Travers John Heagerty
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Travers John Heagerty, better known by his stage name Henry Travers, was a British-born character actor famed for his role as the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Travers John Heagerty canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8125804 — 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: Travers John Heagerty Context triple: [Henry Travers, birthName, Travers John Heagerty]
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A.
Stephen P. Synnott
Stephen P. Synnott is an American astronomer known for his work with the Voyager missions, during which he discovered several moons of the outer planets.
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B.
Michael J. Duthie
Michael J. Duthie is a publishing professional best known for serving as an editor of the periodical The Outpost.
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C.
David Healy
David Healy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who became a successful manager in the Irish League.
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D.
Peter A. Tyrrell
Peter A. Tyrrell was an American sports executive and promoter best known for his role in establishing and developing the early professional basketball franchise that became the Philadelphia Warriors.
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E.
James L. Lumley
James L. Lumley was a prominent American mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for influential research in turbulence and contributions to the theoretical foundations of fluid mechanics.
- 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: Travers John Heagerty Target entity description: Travers John Heagerty, better known by his stage name Henry Travers, was a British-born character actor famed for his role as the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
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A.
Stephen P. Synnott
Stephen P. Synnott is an American astronomer known for his work with the Voyager missions, during which he discovered several moons of the outer planets.
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B.
Michael J. Duthie
Michael J. Duthie is a publishing professional best known for serving as an editor of the periodical The Outpost.
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C.
David Healy
David Healy is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who became a successful manager in the Irish League.
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D.
Peter A. Tyrrell
Peter A. Tyrrell was an American sports executive and promoter best known for his role in establishing and developing the early professional basketball franchise that became the Philadelphia Warriors.
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E.
James L. Lumley
James L. Lumley was a prominent American mechanical engineer and fluid dynamicist known for influential research in turbulence and contributions to the theoretical foundations of fluid mechanics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilm | 1933–1949 ⓘ |
| appearedInFilm |
Dark Victory
NERFINISHED
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High Sierra NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Miniver NERFINISHED ⓘ Random Harvest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bells of St. Mary's NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invisible Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationForWork | Mrs. Miniver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Travers John Heagerty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | arteriosclerosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1874-03-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1965-10-18 ⓘ |
| directorWorkedWith | Frank Capra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Heagerty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Travers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterNationality | American ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of gentle, mild-mannered characters ⓘ |
| notableWork | It's a Wonderful Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Prudhoe, Northumberland, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter | Clarence Odbody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | It's a Wonderful Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Amy Forrest-Rhodes
NERFINISHED
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Ann G. Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Henry Travers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Travers John Heagerty Description of subject: Travers John Heagerty, better known by his stage name Henry Travers, was a British-born character actor famed for his role as the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.