Frank Windsor
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Frank Windsor was a British character actor best known for his television work, particularly in police dramas such as "Z-Cars" and its spin-offs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Windsor canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5311073 — 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: Frank Windsor Context triple: [Mad Cows, hasCastMember, Frank Windsor]
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A.
William of Windsor
William of Windsor was a short-lived English prince of the 14th century, the youngest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
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B.
Thomas of Windsor
Thomas of Windsor was an English royal of the 14th century, a younger son of King Edward III and Queen Philippa of Hainault.
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C.
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, is a member of the British royal family and the only son of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.
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D.
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton is an architect best known as one of the founders of the influential design and planning firm Cambridge Seven Associates.
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E.
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton was an American character actor known for his imposing presence and frequent roles as villains or authority figures in mid-20th-century film and television.
- 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: Frank Windsor Target entity description: Frank Windsor was a British character actor best known for his television work, particularly in police dramas such as "Z-Cars" and its spin-offs.
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A.
William of Windsor
William of Windsor was a short-lived English prince of the 14th century, the youngest son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault.
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B.
Thomas of Windsor
Thomas of Windsor was an English royal of the 14th century, a younger son of King Edward III and Queen Philippa of Hainault.
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C.
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster
Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster, is a member of the British royal family and the only son of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester.
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D.
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton is an architect best known as one of the founders of the influential design and planning firm Cambridge Seven Associates.
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E.
Robert Middleton
Robert Middleton was an American character actor known for his imposing presence and frequent roles as villains or authority figures in mid-20th-century film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television actor
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character actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Frank W. Higgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Casualty
NERFINISHED
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Doctor Who NERFINISHED ⓘ EastEnders NERFINISHED ⓘ Softly, Softly NERFINISHED ⓘ Softly, Softly: Taskforce NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ Z-Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-07-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-09-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Central School of Speech and Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role of Detective Sergeant John Watt in Z-Cars
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roles in British police dramas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableRole | Detective Sergeant John Watt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Family at War
NERFINISHED
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Casualty NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Who ⓘ EastEnders NERFINISHED ⓘ Softly, Softly NERFINISHED ⓘ Softly, Softly: Taskforce NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bill NERFINISHED ⓘ Z-Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Staffordshire
NERFINISHED
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Walsall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| spouse | Mary Corbett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Windsor Description of subject: Frank Windsor was a British character actor best known for his television work, particularly in police dramas such as "Z-Cars" and its spin-offs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.