Brent Briscoe
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Brent Briscoe was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his supporting roles in films like "A Simple Plan" and various television series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brent Briscoe canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10368210 — 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: Brent Briscoe Context triple: [A Simple Plan, stars, Brent Briscoe]
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A.
Benjamin Briscoe
Benjamin Briscoe was an early American automobile pioneer and industrialist who played a key role in the formation of several major car companies in the early 20th century.
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B.
Mike Kershaw
Mike Kershaw is a software developer best known for creating the wireless network detector and sniffer tool Kismet.
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C.
John Briscoe
John Briscoe was a renowned engineer and water resources expert recognized globally for his contributions to water management and policy.
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D.
Brent Lewis
Brent Lewis is an American percussionist and composer known for his innovative drumming and soundtrack work, including contributions to major films.
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E.
Joe Bradshaw
Joe Bradshaw is a central character in the play and film "Shirley Valentine," portrayed as Shirley's conventional, often emotionally distant husband whose behavior highlights her feelings of entrapment and desire for change.
- 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: Brent Briscoe Target entity description: Brent Briscoe was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his supporting roles in films like "A Simple Plan" and various television series.
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A.
Benjamin Briscoe
Benjamin Briscoe was an early American automobile pioneer and industrialist who played a key role in the formation of several major car companies in the early 20th century.
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B.
Mike Kershaw
Mike Kershaw is a software developer best known for creating the wireless network detector and sniffer tool Kismet.
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C.
John Briscoe
John Briscoe was a renowned engineer and water resources expert recognized globally for his contributions to water management and policy.
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D.
Brent Lewis
Brent Lewis is an American percussionist and composer known for his innovative drumming and soundtrack work, including contributions to major films.
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E.
Joe Bradshaw
Joe Bradshaw is a central character in the play and film "Shirley Valentine," portrayed as Shirley's conventional, often emotionally distant husband whose behavior highlights her feelings of entrapment and desire for change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American film industry
ⓘ
linked to:
American cinema
American television industry ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a fall ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-05-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-10-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | Briscoe ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Brent ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0109797 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
character acting
ⓘ
supporting roles in film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Brent Briscoe ⓘ |
| nativeOf |
Missouri, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
State of Missouri
|
| notableWork |
A Simple Plan
ⓘ
Mulholland Drive ⓘ Parks and Recreation ⓘ Sling Blade ⓘ Sling Blade (screenplay collaborator) ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Bushman in Sling Blade
The Green Mile ⓘ Twin Peaks (2017 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Twin Peaks: The Return
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Moberly, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Moberly, Missouri
|
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Detective Domgaard in Mulholland Drive
ⓘ
JJ in Parks and Recreation ⓘ Lou Chambers in A Simple Plan ⓘ Sheriff Dave Macklay in Twin Peaks (2017) ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| workedWith |
Billy Bob Thornton
ⓘ
David Lynch ⓘ Sam Raimi ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1980s–2017 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brent Briscoe Description of subject: Brent Briscoe was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his supporting roles in films like "A Simple Plan" and various television series.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.