Kerwin Mathews
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Kerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for his swashbuckling and fantasy adventure roles in mid-20th-century films, particularly in collaborations with special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kerwin Mathews canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10813365 — 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: Kerwin Mathews Context triple: [The 3 Worlds of Gulliver, stars, Kerwin Mathews]
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A.
Mike Talman
Mike Talman is a con man who becomes entangled in a tense scheme involving a blind woman and hidden heroin in the thriller "Wait Until Dark."
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B.
Donald Blye
Donald Blye is a character in the television series "NCIS: Los Angeles," known primarily as the father of Special Agent Kensi Blye and a former Marine whose mysterious past plays a key role in her backstory.
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C.
Don Munday
Don Munday was a Canadian mountaineer and explorer renowned for his pioneering climbs and exploration of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
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D.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
James Kearns
James Kearns is an American screenwriter best known for writing the 2002 crime thriller film "John Q."
- 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: Kerwin Mathews Target entity description: Kerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for his swashbuckling and fantasy adventure roles in mid-20th-century films, particularly in collaborations with special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
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A.
Mike Talman
Mike Talman is a con man who becomes entangled in a tense scheme involving a blind woman and hidden heroin in the thriller "Wait Until Dark."
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B.
Donald Blye
Donald Blye is a character in the television series "NCIS: Los Angeles," known primarily as the father of Special Agent Kensi Blye and a former Marine whose mysterious past plays a key role in her backstory.
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C.
Don Munday
Don Munday was a Canadian mountaineer and explorer renowned for his pioneering climbs and exploration of the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.
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D.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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E.
James Kearns
James Kearns is an American screenwriter best known for writing the 2002 crime thriller film "John Q."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Jack the Giant Killer
NERFINISHED
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The 3 Worlds of Gulliver NERFINISHED ⓘ The 7th Voyage of Sinbad NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy Who Cried Werewolf NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil at 4 O'Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pirates of Blood River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| co-starredWith |
Alec Guinness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spencer Tracy NERFINISHED ⓘ Torin Thatcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-07-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Beloit College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Janesville High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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fantasy film ⓘ swashbuckler film ⓘ |
| givenName | Kerwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Ray Harryhausen
ⓘ
swashbuckling roles in fantasy adventure films ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| livedIn | Janesville, Wisconsin, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kerwin Mathews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jack the Giant Killer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Man on a String NERFINISHED ⓘ The 3 Worlds of Gulliver NERFINISHED ⓘ The 7th Voyage of Sinbad NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy Who Cried Werewolf NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil at 4 O'Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pirates of Blood River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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schoolteacher ⓘ |
| partner | Tom Nicoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kerwin Mathews Description of subject: Kerwin Mathews was an American actor best known for his swashbuckling and fantasy adventure roles in mid-20th-century films, particularly in collaborations with special effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver