Amos Hinchley
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Amos Hinchley is a comically morbid, elderly undertaker character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," portrayed by Boris Karloff.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amos Hinchley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4422947 — 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: Amos Hinchley Context triple: [The Comedy of Terrors, character, Amos Hinchley]
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A.
Eugene Worley
Eugene Worley was an American jurist who served as a prominent judge on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
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B.
Harvey W. Loomis
Harvey W. Loomis was an American composer and music educator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his songs, choral works, and contributions to musical pedagogy.
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C.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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D.
Louis Mahoney
Louis Mahoney was a Gambian-born British actor and pioneering anti-racism campaigner in the UK entertainment industry, known for his numerous television, film, and stage roles.
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E.
Alan Spaulding
Alan Spaulding is a central, long-running antagonist and powerful businessman on the American soap opera "Guiding Light."
- 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: Amos Hinchley Target entity description: Amos Hinchley is a comically morbid, elderly undertaker character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," portrayed by Boris Karloff.
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A.
Eugene Worley
Eugene Worley was an American jurist who served as a prominent judge on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
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B.
Harvey W. Loomis
Harvey W. Loomis was an American composer and music educator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for his songs, choral works, and contributions to musical pedagogy.
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C.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
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D.
Louis Mahoney
Louis Mahoney was a Gambian-born British actor and pioneering anti-racism campaigner in the UK entertainment industry, known for his numerous television, film, and stage roles.
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E.
Alan Spaulding
Alan Spaulding is a central, long-running antagonist and powerful businessman on the American soap opera "Guiding Light."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| ageDescriptor | elderly ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Comedy of Terrors ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmGenre |
black comedy
ⓘ
gothic horror comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ |
| characterType | comically morbid character ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdForWork | The Comedy of Terrors ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Comedy of Terrors universe ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | horror-comedy film ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Hinchley ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Amos ⓘ |
| hasNotableTrait |
frail elderly appearance
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morbid sense of humor ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | comic relief ⓘ |
| occupation | undertaker ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Boris Karloff ⓘ |
| portrayedByInYear | Boris Karloff in 1963 ⓘ |
| portrayedByNationality |
English actor Boris Karloff
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linked to:
Boris Karloff
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| yearOfWorkRelease | 1963 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amos Hinchley Description of subject: Amos Hinchley is a comically morbid, elderly undertaker character in the 1963 horror-comedy film "The Comedy of Terrors," portrayed by Boris Karloff.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.