Frank Faylen
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Frank Faylen was an American character actor best known for his supporting roles in classic films like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Lost Weekend," as well as numerous television appearances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Faylen canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6479831 — 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: Frank Faylen Context triple: [The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Herbert T. GillisPortrayedBy, Frank Faylen]
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A.
Jeremy Furstenfeld
Jeremy Furstenfeld is the drummer of the American alternative rock band Blue October.
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B.
Anthony Ashnault
Anthony Ashnault is an American wrestler best known as a multiple-time All-American and NCAA champion for Rutgers University.
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C.
Justin Furstenfeld
Justin Furstenfeld is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Blue October.
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D.
Nick Frenkel
Nick Frenkel is a television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on the long-running comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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E.
James Fazy
James Fazy was a 19th-century Swiss politician and radical liberal reformer who played a key role in shaping the modern canton of Geneva.
- 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: Frank Faylen Target entity description: Frank Faylen was an American character actor best known for his supporting roles in classic films like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Lost Weekend," as well as numerous television appearances.
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A.
Jeremy Furstenfeld
Jeremy Furstenfeld is the drummer of the American alternative rock band Blue October.
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B.
Anthony Ashnault
Anthony Ashnault is an American wrestler best known as a multiple-time All-American and NCAA champion for Rutgers University.
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C.
Justin Furstenfeld
Justin Furstenfeld is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Blue October.
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D.
Nick Frenkel
Nick Frenkel is a television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on the long-running comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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E.
James Fazy
James Fazy was a 19th-century Swiss politician and radical liberal reformer who played a key role in shaping the modern canton of Geneva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Anchors Aweigh
NERFINISHED
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Blood on the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunfight at the O.K. Corral NERFINISHED ⓘ It's a Wonderful Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Road to Rio NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant York NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lost Weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ The Love Bug NERFINISHED ⓘ The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pride of the Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Frank Ruf ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child |
Carol Faylen
NERFINISHED
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Catherine Faylen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-12-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-08-02 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Frank Faylen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anchors Aweigh
NERFINISHED
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Blood on the Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunfight at the O.K. Corral NERFINISHED ⓘ It's a Wonderful Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Road to Rio NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant York NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lost Weekend NERFINISHED ⓘ The Love Bug NERFINISHED ⓘ The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pride of the Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reluctant Dragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Burbank, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Bim Nolan in The Lost Weekend
NERFINISHED
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Ernie Bishop in It's a Wonderful Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Carol Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionRole | Herbert T. Gillis in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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television ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1936–1978 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Faylen Description of subject: Frank Faylen was an American character actor best known for his supporting roles in classic films like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Lost Weekend," as well as numerous television appearances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (television series, creator)
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Herbert T. GillisPortrayedBy
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Frank Faylen
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subject surface form:
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis