Harry Davenport
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Harry Davenport was an American character actor best known for his numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Davenport canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6464530 — 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: Harry Davenport Context triple: [The Bride Came C.O.D., starring, Harry Davenport]
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Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter was an American film actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the 1928 film "In Old Arizona" and for his roles in early sound-era Hollywood dramas and crime films.
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B.
Warren William
Warren William was an American stage and film actor of the 1930s, best known for his suave, often morally ambiguous leading and supporting roles in Hollywood pre-Code dramas and mysteries.
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C.
Warner Oland
Warner Oland was a Swedish-American actor best known for portraying the detective Charlie Chan in a popular series of 1930s films.
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D.
Andy Devine
Andy Devine was an American character actor best known for his distinctive raspy voice and roles in numerous Western films and the television series "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok."
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E.
Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford was an American character actor known for his rugged screen presence and acclaimed supporting roles in numerous classic Hollywood films.
- 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: Harry Davenport Target entity description: Harry Davenport was an American character actor best known for his numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
Warner Baxter
Warner Baxter was an American film actor best known for his Academy Award–winning performance in the 1928 film "In Old Arizona" and for his roles in early sound-era Hollywood dramas and crime films.
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B.
Warren William
Warren William was an American stage and film actor of the 1930s, best known for his suave, often morally ambiguous leading and supporting roles in Hollywood pre-Code dramas and mysteries.
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C.
Warner Oland
Warner Oland was a Swedish-American actor best known for portraying the detective Charlie Chan in a popular series of 1930s films.
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D.
Andy Devine
Andy Devine was an American character actor best known for his distinctive raspy voice and roles in numerous Western films and the television series "The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok."
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E.
Charles Bickford
Charles Bickford was an American character actor known for his rugged screen presence and acclaimed supporting roles in numerous classic Hollywood films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American cinema
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Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child | Dorothy Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1866-01-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1949-08-09 ⓘ |
| familyName | Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy films
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drama films ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Harry Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
frequent portrayal of kindly older men
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prolific supporting actor in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gone with the Wind
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meet Me in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ox-Bow Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ You Can't Take It with You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Dr. Meade in Gone with the Wind
NERFINISHED
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Grandpa in Meet Me in St. Louis ⓘ |
| relative | Davenport acting family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Alice Davenport
NERFINISHED
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Phyllis Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
silent film era
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sound film era ⓘ |
| yearsActive | late 19th century–1949 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Davenport Description of subject: Harry Davenport was an American character actor best known for his numerous supporting roles in classic Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.