DeWitt Jennings
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DeWitt Jennings was an American character actor of the early 20th century known for his numerous supporting roles in silent and early sound films.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| DeWitt Jennings canonical | 4 |
| Roy Rutledge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5713011 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DeWitt Jennings Context triple: [The Warrens of Virginia (1915 film), starredActor, DeWitt Jennings]
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Emmett DeWitt
Emmett DeWitt is a supporting character in the psychological thriller film "10 Cloverfield Lane," known for his wary yet good-natured presence inside the underground bunker.
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B.
Percy Wetmore
Percy Wetmore is a cruel, sadistic prison guard in Stephen King’s novel and its film adaptation "The Green Mile," known for abusing his power over death row inmates.
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C.
John Daggett
John Daggett is a wealthy and unscrupulous Gotham City businessman from the Batman universe, notably appearing as a corporate antagonist in "The Dark Knight Rises."
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D.
Walter Darre
Walter Darré was a leading Nazi official and ideologue of "blood and soil" agrarianism who served as Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture and was later tried as a war criminal after World War II.
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E.
Cecil Doggette
Cecil Doggette is a former American football defensive back who played in the NFL and NFL Europe, notably for teams such as the New York Jets and the Frankfurt Galaxy.
- 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: DeWitt Jennings Target entity description: DeWitt Jennings was an American character actor of the early 20th century known for his numerous supporting roles in silent and early sound films.
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A.
Emmett DeWitt
Emmett DeWitt is a supporting character in the psychological thriller film "10 Cloverfield Lane," known for his wary yet good-natured presence inside the underground bunker.
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B.
Percy Wetmore
Percy Wetmore is a cruel, sadistic prison guard in Stephen King’s novel and its film adaptation "The Green Mile," known for abusing his power over death row inmates.
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C.
John Daggett
John Daggett is a wealthy and unscrupulous Gotham City businessman from the Batman universe, notably appearing as a corporate antagonist in "The Dark Knight Rises."
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D.
Walter Darre
Walter Darré was a leading Nazi official and ideologue of "blood and soil" agrarianism who served as Reich Minister of Food and Agriculture and was later tried as a war criminal after World War II.
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E.
Cecil Doggette
Cecil Doggette is a former American football defensive back who played in the NFL and NFL Europe, notably for teams such as the New York Jets and the Frankfurt Galaxy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early sound film era
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silent film era ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1871-06-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-03-01 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Jennings ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | DeWitt ⓘ |
| hasPartIn |
American silent cinema
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early Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| medium |
silent film
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sound film ⓘ |
| name | DeWitt Jennings ⓘ |
| notability | known for numerous supporting roles ⓘ |
| notableRole |
police or authority figures in early 20th-century films
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prison official in The Big House (1930 film) ⓘ ship’s officer in Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film)
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linked to:
Mutiny on the Bounty
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1917 film) ⓘ The Big House (1930 film) ⓘ The Iron Horse (1924 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Iron Horse
The Public Enemy (1931 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cameron, Missouri, United States
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linked to:
Cameron, Missouri
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| placeOfDeath | Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| typeOfActor | supporting actor ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood, California, United States ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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