Derrick O'Connor
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Derrick O'Connor was an Irish-born character actor known for his roles in action and fantasy films, including playing the henchman Pieter Vorstedt in Lethal Weapon 2.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derrick O'Connor canonical | 3 |
| Derrick O’Connor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8094808 — 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: Derrick O'Connor Context triple: [Lethal Weapon 2, characterPortrayedBy, Derrick O'Connor]
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A.
Kevin O'Connell
Kevin O'Connell is an American football coach and former NFL quarterback who serves as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
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B.
Luke Doolan
Luke Doolan is an Australian film editor and filmmaker best known for his work on acclaimed films such as "Animal Kingdom."
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C.
Kevin McCollum
Kevin McCollum is a prominent American theatrical producer known for backing numerous hit Broadway musicals, including Tony Award–winning shows.
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D.
Darryl Hickman
Darryl Hickman is an American former child actor and film and television performer known for roles in classic Hollywood films and later work as a television executive and acting coach.
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E.
Dustin O’Halloran
Dustin O’Halloran is an American pianist and composer known for his emotive solo piano works and acclaimed film and television scores.
- 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: Derrick O'Connor Target entity description: Derrick O'Connor was an Irish-born character actor known for his roles in action and fantasy films, including playing the henchman Pieter Vorstedt in Lethal Weapon 2.
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A.
Kevin O'Connell
Kevin O'Connell is an American football coach and former NFL quarterback who serves as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
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B.
Luke Doolan
Luke Doolan is an Australian film editor and filmmaker best known for his work on acclaimed films such as "Animal Kingdom."
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C.
Kevin McCollum
Kevin McCollum is a prominent American theatrical producer known for backing numerous hit Broadway musicals, including Tony Award–winning shows.
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D.
Darryl Hickman
Darryl Hickman is an American former child actor and film and television performer known for roles in classic Hollywood films and later work as a television executive and acting coach.
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E.
Dustin O’Halloran
Dustin O’Halloran is an American pianist and composer known for his emotive solo piano works and acclaimed film and television scores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Brazil
ⓘ
Lethal Weapon 2 ⓘ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ⓘ Time Bandits ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfBirth | 1941-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-06-29 ⓘ |
| familyName | O'Connor ⓘ |
| givenName | Derrick ⓘ |
| knownFor |
roles in action films
ⓘ
roles in fantasy films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Derrick O'Connor ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brazil
ⓘ
Lethal Weapon 2 ⓘ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ⓘ Time Bandits ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
character actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dublin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Santa Barbara, California
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linked to:
Santa Barbara
|
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| role | Pieter Vorstedt in Lethal Weapon 2 ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Danny Glover
ⓘ
Mel Gibson ⓘ Terry Gilliam ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Derrick O'Connor Description of subject: Derrick O'Connor was an Irish-born character actor known for his roles in action and fantasy films, including playing the henchman Pieter Vorstedt in Lethal Weapon 2.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Derrick O'Connor