Robert Coote
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Robert Coote was a British character actor known for his distinguished supporting roles in film, television, and theatre from the 1930s through the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Coote canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7354430 — 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: Robert Coote Context triple: [The V.I.P.s, hasCastMember, Robert Coote]
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A.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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B.
George Wyndham
George Wyndham was a British Conservative politician and influential statesman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his role in Irish land reform and his contributions to literature and public life.
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C.
Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley
Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley, was a British diplomat and politician of the early 19th century, noted for his service as ambassador to Spain and later to Austria.
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D.
Sir William Fettes
Sir William Fettes was a 19th-century Scottish merchant and philanthropist whose wealth and bequest led to the creation of the prestigious Fettes College in Edinburgh.
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E.
Jud Heathcote
Jud Heathcote was an American college basketball coach best known for leading Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA championship with Magic Johnson and building the program into a national power.
- 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: Robert Coote Target entity description: Robert Coote was a British character actor known for his distinguished supporting roles in film, television, and theatre from the 1930s through the 1960s.
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A.
Sir William Ashburnham
Sir William Ashburnham was an 18th-century British politician and courtier who held senior governmental and royal household positions, including a key financial role in the Royal Navy.
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B.
George Wyndham
George Wyndham was a British Conservative politician and influential statesman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his role in Irish land reform and his contributions to literature and public life.
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C.
Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley
Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley, was a British diplomat and politician of the early 19th century, noted for his service as ambassador to Spain and later to Austria.
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D.
Sir William Fettes
Sir William Fettes was a 19th-century Scottish merchant and philanthropist whose wealth and bequest led to the creation of the prestigious Fettes College in Edinburgh.
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E.
Jud Heathcote
Jud Heathcote was an American college basketball coach best known for leading Michigan State to the 1979 NCAA championship with Magic Johnson and building the program into a national power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1909-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-11-26 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Coote NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Robert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | distinguished supporting roles ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Alec Guinness’s valet in The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film)
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Aunt Alicia’s admirer in the film Gigi ⓘ Colonel Pickering in the stage musical Gigi NERFINISHED ⓘ character roles in Hollywood films of the 1940s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Forever and a Day
NERFINISHED
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Gigi NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ghost and Mrs. Muir NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prisoner of Zenda (1937 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prisoner of Zenda (1952 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rogues NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rogues (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Musketeers (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The White Cliffs of Dover (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| residence |
Hollywood
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Coote Description of subject: Robert Coote was a British character actor known for his distinguished supporting roles in film, television, and theatre from the 1930s through the 1960s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.