Eric Schweig
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Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor and artist best known for his roles in films depicting Indigenous characters, including a prominent part in the historical epic "The Last of the Mohicans."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eric Schweig canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11818689 — 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: Eric Schweig Context triple: [The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film), starring, Eric Schweig]
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A.
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church is an American actor known for roles in the TV series "Wings" and films such as "Sideways" and "Spider-Man 3."
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B.
Joel Murray
Joel Murray is an American actor and comedian known for his character roles in film and television, as well as for his voice work in animated projects.
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C.
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky is an American character actor and storyteller known for his prolific film and television work, including memorable roles in projects like "Groundhog Day" and numerous other mainstream movies and series.
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D.
Clarke Peters
Clarke Peters is an American actor, writer, and director best known for his roles in acclaimed television series such as The Wire and Treme, as well as numerous film and stage performances.
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E.
Jeff Kline
Jeff Kline is an American television producer and writer best known for his work on animated series such as Transformers: Prime.
- 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: Eric Schweig Target entity description: Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor and artist best known for his roles in films depicting Indigenous characters, including a prominent part in the historical epic "The Last of the Mohicans."
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A.
Thomas Haden Church
Thomas Haden Church is an American actor known for roles in the TV series "Wings" and films such as "Sideways" and "Spider-Man 3."
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B.
Joel Murray
Joel Murray is an American actor and comedian known for his character roles in film and television, as well as for his voice work in animated projects.
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C.
Stephen Tobolowsky
Stephen Tobolowsky is an American character actor and storyteller known for his prolific film and television work, including memorable roles in projects like "Groundhog Day" and numerous other mainstream movies and series.
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D.
Clarke Peters
Clarke Peters is an American actor, writer, and director best known for his roles in acclaimed television series such as The Wire and Treme, as well as numerous film and stage performances.
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E.
Jeff Kline
Jeff Kline is an American television producer and writer best known for his work on animated series such as Transformers: Prime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian
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actor ⓘ artist ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century film
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21st-century film ⓘ |
| castMember | Eric Schweig ⓘ |
| characterIn | The Last of the Mohicans ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| creativeWorkType |
artwork
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film performance ⓘ television performance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Indigenous peoples of Canada
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linked to:
Aboriginal peoples of Canada
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| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| genre | historical drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Eric ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasRole |
lead actor
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supporting actor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying Indigenous characters in film
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role as Uncas in The Last of the Mohicans ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Eric Schweig ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | representation of Indigenous peoples in mainstream cinema ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Big Eden
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Blackstone ⓘ Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ⓘ Into the West ⓘ Skins ⓘ The Last of the Mohicans ⓘ The Missing ⓘ The Scarlet Letter ⓘ Tom and Huck ⓘ
linked to:
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
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| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
artist ⓘ |
| partOf | Indigenous cinema ⓘ |
| portrayed | Uncas ⓘ |
| residence | Canada ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Canada
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Schweig Description of subject: Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor and artist best known for his roles in films depicting Indigenous characters, including a prominent part in the historical epic "The Last of the Mohicans."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.