Barry Primus
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Barry Primus is an American actor and director known for his character roles in film and television since the 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barry Primus canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10039986 — 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: Barry Primus Context triple: [New York, New York, castMember, Barry Primus]
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A.
Barry Peterson
Barry Peterson is a Canadian cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and action films, including the 2015 movie "Vacation."
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B.
Barry Stock
Barry Stock is the lead guitarist of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, known for his heavy riffs and energetic live performances.
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C.
Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke is an American actor best known for co-starring with his father Dick Van Dyke on the television series "Diagnosis: Murder."
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D.
Barry Andrews
Barry Andrews is an English keyboardist and songwriter best known for his work with the new wave bands XTC and Shriekback.
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E.
Barry Kroeger
Barry Kroeger was an American character actor known for his distinctive villainous roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
- 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: Barry Primus Target entity description: Barry Primus is an American actor and director known for his character roles in film and television since the 1960s.
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A.
Barry Peterson
Barry Peterson is a Canadian cinematographer known for his work on major studio comedies and action films, including the 2015 movie "Vacation."
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B.
Barry Stock
Barry Stock is the lead guitarist of the Canadian rock band Three Days Grace, known for his heavy riffs and energetic live performances.
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C.
Barry Van Dyke
Barry Van Dyke is an American actor best known for co-starring with his father Dick Van Dyke on the television series "Diagnosis: Murder."
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D.
Barry Andrews
Barry Andrews is an English keyboardist and songwriter best known for his work with the new wave bands XTC and Shriekback.
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E.
Barry Kroeger
Barry Kroeger was an American character actor known for his distinctive villainous roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Primus ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film direction
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performing arts ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Barry ⓘ |
| hasNotableRoleType | character actor ⓘ |
| knownFor | character roles in film and television ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Barry Primus ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Absence of Malice
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American Hustle ⓘ Autumn in New York ⓘ Avalanche Express ⓘ Boxcar Bertha ⓘ Guilty by Suspicion ⓘ Heartland ⓘ New York, New York ⓘ Righteous Kill ⓘ Stony Island ⓘ The Irishman ⓘ The Long Riders ⓘ The Rose ⓘ |
| occupation |
acting teacher
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actor ⓘ film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| partOf |
American cinema
ⓘ
American television industry ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Al Pacino
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Harvey Keitel ⓘ Martin Scorsese ⓘ Robert De Niro ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barry Primus Description of subject: Barry Primus is an American actor and director known for his character roles in film and television since the 1960s.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.