was an American actor best known for his Tony Award-winning performance in the original Broadway production of "Lenny" and for his character roles in film and television.
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A.
Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel was an American character actor known for his longtime collaboration with director John Cassavetes and his roles in numerous independent and mainstream films.
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B.
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn is an American actor known for his intense, rugged performances in films such as "The Right Stuff," "The Silence of the Lambs," and "Backdraft."
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C.
John Gibbon
John Gibbon was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later played a key role in the Indian Wars, including campaigns against the Nez Perce.
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D.
Cliff Robertson
Cliff Robertson was an American actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the film "Charly" and for his versatile work in film, television, and theater.
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E.
Benjamin Dreyfuss
Benjamin Dreyfuss is an American journalist and actor, known both for his work in media and as the son of Academy Award–winning actor Richard Dreyfuss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2002 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Lenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Clifford Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-10-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-09-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Cliff Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Cheese in the film "The Boys in the Band" (1970)
NERFINISHED
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Dillinger in the film "Dillinger" (1973) NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey in the film "The French Connection" (1971) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Bruce in the Broadway play "Lenny" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Lenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse | Gayle Gorman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cliff Gorman Description of subject: Cliff Gorman was an American actor best known for his Tony Award-winning performance in the original Broadway production of "Lenny" and for his character roles in film and television.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Night and the City (1992 film)