Paul Williams as Swan
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Paul Williams as Swan is the sinister, Faustian music producer and villainous antagonist portrayed by Paul Williams in the rock-horror film "Phantom of the Paradise."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Williams as Swan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10583297 — 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: Paul Williams as Swan Context triple: [Phantom of the Paradise, portraysCharacter, Paul Williams as Swan]
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A.
John Swan
John Swan is a Bermudian politician and businessman who served as Premier of Bermuda in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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B.
Charlie Swan
Charlie Swan is the quiet, protective police chief of Forks and the father of Bella Swan in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
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C.
Swan King
Swan King is the romantic nickname of Ludwig II of Bavaria, the 19th-century monarch famed for his fairy-tale castles and patronage of composer Richard Wagner.
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D.
David Swan
David Swan is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of fate and missed opportunity through the tale of a young man who unknowingly sleeps through life-changing events.
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E.
Swan
Swan is a large, graceful waterbird known for its long neck, white or black plumage, and strong cultural associations with beauty and elegance.
- 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: Paul Williams as Swan Target entity description: Paul Williams as Swan is the sinister, Faustian music producer and villainous antagonist portrayed by Paul Williams in the rock-horror film "Phantom of the Paradise."
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A.
John Swan
John Swan is a Bermudian politician and businessman who served as Premier of Bermuda in the 1980s and early 1990s.
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B.
Charlie Swan
Charlie Swan is the quiet, protective police chief of Forks and the father of Bella Swan in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
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C.
Swan King
Swan King is the romantic nickname of Ludwig II of Bavaria, the 19th-century monarch famed for his fairy-tale castles and patronage of composer Richard Wagner.
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D.
David Swan
David Swan is a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores themes of fate and missed opportunity through the tale of a young man who unknowingly sleeps through life-changing events.
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E.
Swan
Swan is a large, graceful waterbird known for its long neck, white or black plumage, and strong cultural associations with beauty and elegance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| affiliation | Death Records ⓘ |
| antagonistTo |
Phoenix
ⓘ
The Phantom ⓘ Winslow Leach ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Phantom of the Paradise ⓘ |
| basedOn | Faustian archetype ⓘ |
| controls | Death Records ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Brian De Palma ⓘ |
| diegeticRole |
concert promoter
ⓘ
record label owner ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
horror
ⓘ
rock musical ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Phantom of the Paradise ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | rock horror film ⓘ |
| hasContractWith |
Phoenix
ⓘ
Winslow Leach ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Faust legend ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance | live-action film ⓘ |
| musicStyleAssociation |
pop
ⓘ
progressive rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodiment of corrupt show business ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
orchestrates violence at the Paradise
ⓘ
signs exploitative contracts ⓘ steals Winslow Leach’s music ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
Faustian bargain maker
ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ manipulative ⓘ sinister ⓘ |
| occupation | music producer ⓘ |
| playedByAlso |
singer-songwriter Paul Williams
ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Williams
|
| portrayedBy | Paul Williams ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative |
main antagonist
ⓘ
villain ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | The Paradise nightclub ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
corruption in the music industry
ⓘ
selling one’s soul ⓘ |
| visualStyleAssociation | 1970s glam rock aesthetic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Williams as Swan Description of subject: Paul Williams as Swan is the sinister, Faustian music producer and villainous antagonist portrayed by Paul Williams in the rock-horror film "Phantom of the Paradise."
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