Robby Benson
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Robby Benson is an American actor, voice actor, and director best known for voicing the Beast in Disney’s animated film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robby Benson canonical | 12 |
| Robbie Benson | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10545543 — 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: Robby Benson Context triple: [Beauty and the Beast (1991 film), voiceActor, Robby Benson]
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A.
Richie Roberts
Richie Roberts is a real-life New Jersey detective and prosecutor best known for his role in bringing down drug lord Frank Lucas, a story dramatized in the film "American Gangster."
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B.
Robbie Russell
Robbie Russell is a former American professional soccer defender best known for scoring the title-winning penalty kick for Real Salt Lake in the 2009 MLS Cup.
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C.
Robbie Russell
Robbie Russell is a notable former student of Aberdeen Grammar School, recognized for his achievements after attending the historic Scottish secondary institution.
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D.
Bobby Benson
Bobby Benson is the young boy who befriends the alien visitor Klaatu in the classic 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still."
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E.
Robbie Risner
Robbie Risner was a highly decorated U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and brigadier general who became renowned for his leadership and resilience as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.
- 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: Robby Benson Target entity description: Robby Benson is an American actor, voice actor, and director best known for voicing the Beast in Disney’s animated film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).
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A.
Richie Roberts
Richie Roberts is a real-life New Jersey detective and prosecutor best known for his role in bringing down drug lord Frank Lucas, a story dramatized in the film "American Gangster."
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B.
Robbie Russell
Robbie Russell is a former American professional soccer defender best known for scoring the title-winning penalty kick for Real Salt Lake in the 2009 MLS Cup.
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C.
Robbie Russell
Robbie Russell is a notable former student of Aberdeen Grammar School, recognized for his achievements after attending the historic Scottish secondary institution.
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D.
Bobby Benson
Bobby Benson is the young boy who befriends the alien visitor Klaatu in the classic 1951 science fiction film "The Day the Earth Stood Still."
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E.
Robbie Risner
Robbie Risner was a highly decorated U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and brigadier general who became renowned for his leadership and resilience as a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| birthName | Robin David Segal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-01-21 ⓘ |
| directed |
Ellen (TV series)
ⓘ
Evening Shade (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
"Evening Shade" (American sitcom)
Friends (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Friends
One on One (1977 film) ⓘ Perfect Strangers (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Perfect Strangers
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
|
| employer |
Indiana University Bloomington
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana University
New York University ⓘ University of South Carolina ⓘ |
| familyName | Segal ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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family film ⓘ |
| givenName | Robin ⓘ |
| hasHealthCondition |
cardiac arrhythmia
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heart valve defect ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Robby Benson ⓘ |
| notableWork | Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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author ⓘ film director ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ university professor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dallas, Texas, United States
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linked to:
Dallas, Texas
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Karla DeVito ⓘ |
| starredIn |
Ice Castles (1978 film)
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linked to:
Ice Castles
Ode to Billy Joe (1976 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Ode to Billy Joe
One on One (1977 film) ⓘ Running Brave (1983 film) ⓘ The Chosen (1981 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Chosen
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| voiceRole |
Beast in Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
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linked to:
The Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Broadway)
Beast in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas ⓘ Beast in Belle's Magical World ⓘ
linked to:
Belle's Magical World
Beast in Kingdom Hearts (video game series) ⓘ
linked to:
the Beast
|
| wrote | I'm Not Dead ... Yet! (memoir) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robby Benson Description of subject: Robby Benson is an American actor, voice actor, and director best known for voicing the Beast in Disney’s animated film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991).
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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