Ricou Browning
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Ricou Browning was an American actor, stuntman, and filmmaker best known for performing the underwater scenes as the Gill-man in the classic horror film "Creature from the Black Lagoon."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ricou Browning canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11328334 — 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: Ricou Browning Context triple: [Creature from the Black Lagoon, portrayedBy, Ricou Browning]
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A.
Jean Shepard
Jean Shepard was an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star known for her honky-tonk hits and pioneering role for women in country music from the 1950s onward.
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B.
Margy Reed
Margy Reed, better known by her stage name Martha Raye, was an American comic actress and singer famed for her brassy personality, wide mouth, and extensive USO performances entertaining troops during multiple wars.
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C.
Edi Patterson
Edi Patterson is an American actress and comedian known for her offbeat, scene-stealing roles in film and television, including series like "The Righteous Gemstones" and "Vice Principals."
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D.
Lou Brown
Lou Brown is the gruff, no-nonsense manager of the Cleveland Indians baseball team in the comedy film "Major League."
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E.
Lecy Goranson
Lecy Goranson is an American actress best known for playing Becky Conner on the sitcom "Roseanne" and its revival.
- 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: Ricou Browning Target entity description: Ricou Browning was an American actor, stuntman, and filmmaker best known for performing the underwater scenes as the Gill-man in the classic horror film "Creature from the Black Lagoon."
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A.
Jean Shepard
Jean Shepard was an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star known for her honky-tonk hits and pioneering role for women in country music from the 1950s onward.
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B.
Margy Reed
Margy Reed, better known by her stage name Martha Raye, was an American comic actress and singer famed for her brassy personality, wide mouth, and extensive USO performances entertaining troops during multiple wars.
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C.
Edi Patterson
Edi Patterson is an American actress and comedian known for her offbeat, scene-stealing roles in film and television, including series like "The Righteous Gemstones" and "Vice Principals."
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D.
Lou Brown
Lou Brown is the gruff, no-nonsense manager of the Cleveland Indians baseball team in the comedy film "Major League."
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E.
Lecy Goranson
Lecy Goranson is an American actress best known for playing Becky Conner on the sitcom "Roseanne" and its revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stunt performer ⓘ |
| co-created | Flipper ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Browning ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| genre | horror film ⓘ |
| givenName | Ricou ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor | performing underwater scenes as the Gill-man in Creature from the Black Lagoon ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Ricou Browning ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | underwater stunt work in classic monster movies ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Creature from the Black Lagoon
ⓘ
linked to:
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
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| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
filmmaker ⓘ stuntman ⓘ underwater stunt performer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Creature from the Black Lagoon
ⓘ
linked to:
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
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| performedUnderwaterScenesIn |
Creature from the Black Lagoon
ⓘ
linked to:
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
|
| portrayed |
Gill-man
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Gill-man in Revenge of the Creature ⓘ
linked to:
Gill-man
Gill-man in The Creature Walks Among Us ⓘ
linked to:
Gill-man
|
| specialty |
underwater cinematography
ⓘ
underwater direction ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Flipper
ⓘ
Flipper (1963 film) ⓘ Flipper (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Flipper (1963 film)
Revenge of the Creature ⓘ The Creature Walks Among Us ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ricou Browning Description of subject: Ricou Browning was an American actor, stuntman, and filmmaker best known for performing the underwater scenes as the Gill-man in the classic horror film "Creature from the Black Lagoon."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.