Walter Woolf King
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Walter Woolf King was an American actor and baritone singer best known for his roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including several Marx Brothers comedies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Woolf King canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11666880 — 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: Walter Woolf King Context triple: [Go West, castMember, Walter Woolf King]
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A.
Alexander Worple
Alexander Worple is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, typically portrayed as a wealthy, strong-willed American businessman and uncle figure whose romantic and familial entanglements drive much of the comic plot.
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B.
Walter Crickmer
Walter Crickmer was an English football club secretary and manager for Manchester United who was among those who died in the 1958 Munich air disaster.
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C.
Walter Lamb
Walter Lamb is a notable individual whose surname, Lamb, is recognized in records of prominent bearers of the name.
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D.
Walter Goodfellow
Walter Goodfellow is the well-meaning but oblivious village vicar and central comic figure in the British dark comedy film "Keeping Mum."
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E.
Frank Worthington
Frank Worthington was an English professional footballer best known as a flamboyant forward who played for clubs such as Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers during the 1970s and 1980s.
- 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: Walter Woolf King Target entity description: Walter Woolf King was an American actor and baritone singer best known for his roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including several Marx Brothers comedies.
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A.
Alexander Worple
Alexander Worple is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, typically portrayed as a wealthy, strong-willed American businessman and uncle figure whose romantic and familial entanglements drive much of the comic plot.
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B.
Walter Crickmer
Walter Crickmer was an English football club secretary and manager for Manchester United who was among those who died in the 1958 Munich air disaster.
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C.
Walter Lamb
Walter Lamb is a notable individual whose surname, Lamb, is recognized in records of prominent bearers of the name.
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D.
Walter Goodfellow
Walter Goodfellow is the well-meaning but oblivious village vicar and central comic figure in the British dark comedy film "Keeping Mum."
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E.
Frank Worthington
Frank Worthington was an English professional footballer best known as a flamboyant forward who played for clubs such as Leicester City and Bolton Wanderers during the 1970s and 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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baritone singer ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1984-10-24 ⓘ |
| familyName | King ⓘ |
| genre | film comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearances in Marx Brothers comedies
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roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Walter Woolf King ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Day at the Races
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A Night at the Opera ⓘ Go West ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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singer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Beverly Hills, California, United States of America
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linked to:
Beverly Hills, California, United States
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| residence |
California, United States of America
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linked to:
California (state)
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| vocalType | baritone ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walter Woolf King Description of subject: Walter Woolf King was an American actor and baritone singer best known for his roles in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood films, including several Marx Brothers comedies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.