Richard C. Sarafian
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Richard C. Sarafian was an American film and television director best known for the cult road movie "Vanishing Point" and his work on numerous 1960s and 1970s TV series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard C. Sarafian canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9794748 — 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: Richard C. Sarafian Context triple: [Living Doll, directedBy, Richard C. Sarafian]
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A.
Harris Savides
Harris Savides was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his atmospheric, minimalist visual style in films such as "American Gangster," "Zodiac," and "Elephant."
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B.
Bob Tzudiker
Bob Tzudiker is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Disney animated films such as "Tarzan" and "The Lion King."
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Jay O. Rothman
Jay O. Rothman is an American attorney and academic leader who serves as president of the University of Wisconsin System.
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E.
Monte Jay Himmelbaum
Monte Jay Himmelbaum, better known as Monte Hellman, was an American film director and producer acclaimed for his influential work in independent and cult cinema, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Richard C. Sarafian Target entity description: Richard C. Sarafian was an American film and television director best known for the cult road movie "Vanishing Point" and his work on numerous 1960s and 1970s TV series.
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A.
Harris Savides
Harris Savides was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his atmospheric, minimalist visual style in films such as "American Gangster," "Zodiac," and "Elephant."
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B.
Bob Tzudiker
Bob Tzudiker is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing Disney animated films such as "Tarzan" and "The Lion King."
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Jay O. Rothman
Jay O. Rothman is an American attorney and academic leader who serves as president of the University of Wisconsin System.
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E.
Monte Jay Himmelbaum
Monte Jay Himmelbaum, better known as Monte Hellman, was an American film director and producer acclaimed for his influential work in independent and cult cinema, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
ⓘ
human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| actedIn |
Blue Streak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bugsy NERFINISHED ⓘ Bulworth NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1930-04-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| child |
Deran Sarafian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tedi Sarafian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 2013-09-18 ⓘ |
| directed |
Eye of the Tiger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fragment of Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ Lolly-Madonna XXX NERFINISHED ⓘ Run Wild, Run Free NERFINISHED ⓘ Solar Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing NERFINISHED ⓘ The Next Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sadist NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanishing Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directedTelevisionEpisode |
77 Sunset Strip (various episodes)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunsmoke (various episodes) NERFINISHED ⓘ I Spy (various episodes) NERFINISHED ⓘ Naked City (various episodes) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fugitive (various episodes) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Twilight Zone: Living Doll NERFINISHED ⓘ The Twilight Zone: The Lonely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Armenian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Sarafian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | road movie ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Richard C. Sarafian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | cult film Vanishing Point ⓘ |
| notableWork | Vanishing Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| relative |
Armen Sarafian
NERFINISHED
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Atom Egoyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Joan Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard C. Sarafian Description of subject: Richard C. Sarafian was an American film and television director best known for the cult road movie "Vanishing Point" and his work on numerous 1960s and 1970s TV series.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gotti (1996 film)