Keefe Brasselle
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Keefe Brasselle was an American actor and television producer best known for his film roles in the 1950s and his later controversial involvement in TV production.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Keefe Brasselle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6184074 — 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: Keefe Brasselle Context triple: [Phone Call from a Stranger, starring, Keefe Brasselle]
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A.
William Shea
William Shea is an editor known for his work on the film "The Wedding March."
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B.
Lee Cullen
Lee Cullen is a key protagonist in the 1996 action film "Eraser," portrayed as a whistleblower under federal protection whose testimony exposes a major arms-dealing conspiracy.
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C.
Ted Briskin
Ted Briskin was an American businessman best known as the first husband of Hollywood actress and singer Betty Hutton.
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D.
Dave Trager
Dave Trager was a sports executive best known for owning the early NBA franchise that became the Chicago Packers.
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E.
Dan O'Herlihy
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."
- 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: Keefe Brasselle Target entity description: Keefe Brasselle was an American actor and television producer best known for his film roles in the 1950s and his later controversial involvement in TV production.
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A.
William Shea
William Shea is an editor known for his work on the film "The Wedding March."
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B.
Lee Cullen
Lee Cullen is a key protagonist in the 1996 action film "Eraser," portrayed as a whistleblower under federal protection whose testimony exposes a major arms-dealing conspiracy.
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C.
Ted Briskin
Ted Briskin was an American businessman best known as the first husband of Hollywood actress and singer Betty Hutton.
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D.
Dave Trager
Dave Trager was a sports executive best known for owning the early NBA franchise that became the Chicago Packers.
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E.
Dan O'Herlihy
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."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ |
| birthName | Henry Keefe Brasselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-02-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-07-07 ⓘ |
| employer | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Brasselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName |
Henry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keefe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0105560 ⓘ |
| involvedIn | television production deal controversy at CBS in the 1960s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| name | Keefe Brasselle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial involvement in television production
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film roles in the 1950s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Place in the Sun
NERFINISHED
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Battle Stations NERFINISHED ⓘ Invasion, U.S.A. (1952 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Never Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ Skirts Ahoy! NERFINISHED ⓘ The Caddy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eddie Cantor Story NERFINISHED ⓘ The Eddie Cantor Story (1953 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Keefe Brasselle Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
author ⓘ film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Elyria, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Downey, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Eddie Cantor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Arlene DeMarco
NERFINISHED
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Norma Jean Aldrich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
The Barracudas
NERFINISHED
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The Cannibals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keefe Brasselle Description of subject: Keefe Brasselle was an American actor and television producer best known for his film roles in the 1950s and his later controversial involvement in TV production.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.