Dieter Laser
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Dieter Laser was a German actor known for his intense and often unsettling performances in film and television, including prominent roles in cult and art-house cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dieter Laser canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9283971 — 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: Dieter Laser Context triple: [The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum, castMember, Dieter Laser]
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A.
Manfred Scheuer
Manfred Scheuer is an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of Linz.
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B.
Ulrich Kleemann
Ulrich Kleemann was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded armored and light divisions, including units deployed in North Africa.
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C.
Dieter Müller
Dieter Müller is a former German footballer best known as a prolific striker for 1. FC Köln and West Germany in the 1970s.
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D.
Ulrich Lauener
Ulrich Lauener was a 19th-century Swiss mountain guide and climber known for participating in pioneering ascents in the Alps, including the first ascent of Dufourspitze.
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E.
Rolf Schmidt
Rolf Schmidt is a person notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Schmidt, though further widely known distinguishing details are not provided here.
- 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: Dieter Laser Target entity description: Dieter Laser was a German actor known for his intense and often unsettling performances in film and television, including prominent roles in cult and art-house cinema.
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A.
Manfred Scheuer
Manfred Scheuer is an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate who serves as the Bishop of Linz.
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B.
Ulrich Kleemann
Ulrich Kleemann was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who commanded armored and light divisions, including units deployed in North Africa.
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C.
Dieter Müller
Dieter Müller is a former German footballer best known as a prolific striker for 1. FC Köln and West Germany in the 1970s.
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D.
Ulrich Lauener
Ulrich Lauener was a 19th-century Swiss mountain guide and climber known for participating in pioneering ascents in the Alps, including the first ascent of Dufourspitze.
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E.
Rolf Schmidt
Rolf Schmidt is a person notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Schmidt, though further widely known distinguishing details are not provided here.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
German cinema
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international cult cinema ⓘ |
| awardReceived | German Film Award for Best Actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | unspecified ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-02-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-02-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | ethnic Germans ⓘ |
| familyName | Laser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art-house cinema
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cult film ⓘ |
| givenName | Dieter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intense performances
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unsettling roles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| name | Dieter Laser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableRoleType | villainous characters ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Don Quixote (1991 film)
NERFINISHED
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Lexx NERFINISHED ⓘ November NERFINISHED ⓘ The Elixirs of the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ The Human Centipede (First Sequence) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ogre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kiel, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Bill Boss in The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
NERFINISHED
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Dr. Heiter in The Human Centipede (First Sequence) ⓘ |
| residence | Berlin, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dieter Laser Description of subject: Dieter Laser was a German actor known for his intense and often unsettling performances in film and television, including prominent roles in cult and art-house cinema.
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