Richard Bernard Skelton
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Richard Bernard Skelton, better known as Red Skelton, was a beloved American comedian, actor, and radio and television entertainer renowned for his slapstick humor and memorable characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Bernard Skelton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6666764 — 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: Richard Bernard Skelton Context triple: [Red Skelton, birthName, Richard Bernard Skelton]
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A.
Roy Skeggs
Roy Skeggs was a British film and television producer best known for revitalizing Hammer Film Productions in the 1970s and 1980s and steering the company into television and lower-budget horror projects.
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B.
Laurence Skelly
Laurence Skelly is a Manx politician who has served as President of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
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C.
Arthur Margetson
Arthur Margetson was a British film and stage actor active in the early 20th century, known for his supporting roles in crime and mystery dramas.
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D.
Ian Stokell
Ian Stokell is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2022 film adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front."
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E.
Bill Heslop
Bill Heslop is a domineering, corrupt small-town Australian politician and the overbearing father of the protagonist in the film "Muriel's Wedding."
- 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: Richard Bernard Skelton Target entity description: Richard Bernard Skelton, better known as Red Skelton, was a beloved American comedian, actor, and radio and television entertainer renowned for his slapstick humor and memorable characters.
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A.
Roy Skeggs
Roy Skeggs was a British film and television producer best known for revitalizing Hammer Film Productions in the 1970s and 1980s and steering the company into television and lower-budget horror projects.
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B.
Laurence Skelly
Laurence Skelly is a Manx politician who has served as President of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
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C.
Arthur Margetson
Arthur Margetson was a British film and stage actor active in the early 20th century, known for his supporting roles in crime and mystery dramas.
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D.
Ian Stokell
Ian Stokell is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2022 film adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front."
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E.
Bill Heslop
Bill Heslop is a domineering, corrupt small-town Australian politician and the overbearing father of the protagonist in the film "Muriel's Wedding."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clown
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comedian ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1993 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1923 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Red Skelton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Governor’s Award
NERFINISHED
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Golden Globe Award ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Richard Bernard Skelton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| child |
Richard Skelton Jr.
NERFINISHED
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Valentina Marie Skelton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-07-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1997-09-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
American Broadcasting Company
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ National Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Skelton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
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radio entertainment ⓘ television entertainment ⓘ |
| genre |
physical comedy
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slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| honor |
Hollywood Walk of Fame star for radio
NERFINISHED
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Hollywood Walk of Fame star for television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Clem Kadiddlehopper
NERFINISHED
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Freddie the Freeloader NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Deadeye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Red Skelton Hour
NERFINISHED
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The Red Skelton Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ painter ⓘ radio personality ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vincennes, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rancho Mirage, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Edna Stillwell
NERFINISHED
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Georgia Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lothian Toland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Bernard Skelton Description of subject: Richard Bernard Skelton, better known as Red Skelton, was a beloved American comedian, actor, and radio and television entertainer renowned for his slapstick humor and memorable characters.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.