Richard Shannon
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Richard Shannon was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often appearing in war and Western genres.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard Shannon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12108317 — 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: Richard Shannon Context triple: [The Bridges at Toko-Ri, portrayedBy, Richard Shannon]
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A.
Sam Sharkey
Sam Sharkey is a character associated with the American folklore surrounding the legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan.
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B.
Sam O'Steen
Sam O'Steen was an acclaimed American film editor best known for his work on influential films such as "The Graduate," "Chinatown," and "Cool Hand Luke."
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C.
Dan Foy
Dan Foy is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Burbank, Illinois.
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D.
Rich Robinson
Rich Robinson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock band The Black Crowes, known for his blues-infused playing and key role in shaping the group’s sound.
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E.
David Shelton
David Shelton was an early settler and prominent figure in Washington state history for whom the city of Shelton was named.
- 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: Richard Shannon Target entity description: Richard Shannon was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often appearing in war and Western genres.
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A.
Sam Sharkey
Sam Sharkey is a character associated with the American folklore surrounding the legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan.
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B.
Sam O'Steen
Sam O'Steen was an acclaimed American film editor best known for his work on influential films such as "The Graduate," "Chinatown," and "Cool Hand Luke."
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C.
Dan Foy
Dan Foy is an American local politician who serves as the mayor of Burbank, Illinois.
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D.
Rich Robinson
Rich Robinson is an American guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the rock band The Black Crowes, known for his blues-infused playing and key role in shaping the group’s sound.
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E.
David Shelton
David Shelton was an early settler and prominent figure in Washington state history for whom the city of Shelton was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.