James Hayter
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James Hayter was a British character actor known for his genial screen presence and roles in mid-20th-century films and television, including classic literary adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Hayter canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10813219 — 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: James Hayter Context triple: [The Pickwick Papers (1952 film), stars, James Hayter]
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A.
Ryan Sinclair
Ryan Sinclair is a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the television series Doctor Who, known for his bravery and growth throughout their time-traveling adventures.
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B.
Julian Mercer
Julian Mercer is a charming young doctor portrayed by Keanu Reeves in the romantic comedy film "Something's Gotta Give."
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C.
Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson was a 19th-century British mountaineer and Anglican clergyman known for his pioneering ascents in the Alps.
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D.
Jack Napier
Jack Napier is the gangster who becomes the Joker, the primary antagonist in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film.
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E.
Alex Blake
Alex Blake is a seasoned FBI linguistics expert and profiler on the television series "Criminal Minds," known for her analytical mind and calm, compassionate demeanor.
- 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: James Hayter Target entity description: James Hayter was a British character actor known for his genial screen presence and roles in mid-20th-century films and television, including classic literary adaptations.
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A.
Ryan Sinclair
Ryan Sinclair is a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the television series Doctor Who, known for his bravery and growth throughout their time-traveling adventures.
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B.
Julian Mercer
Julian Mercer is a charming young doctor portrayed by Keanu Reeves in the romantic comedy film "Something's Gotta Give."
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C.
Charles Hudson
Charles Hudson was a 19th-century British mountaineer and Anglican clergyman known for his pioneering ascents in the Alps.
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D.
Jack Napier
Jack Napier is the gangster who becomes the Joker, the primary antagonist in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film.
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E.
Alex Blake
Alex Blake is a seasoned FBI linguistics expert and profiler on the television series "Criminal Minds," known for her analytical mind and calm, compassionate demeanor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| era | classic era of British cinema ⓘ |
| familyName | Hayter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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stage acting ⓘ television ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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drama film ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasNotableRoleType |
comic supporting roles
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kindly, avuncular characters ⓘ roles in period dramas ⓘ |
| knownFor |
genial character roles in film and television
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roles in Dickens adaptations ⓘ roles in mid-20th-century British films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | James Hayter ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
genial screen presence
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rotund appearance ⓘ warm, avuncular persona ⓘ |
| notableFor |
appearances in adaptations of classic literature
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supporting roles in British films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Oliver Twist (1948 film)
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The Blue Lagoon (1949 film) ⓘ The Pickwick Papers (1952 film) ⓘ The Pickwick Papers (TV and film adaptations of Dickens) ⓘ
linked to:
The Pickwick Papers (1952 film)
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men ⓘ classic literary adaptations for film and television ⓘ various mid-20th-century British film comedies ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| typeOfActor |
character actor in British cinema
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supporting actor ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: James Hayter Description of subject: James Hayter was a British character actor known for his genial screen presence and roles in mid-20th-century films and television, including classic literary adaptations.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.