Paul Wendkos
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Paul Wendkos was an American film and television director known for his work on genre films and numerous TV movies from the 1950s through the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Wendkos canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10722445 — 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)
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Target entity: Paul Wendkos Context triple: [Guns of the Magnificent Seven, director, Paul Wendkos]
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A.
Eric Pleskow
Eric Pleskow was an Austrian-born American film executive and producer best known for leading major studios and co-founding the influential independent film company Orion Pictures.
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B.
Paul Koslo
Paul Koslo was a German-Canadian character actor known for his supporting roles in 1970s and 1980s action and science fiction films.
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C.
Paul DeNisco
Paul DeNisco is a musician best known for his involvement with the American glam metal band Ratt.
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D.
Michael Wittenberg
Michael Wittenberg was an investment adviser best known as the late husband of Broadway star Bernadette Peters.
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E.
Marc Wydell
Marc Wydell is a central character in the animated film "Ron's Gone Wrong," depicted as a socially awkward middle-schooler whose malfunctioning robot friend helps him navigate friendship and growing up in a hyper-connected digital world.
- 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: Paul Wendkos Target entity description: Paul Wendkos was an American film and television director known for his work on genre films and numerous TV movies from the 1950s through the 1990s.
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A.
Eric Pleskow
Eric Pleskow was an Austrian-born American film executive and producer best known for leading major studios and co-founding the influential independent film company Orion Pictures.
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B.
Paul Koslo
Paul Koslo was a German-Canadian character actor known for his supporting roles in 1970s and 1980s action and science fiction films.
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C.
Paul DeNisco
Paul DeNisco is a musician best known for his involvement with the American glam metal band Ratt.
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D.
Michael Wittenberg
Michael Wittenberg was an investment adviser best known as the late husband of Broadway star Bernadette Peters.
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E.
Marc Wydell
Marc Wydell is a central character in the animated film "Ron's Gone Wrong," depicted as a socially awkward middle-schooler whose malfunctioning robot friend helps him navigate friendship and growing up in a hyper-connected digital world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
ⓘ
human ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-11-12 ⓘ |
| directed |
Crossfire (1989 television film)
ⓘ
Gidget (1959 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Gidget
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Gidget Goes to Rome
Special Section (1975 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Section spéciale
The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970 television film) ⓘ The Burglar (1957 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Burglar
The Guns of Navarone (television sequel "Force 10 from Navarone" segments – clarification: he directed the film "Guns of Navarone"-related project "Guns of Navarone" TV work) ⓘ
linked to:
The Guns of Navarone
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975 television film) ⓘ The Mephisto Waltz (1971 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Mephisto Waltz
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979 television film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988 television film) ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Temple University ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Wendkos ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ television movie ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing genre films
ⓘ
directing numerous television movies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Crossfire (1989 television film)
ⓘ
Gidget (1959 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Gidget
Special Section (1975 film) ⓘ The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970 television film) ⓘ The Burglar (1957 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Burglar
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975 television film) ⓘ The Mephisto Waltz (1971 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Mephisto Waltz
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979 television film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
|
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
television director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| placeOfDeath |
Malibu, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Malibu, California
|
| servedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| spouse |
Iris Rainer Dart
ⓘ
Rosemarie Wendkos ⓘ |
| workedOn |
American feature films
ⓘ
American television films ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Wendkos Description of subject: Paul Wendkos was an American film and television director known for his work on genre films and numerous TV movies from the 1950s through the 1990s.
Referenced by (8)
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