Laurence Harvey
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Laurence Harvey was a Lithuanian-born British actor best known for his intense performances in films such as "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Room at the Top."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laurence Harvey canonical | 6 |
| Laurence Harvey as Raymond Shaw | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5303771 — 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: Laurence Harvey Context triple: [Night Gallery, hasNotableActor, Laurence Harvey]
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A.
John Gavin
John Gavin was an American film actor and diplomat best known for his leading roles in classic films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Psycho" and "Imitation of Life."
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B.
Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson was a Scottish actor acclaimed for his intense stage and screen performances, notably in roles such as Merlin in "Excalibur" and the title character in "Hamlet."
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C.
Albert Harvey
Albert Harvey is a music producer best known as one half of the Dutch production duo Glowinthedark, recognized for their work in electronic dance music.
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D.
Errol Thompson
Errol Thompson was a pioneering Jamaican recording engineer and producer known for his influential work in reggae and dub music during the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Clive Brook
Clive Brook was a British film actor best known as a suave leading man in early Hollywood and British cinema during the 1920s and 1930s.
- 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: Laurence Harvey Target entity description: Laurence Harvey was a Lithuanian-born British actor best known for his intense performances in films such as "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Room at the Top."
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A.
John Gavin
John Gavin was an American film actor and diplomat best known for his leading roles in classic films of the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Psycho" and "Imitation of Life."
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B.
Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson was a Scottish actor acclaimed for his intense stage and screen performances, notably in roles such as Merlin in "Excalibur" and the title character in "Hamlet."
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C.
Albert Harvey
Albert Harvey is a music producer best known as one half of the Dutch production duo Glowinthedark, recognized for their work in electronic dance music.
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D.
Errol Thompson
Errol Thompson was a pioneering Jamaican recording engineer and producer known for his influential work in reggae and dub music during the 1970s and 1980s.
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E.
Clive Brook
Clive Brook was a British film actor best known as a suave leading man in early Hollywood and British cinema during the 1920s and 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Larry Harvey
NERFINISHED
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Laurence Harvey Skikne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationForWork | Academy Award for Best Actor for "Room at the Top" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Zvi Mosheh Skikne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Sagot, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| child | Dominique Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
South Africa
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-10-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973-11-25 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Lithuanian Jew ⓘ |
| genreOfPerformance |
drama film
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thriller film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Laurence Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Dandy in Aspic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Butterfield 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ Expresso Bongo NERFINISHED ⓘ I Am a Camera NERFINISHED ⓘ Life at the Top NERFINISHED ⓘ Room at the Top NERFINISHED ⓘ Summer and Smoke NERFINISHED ⓘ The Alamo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Die Young NERFINISHED ⓘ The Long and the Short and the Tall NERFINISHED ⓘ The Manchurian Candidate NERFINISHED ⓘ The Running Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silent Enemy NERFINISHED ⓘ Walk on the Wild Side NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Joniškis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| servedIn | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Joan Cohn
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Leighton NERFINISHED ⓘ Pauline Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1945–1973 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laurence Harvey Description of subject: Laurence Harvey was a Lithuanian-born British actor best known for his intense performances in films such as "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Room at the Top."
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)
subject surface form:
The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)
this entity surface form:
Laurence Harvey as Raymond Shaw