Canadian actor Michael Wincott
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Canadian actor Michael Wincott is a distinctive character actor known for his gravelly voice and memorable villainous and eccentric roles in films such as The Crow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Alien: Resurrection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canadian actor Michael Wincott canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10373510 — 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: Canadian actor Michael Wincott Context triple: [Antlers Holst, portrayedBy, Canadian actor Michael Wincott]
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A.
Mitchell Cannold
Mitchell Cannold is a television and film producer best known for his executive production role on the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
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B.
Andrew Paquin
Andrew Paquin is a film producer and the brother of Academy Award–winning actress Anna Paquin.
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C.
Nicolas Mulroney
Nicolas Mulroney is a Canadian public figure best known as one of the sons of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and philanthropist Mila Mulroney.
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D.
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill is an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in film and television, including notable performances in projects like "Animal House," "MacGyver," and "The Insider."
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E.
Evan Rogers
Evan Rogers is an American songwriter and record producer best known for discovering Rihanna and co-producing many of her early hits.
- 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: Canadian actor Michael Wincott Target entity description: Canadian actor Michael Wincott is a distinctive character actor known for his gravelly voice and memorable villainous and eccentric roles in films such as The Crow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Alien: Resurrection.
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A.
Mitchell Cannold
Mitchell Cannold is a television and film producer best known for his executive production role on the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey."
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B.
Andrew Paquin
Andrew Paquin is a film producer and the brother of Academy Award–winning actress Anna Paquin.
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C.
Nicolas Mulroney
Nicolas Mulroney is a Canadian public figure best known as one of the sons of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and philanthropist Mila Mulroney.
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D.
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill is an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in film and television, including notable performances in projects like "Animal House," "MacGyver," and "The Insider."
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E.
Evan Rogers
Evan Rogers is an American songwriter and record producer best known for discovering Rihanna and co-producing many of her early hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
24: Live Another Day
NERFINISHED
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Alien: Resurrection NERFINISHED ⓘ Along Came a Spider NERFINISHED ⓘ Basquiat NERFINISHED ⓘ Dead Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost in the Shell (2017 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hitchcock (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nope (2022 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves NERFINISHED ⓘ Strange Days NERFINISHED ⓘ Talk Radio (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Assassination of Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doors (1991 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Three Musketeers (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1958-01-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Canada
NERFINISHED
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Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayed |
Adrian Cross
NERFINISHED
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Antlers Holst NERFINISHED ⓘ Conway Twill NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Osmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Gein (imagined) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Elgyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Soneji NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy of Gisborne NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Bicke NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul A. Rothchild NERFINISHED ⓘ Philo Gant NERFINISHED ⓘ Rene Ricard NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochefort NERFINISHED ⓘ Top Dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPlayedIn |
Frank Elgyn in Alien: Resurrection
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Guy of Gisborne in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves NERFINISHED ⓘ Top Dollar in The Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Juilliard School
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National Theatre School of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wincott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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drama ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Michael Wincott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive gravelly voice
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eccentric character roles ⓘ villainous roles ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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voice actor ⓘ |
| sibling | Jeff Wincott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canadian actor Michael Wincott Description of subject: Canadian actor Michael Wincott is a distinctive character actor known for his gravelly voice and memorable villainous and eccentric roles in films such as The Crow, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Alien: Resurrection.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Antlers Holst