Bernard Hepton
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Bernard Hepton was an English actor known for his nuanced performances in British television drama, particularly in espionage and period productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bernard Hepton canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11036374 — 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: Bernard Hepton Context triple: [Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series), castMember, Bernard Hepton]
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A.
Cecil Brown
Cecil Brown is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American novelist and academic, a World War II war correspondent, and a British politician.
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B.
Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague is an American record producer and songwriter best known for his work on influential synth-pop and alternative rock albums from the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Geoffrey Haslam
Geoffrey Haslam is a record producer best known for his work on Bette Midler’s debut album "The Divine Miss M."
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D.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
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E.
Maurice Keen
Maurice Keen was a prominent British medieval historian known for his influential works on chivalry, medieval society, and English history.
- 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: Bernard Hepton Target entity description: Bernard Hepton was an English actor known for his nuanced performances in British television drama, particularly in espionage and period productions.
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A.
Cecil Brown
Cecil Brown is a name shared by several notable individuals, including an American novelist and academic, a World War II war correspondent, and a British politician.
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B.
Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague is an American record producer and songwriter best known for his work on influential synth-pop and alternative rock albums from the 1980s and 1990s.
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C.
Geoffrey Haslam
Geoffrey Haslam is a record producer best known for his work on Bette Midler’s debut album "The Divine Miss M."
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D.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
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E.
Maurice Keen
Maurice Keen was a prominent British medieval historian known for his influential works on chivalry, medieval society, and English history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950 ⓘ |
| birthName | Francis Bernard Heptonstall ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-10-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-07-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Bradford Civic Theatre School ⓘ |
| employer |
BBC
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Granada Television ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White British ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film acting
ⓘ
stage acting ⓘ television acting ⓘ |
| genre |
espionage drama
ⓘ
period drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Bernard Hepton ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | nuanced performances in British television drama ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bleak House (1985 TV serial)
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linked to:
Bleak House
Colditz (1972–1974 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Colditz (1972 TV series)
Get Some In! (TV series) ⓘ I, Claudius (1976 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
I, Claudius
Secret Army (1977–1979 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Secret Army
Smiley's People (1982 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Smiley’s People (novel)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV series)
The Charmer (1987 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Charmer
The Crucible (1959 TV film) ⓘ The Old Curiosity Shop (1979 TV serial) ⓘ The Sweeney (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Sweeney
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979 TV series) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
theatre director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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linked to:
Bradford
|
| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of Birmingham Repertory Theatre
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associate director of Liverpool Playhouse ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hilary Liddell
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Nelsee Knox ⓘ |
| workedOn |
British television drama
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espionage productions ⓘ period productions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bernard Hepton Description of subject: Bernard Hepton was an English actor known for his nuanced performances in British television drama, particularly in espionage and period productions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.