Harry Cording
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Harry Cording was a British-born character actor best known for his frequent appearances in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, often playing tough or villainous roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry Cording canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11880113 — 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: Harry Cording Context triple: [The Love Mart, starring, Harry Cording]
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A.
Roy Munson
Roy Munson is the hapless, once-promising professional bowler turned down-on-his-luck hustler portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the comedy film "Kingpin."
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B.
Joe Gordon
Joe Gordon was an American Hall of Fame second baseman renowned for his power hitting and stellar defense, primarily with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians in the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Norville Barnes
Norville Barnes is the naive yet ambitious mailroom clerk who unexpectedly rises to corporate power in the Coen brothers’ film "The Hudsucker Proxy."
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D.
Kim Boggs
Kim Boggs is the compassionate teenage girl who becomes Edward’s love interest and moral anchor in the fantasy film "Edward Scissorhands."
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E.
Mel Ott
Mel Ott was a Hall of Fame right fielder and prolific power hitter of the 1930s and 1940s, renowned for his high leg kick and as one of the era’s premier sluggers.
- 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: Harry Cording Target entity description: Harry Cording was a British-born character actor best known for his frequent appearances in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, often playing tough or villainous roles.
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A.
Roy Munson
Roy Munson is the hapless, once-promising professional bowler turned down-on-his-luck hustler portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the comedy film "Kingpin."
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B.
Joe Gordon
Joe Gordon was an American Hall of Fame second baseman renowned for his power hitting and stellar defense, primarily with the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians in the 1930s and 1940s.
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C.
Norville Barnes
Norville Barnes is the naive yet ambitious mailroom clerk who unexpectedly rises to corporate power in the Coen brothers’ film "The Hudsucker Proxy."
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D.
Kim Boggs
Kim Boggs is the compassionate teenage girl who becomes Edward’s love interest and moral anchor in the fantasy film "Edward Scissorhands."
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E.
Mel Ott
Mel Ott was a Hall of Fame right fielder and prolific power hitter of the 1930s and 1940s, renowned for his high leg kick and as one of the era’s premier sluggers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British emigrant to the United States
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1954 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920 ⓘ |
| appearedIn | over 200 films ⓘ |
| birthName | Alfred W. Cording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1891-04-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-09-01 ⓘ |
| employer |
Universal Pictures
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Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
1930s cinema
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1940s cinema ⓘ |
| familyName | Cording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
adventure film
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crime film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | one daughter ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| name | Harry Cording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
NERFINISHED
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The Adventures of Robin Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bride of Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invisible Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarlet Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Hawk NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wolf Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wellington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sun Valley, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Cording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRole |
henchman
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tough guy ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Cording Description of subject: Harry Cording was a British-born character actor best known for his frequent appearances in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s, often playing tough or villainous roles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.