Paul Gleason
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Paul Gleason was an American character actor best known for his roles as authoritative and often antagonistic figures in films like "The Breakfast Club" and "Die Hard."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Gleason canonical | 5 |
| Paul Xavier Gleason | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7311982 — 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: Paul Gleason Context triple: [Gleason, hasNotableBearer, Paul Gleason]
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A.
Patrick Gleason
Patrick Gleason is an American comic book artist and writer best known for his work on DC titles such as Green Lantern Corps, Batman and Robin, and Superman.
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B.
Ted Daughety
Ted Daughety is an American physician and pulmonologist best known as the husband of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
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C.
Glenn Leonard
Glenn Leonard is an American R&B and soul singer best known as a former lead tenor of the legendary Motown group The Temptations during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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D.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
- 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: Paul Gleason Target entity description: Paul Gleason was an American character actor best known for his roles as authoritative and often antagonistic figures in films like "The Breakfast Club" and "Die Hard."
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A.
Patrick Gleason
Patrick Gleason is an American comic book artist and writer best known for his work on DC titles such as Green Lantern Corps, Batman and Robin, and Superman.
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B.
Ted Daughety
Ted Daughety is an American physician and pulmonologist best known as the husband of Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
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C.
Glenn Leonard
Glenn Leonard is an American R&B and soul singer best known as a former lead tenor of the legendary Motown group The Temptations during the 1970s and early 1980s.
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D.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2006 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-05-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2006-05-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
The Actors Studio
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linked to:
Actors Studio
|
| familyName | Gleason ⓘ |
| fullName |
Paul Xavier Gleason
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linked to:
Paul Gleason
|
| genre |
action film
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comedy film ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying antagonistic figures
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portraying authoritative characters ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All My Children
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Die Hard ⓘ
linked to:
Die Hard (1988 film)
Miami Vice ⓘ National Lampoon’s Van Wilder ⓘ
linked to:
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
The Breakfast Club ⓘ Trading Places ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
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linked to:
Jersey City
|
| placeOfDeath |
Burbank, California, United States
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linked to:
Burbank, California
|
| playedRole |
Clarence Beeks in Trading Places
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David Thornton on All My Children ⓘ Deputy Police Chief Dwayne T. Robinson in Die Hard ⓘ Richard Vernon in The Breakfast Club ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
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linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| spouse |
Candy Moore
ⓘ
Susan Kehl ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Bruce Willis
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John Hughes ⓘ John McTiernan ⓘ Judd Nelson ⓘ Molly Ringwald ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Paul Gleason