Dan O'Herlihy
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Dan O'Herlihy was an Irish-born actor known for his distinguished character roles in film and television, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in "Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" and memorable parts in movies like "RoboCop" and "Halloween III: Season of the Witch."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dan O'Herlihy canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5349452 — 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: Dan O'Herlihy Context triple: [The Purple Mask, hasCastMember, Dan O'Herlihy]
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A.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is an Irish media entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the international sports television network Setanta Sports.
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B.
Mike O’Shea
Mike O’Shea is a Canadian football coach and former linebacker best known for leading the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to multiple Grey Cup championships in the CFL.
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C.
Kevin O'Connell
Kevin O'Connell is an American football coach and former NFL quarterback who serves as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
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D.
Mark O’Connor
Mark O’Connor is an American violinist, composer, and fiddler renowned for blending classical, jazz, and American folk traditions, particularly in contemporary string music.
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E.
Tom Doherty
Tom Doherty is an American publisher best known as the founder of the science fiction and fantasy imprint Tor Books.
- 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: Dan O'Herlihy Target entity description: Dan O'Herlihy was an Irish-born actor known for his distinguished character roles in film and television, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in "Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" and memorable parts in movies like "RoboCop" and "Halloween III: Season of the Witch."
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A.
Michael O’Rourke
Michael O’Rourke is an Irish media entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the international sports television network Setanta Sports.
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B.
Mike O’Shea
Mike O’Shea is a Canadian football coach and former linebacker best known for leading the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to multiple Grey Cup championships in the CFL.
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C.
Kevin O'Connell
Kevin O'Connell is an American football coach and former NFL quarterback who serves as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
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D.
Mark O’Connor
Mark O’Connor is an American violinist, composer, and fiddler renowned for blending classical, jazz, and American folk traditions, particularly in contemporary string music.
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E.
Tom Doherty
Tom Doherty is an American publisher best known as the founder of the science fiction and fantasy imprint Tor Books.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1998 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1944 ⓘ |
| awardNominationForWork | Academy Award for Best Actor for Adventures of Robinson Crusoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Daniel Peter O'Herlihy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child | Gavan O'Herlihy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-05-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-02-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | O'Herlihy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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horror film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Dan O'Herlihy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
NERFINISHED
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Fail Safe NERFINISHED ⓘ Halloween III: Season of the Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ Macbeth (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ RoboCop NERFINISHED ⓘ RoboCop 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (1954 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Virgin Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Young Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
County Wexford
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wexford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Malibu NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| role |
Brigadier General Warren A. Black in Fail Safe
NERFINISHED
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Conal Cochran in Halloween III: Season of the Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ Robinson Crusoe in Adventures of Robinson Crusoe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Man in RoboCop NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Man in RoboCop 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elsa Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfAwardNomination | 1955 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dan O'Herlihy Description of subject: Dan O'Herlihy was an Irish-born actor known for his distinguished character roles in film and television, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in "Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" and memorable parts in movies like "RoboCop" and "Halloween III: Season of the Witch."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
RoboCop