Peter Horton
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Peter Horton is an American actor and director best known for his role on the television series "thirtysomething" and for directing and producing numerous TV shows and films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Horton canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10635286 — 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: Peter Horton Context triple: [Michelle Pfeiffer, spouse, Peter Horton]
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A.
Peter Horbury
Peter Horbury was a prominent British automotive designer and executive known for leading design at major car manufacturers including Volvo, Ford, Geely, and later Lotus.
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B.
Peter Garnsey
Peter Garnsey is a prominent historian of the ancient world, particularly known for his influential scholarship on the social, economic, and legal history of the Roman Empire.
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C.
Peter Thornton
Peter Thornton was a film editor active in the mid-20th century, known for his work on major British and international productions.
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D.
Peter Hinton
Peter Hinton is a prominent Canadian theatre director and dramaturg known for his innovative stagings and leadership roles at major theatre companies.
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E.
Peter Graham
Peter Graham is a character in the horror film "Hereditary," serving as the teenage son whose psychological unraveling reflects the movie’s escalating supernatural and familial terror.
- 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: Peter Horton Target entity description: Peter Horton is an American actor and director best known for his role on the television series "thirtysomething" and for directing and producing numerous TV shows and films.
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A.
Peter Horbury
Peter Horbury was a prominent British automotive designer and executive known for leading design at major car manufacturers including Volvo, Ford, Geely, and later Lotus.
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B.
Peter Garnsey
Peter Garnsey is a prominent historian of the ancient world, particularly known for his influential scholarship on the social, economic, and legal history of the Roman Empire.
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C.
Peter Thornton
Peter Thornton was a film editor active in the mid-20th century, known for his work on major British and international productions.
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D.
Peter Hinton
Peter Hinton is a prominent Canadian theatre director and dramaturg known for his innovative stagings and leadership roles at major theatre companies.
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E.
Peter Graham
Peter Graham is a character in the horror film "Hereditary," serving as the teenage son whose psychological unraveling reflects the movie’s escalating supernatural and familial terror.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ human ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| activeInField |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-08-20 ⓘ |
| directed |
episodes of Grey's Anatomy
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episodes of The Shield ⓘ episodes of thirtysomething ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Principia College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of California, Santa Barbara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTimeOfSpouseMichellePfeiffer | 1988 ⓘ |
| familyName | Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film drama
ⓘ
television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| knownFor | role of Gary Shepherd on television series thirtysomething ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Peter Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Odyssey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children of the Corn NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey's Anatomy NERFINISHED ⓘ Once and Again NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ thirtysomething NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bellevue, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCharacter | Gary Shepherd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced | American Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Michelle Pfeiffer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicole Deputron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfSpouseMichellePfeiffer | 1981 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfSpouseNicoleDeputron | 1995 ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Horton Description of subject: Peter Horton is an American actor and director best known for his role on the television series "thirtysomething" and for directing and producing numerous TV shows and films.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.