Seymour Parrish
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Seymour Parrish is the lonely, obsessive photo technician portrayed by Robin Williams in the psychological thriller film "One Hour Photo."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seymour Parrish canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10527221 — 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: Seymour Parrish Context triple: [One Hour Photo, mainCharacter, Seymour Parrish]
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A.
Philip Garris
Philip Garris is an American artist best known for his iconic fantasy- and mythology-inspired album cover artwork, particularly for the Grateful Dead.
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B.
Hank Corwin
Hank Corwin is an acclaimed American film editor known for his impressionistic, nonlinear cutting style on films such as The Tree of Life, The Big Short, and Vice.
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C.
Don Reed
Don Reed is a musician known for contributing as a featured artist on the country album "Tomorrow’s Sounds Today."
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D.
Seymour Platt
Seymour Platt is the son of Christine Keeler, the British model and showgirl central to the 1960s Profumo affair political scandal.
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E.
Ralph Fine
Ralph Fine is the namesake of Fine Hall, the mathematics building at Princeton University.
- 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: Seymour Parrish Target entity description: Seymour Parrish is the lonely, obsessive photo technician portrayed by Robin Williams in the psychological thriller film "One Hour Photo."
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A.
Philip Garris
Philip Garris is an American artist best known for his iconic fantasy- and mythology-inspired album cover artwork, particularly for the Grateful Dead.
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B.
Hank Corwin
Hank Corwin is an acclaimed American film editor known for his impressionistic, nonlinear cutting style on films such as The Tree of Life, The Big Short, and Vice.
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C.
Don Reed
Don Reed is a musician known for contributing as a featured artist on the country album "Tomorrow’s Sounds Today."
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D.
Seymour Platt
Seymour Platt is the son of Christine Keeler, the British model and showgirl central to the 1960s Profumo affair political scandal.
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E.
Ralph Fine
Ralph Fine is the namesake of Fine Hall, the mathematics building at Princeton University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | One Hour Photo ⓘ |
| appearsInYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| centralThemeInvolvement |
loneliness and alienation
ⓘ
obsession with idealized family life ⓘ surveillance and privacy ⓘ |
| characterIn | One Hour Photo ⓘ |
| collects | duplicate prints of Yorkin family photos ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Mark Romanek ⓘ |
| describedAs |
emotionally disturbed man
ⓘ
lonely photo technician ⓘ |
| familyName | Parrish ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
One Hour Photo universe
ⓘ
linked to:
One Hour Photo
|
| filmDirectorOfWorkAppearedIn | Mark Romanek ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
One Hour Photo (2002 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
One Hour Photo
|
| fullName | Seymour Parrish ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | psychological thriller film ⓘ |
| givenName | Seymour ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryElement | traumatic childhood with abusive mother (implied) ⓘ |
| hasObsessionWith |
Jake Yorkin
ⓘ
Nina Yorkin ⓘ Will Yorkin ⓘ Yorkin family ⓘ |
| hasPsychologicalCharacteristic |
fantasy-prone
ⓘ
obsessive attachment to customers ⓘ voyeuristic tendencies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| nickname |
Sy
ⓘ
Sy the Photo Guy ⓘ |
| notableFor | Robin Williams dramatic performance ⓘ |
| occupation |
photo lab technician
ⓘ
photo technician ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
lonely
ⓘ
meticulous ⓘ obsessive ⓘ orderly ⓘ socially isolated ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robin Williams ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | suburban shopping mall ⓘ |
| workLocation | SavMart store photo lab ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seymour Parrish Description of subject: Seymour Parrish is the lonely, obsessive photo technician portrayed by Robin Williams in the psychological thriller film "One Hour Photo."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.