called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies
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"The Actor" was the nickname of American bank robber Willie Sutton, earned for his elaborate disguises and dramatic flair during his crimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6429897 — 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: called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies Context triple: [Willie Sutton, notableAliasReason, called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies]
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A.
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise is a 1990 nonfiction book by former CIA officer Antonio J. Mendez recounting his covert operations and expertise in espionage tradecraft.
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B.
Prisoner in Disguise
"Prisoner in Disguise" is a 1975 studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt that blends rock, country, and pop influences and helped solidify her status as a leading vocalist of the era.
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C.
The Joker in The Dark Knight
The Joker in The Dark Knight is a chaotic, nihilistic criminal mastermind whose unpredictable violence and psychological manipulation make him one of cinema’s most iconic and unsettling villains.
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D.
Jonathan Wild
Jonathan Wild was an infamous early 18th-century London crime boss and thief-taker who orchestrated and profited from organized crime while posing as a law enforcer.
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E.
Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting
Doyle Lonnegan in *The Sting* is the ruthless Irish-American crime boss and high-stakes gambler who serves as the film’s primary antagonist, famously portrayed by Robert Shaw.
- 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: called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies Target entity description: "The Actor" was the nickname of American bank robber Willie Sutton, earned for his elaborate disguises and dramatic flair during his crimes.
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A.
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise is a 1990 nonfiction book by former CIA officer Antonio J. Mendez recounting his covert operations and expertise in espionage tradecraft.
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B.
Prisoner in Disguise
"Prisoner in Disguise" is a 1975 studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt that blends rock, country, and pop influences and helped solidify her status as a leading vocalist of the era.
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C.
The Joker in The Dark Knight
The Joker in The Dark Knight is a chaotic, nihilistic criminal mastermind whose unpredictable violence and psychological manipulation make him one of cinema’s most iconic and unsettling villains.
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D.
Jonathan Wild
Jonathan Wild was an infamous early 18th-century London crime boss and thief-taker who orchestrated and profited from organized crime while posing as a law enforcer.
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E.
Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting
Doyle Lonnegan in *The Sting* is the ruthless Irish-American crime boss and high-stakes gambler who serves as the film’s primary antagonist, famously portrayed by Robert Shaw.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank robber
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human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
William Francis Sutton Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Willie "The Actor" Sutton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith | Edward Linn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
armed robbery
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bank robbery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
bank robbery
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prison escape ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-06-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-11-02 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most famous American bank robbers of the 20th century ⓘ |
| escapeFrom |
Eastern State Penitentiary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sing Sing Correctional Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn |
Attica Correctional Facility
NERFINISHED
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Eastern State Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ Sing Sing Correctional Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaNickname |
Slick Willie
NERFINISHED
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The Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic flair in committing robberies
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elaborate disguises during bank robberies ⓘ escaping from prisons multiple times ⓘ rarely using violence during robberies ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Because that’s where the money is ⓘ |
| occupation |
bank robber
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criminal ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleOfCrime | careful planning and non-lethal methods ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Sutton’s Law in medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDisguisesAs |
bank guard
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maintenance worker ⓘ messenger ⓘ police officer ⓘ telegraph messenger ⓘ |
| wrote | Where the Money Was: The Memoirs of a Bank Robber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies Description of subject: "The Actor" was the nickname of American bank robber Willie Sutton, earned for his elaborate disguises and dramatic flair during his crimes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Actor
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notableAliasReason
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called "The Actor" for his theatrical disguises and performances during robberies
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subject surface form:
Willie Sutton