Carl Lumbly
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Carl Lumbly is an American actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Alias," the film "Men of Honor," and for voicing Martian Manhunter in various DC Comics adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carl Lumbly canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7560549 — 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: Carl Lumbly Context triple: [The Color of Friendship, castMember, Carl Lumbly]
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A.
Robert Joy
Robert Joy is a Canadian actor best known for his character roles in film and television, including his work on the crime drama series CSI: NY.
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B.
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield was an American actor known for his powerful performances in film and television, including acclaimed roles in works like "Sounder" and "The Terminator."
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C.
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
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D.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards was a prominent Canadian-American theatre director and educator best known for championing African-American playwrights, including directing the original Broadway production of August Wilson’s "Fences."
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E.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a character in the classic film and play "All About Eve," depicted as a talented and ambitious playwright closely involved in the theatrical world surrounding Margo Channing.
- 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: Carl Lumbly Target entity description: Carl Lumbly is an American actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Alias," the film "Men of Honor," and for voicing Martian Manhunter in various DC Comics adaptations.
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A.
Robert Joy
Robert Joy is a Canadian actor best known for his character roles in film and television, including his work on the crime drama series CSI: NY.
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B.
Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield was an American actor known for his powerful performances in film and television, including acclaimed roles in works like "Sounder" and "The Terminator."
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C.
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
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D.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards was a prominent Canadian-American theatre director and educator best known for championing African-American playwrights, including directing the original Broadway production of August Wilson’s "Fences."
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E.
Lloyd Richards
Lloyd Richards is a character in the classic film and play "All About Eve," depicted as a talented and ambitious playwright closely involved in the theatrical world surrounding Margo Channing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Alias
ⓘ
Men of Honor ⓘ Supergirl (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Supergirl
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Lumbly ⓘ |
| givenName | Carl ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Carl Lumbly ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portraying Isaiah Bradley in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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role as Marcus Dixon on Alias ⓘ voicing Martian Manhunter in DC Comics adaptations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alias
ⓘ
Alias: The Game ⓘ
linked to:
Alias: The Game (video game)
Cagney & Lacey ⓘ Doctor Sleep (film) ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Sleep
Everybody’s Ruby (stage performance) ⓘ Fences (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
Fences (1985 play)
Gem of the Ocean (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
Gem of the Ocean
Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train
Jitney (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
Jitney
Justice League (animated series) ⓘ
linked to:
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited ⓘ M.A.N.T.I.S. ⓘ Men of Honor ⓘ Supergirl (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Supergirl Season 1
The Color of Friendship ⓘ The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ⓘ The Meeting (stage performance) ⓘ The Motherf**ker with the Hat (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
The Motherfucker with the Hat
The Returned (US TV series) ⓘ Zoo Story (stage performance) ⓘ
linked to:
The Zoo Story
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| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Carl Brashear’s father
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Isaiah Bradley ⓘ J’onn J’onzz ⓘ
linked to:
J'onn J'onzz
J’onn J’onzz’s father M’yrnn J’onzz ⓘ Marcus Dixon ⓘ Martian Manhunter ⓘ
linked to:
J'onn J'onzz
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| voicedCharacterIn |
Justice League (animated series)
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linked to:
Justice League Unlimited
Justice League Unlimited ⓘ various DC Comics animated adaptations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carl Lumbly Description of subject: Carl Lumbly is an American actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Alias," the film "Men of Honor," and for voicing Martian Manhunter in various DC Comics adaptations.
Referenced by (10)
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