Roland Winters
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Roland Winters was an American character actor best known for playing detective Charlie Chan in a series of late-1940s films and for numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roland Winters canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6268235 — 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: Roland Winters Context triple: [Blue Hawaii, starring, Roland Winters]
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A.
Roland West
Roland West was an American film director of the silent and early sound era, best known for his atmospheric crime dramas and for his association with the 1932 murder scandal involving actress Thelma Todd.
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B.
Joseph Winters
Joseph Winters is a fictional character from the 2012 ensemble drama-comedy film "Darling Companion," which centers on family relationships and the search for a lost dog.
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C.
Russell Winters
Russell Winters is a fictional character from the 2012 ensemble comedy-drama film "Darling Companion," which centers on family relationships and the search for a lost dog.
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D.
Guy Trosper
Guy Trosper was an American screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including several notable dramas and biographical movies.
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E.
Erich Roland
Erich Roland is a cinematographer known for his work on the documentary film "He Named Me Malala."
- 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: Roland Winters Target entity description: Roland Winters was an American character actor best known for playing detective Charlie Chan in a series of late-1940s films and for numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century cinema.
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A.
Roland West
Roland West was an American film director of the silent and early sound era, best known for his atmospheric crime dramas and for his association with the 1932 murder scandal involving actress Thelma Todd.
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B.
Joseph Winters
Joseph Winters is a fictional character from the 2012 ensemble drama-comedy film "Darling Companion," which centers on family relationships and the search for a lost dog.
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C.
Russell Winters
Russell Winters is a fictional character from the 2012 ensemble comedy-drama film "Darling Companion," which centers on family relationships and the search for a lost dog.
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D.
Guy Trosper
Guy Trosper was an American screenwriter known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including several notable dramas and biographical movies.
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E.
Erich Roland
Erich Roland is a cinematographer known for his work on the documentary film "He Named Me Malala."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeDuring | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Charlie Chan in the Chinese Ring
NERFINISHED
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Docks of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Chest NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Feathered Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Roland Winternitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1904-12-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-10-22 ⓘ |
| employer | Monogram Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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crime film ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Roland Winters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole | Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Charlie Chan in the Chinese Ring
NERFINISHED
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Docks of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai Chest NERFINISHED ⓘ Sky Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Feathered Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ The Golden Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Englewood, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Charlie Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Englewood, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Gladys Owens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1931–1982 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roland Winters Description of subject: Roland Winters was an American character actor best known for playing detective Charlie Chan in a series of late-1940s films and for numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century cinema.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
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subject surface form:
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