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| Registered: August 22, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 1,807 |
| | Posted: | | | | I was searching the Credit Lookup Tool for "James MacDonald" vs. "James G. MacDonald" (aka "James MacDonald"), and the most credited variant is "James MacDonald", so that should be the linking Name.
But then, I realized that there are two "James MacDonald": one (also known with the G. middle name) appears in some modern TV shows like Buffy, the other one was a voice in Disney's Cinderella, but the CLT lists both their credits together.
For instance,
"James MacDonald" is credited in the following 266 titles (680 profiles):
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Title Year UPC
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 2 Box 2: Collector's Edition 1998 7-391772-368669
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 - Part 2: Collector's Edition 1998 9-321337-024295
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Two: Collector's Edition 1999 8-712626-007814
Buffy: A Caça Vampiros: A Terceira Temporada Completa 1999 7-896012-255513
Buffy: A Caça Vampiros: Segunda Temporada Completa 1998 7-896012-217931
Cabine Telefónica 2002 5-608652-020282
Camino de Guerra (Tigerland) 2000 086162-026652
Cendrillon: DTS 1949 8-717418-048853
Cendrillon: Édition Collector 1950 8-717418-077198
Cendrillon: Platinum Edition 1950 786936-282887
Cenerentola: Edizione Speciale 1950 8-717418-051112
Cenerentola - Edizione Speciale 2 dischi 1950 8-717418-084332
La Cenicienta: Edición Especial 1950 7-509656-203269
Cinderela: Edição Especial 1950 7-890552-022925
Cinderela: Edição Especial 1950 786936-239294
Cinderela: Edição Especial 1950 5-601887-475728
Cinderella 1950 4-713733-021957
Cinderella 1950 8-809075-060573
Cinderella 1950 8-809102-335759
Cinderella 1950 9-398510-410039
Cinderella: 2 Disc Special Edition 1950 8-717418-063160
Cinderella: 2 Disc Special Edition 1950 6-003805-050694
Cinderella: 2-Disc Special Edition 1950 8-717418-044411
Cinderella: Collector's DVD Gift Set 1950 786936-292237
Cinderella: DVD-Sammler-Edition 1950 8-717418-068516
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ... >> | | | | -- Enry | | | | Last edited: by White Pongo, Jr. |
| | Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 1,777 |
| | Posted: | | | | Isn't this something like the 5th thread in the last week bashing the credit lookup tool? Don't get me wrong, I think the thing is fatally flawed and have basically boycotted it, but we should probably consolidate this stuff. |
| | Registered: August 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,807 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting EnryWiki: Quote:
I was searching the Credit Lookup Tool for "James MacDonald" vs. "James G. MacDonald" (aka "James MacDonald"), and the most credited variant is "James MacDonald", so that should be the linking Name.
But then, I realized that there are two "James MacDonald": one (also known with the G. middle name) appears in some modern TV shows like Buffy, the other one was a voice in Disney's Cinderella, but the CLT lists both their credits together.
For instance,
"James MacDonald" is credited in the following 266 titles (680 profiles):
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ... >>
Title Year UPC
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 2 Box 2: Collector's Edition 1998 7-391772-368669
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 - Part 2: Collector's Edition 1998 9-321337-024295
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Two: Collector's Edition 1999 8-712626-007814
Buffy: A Caça Vampiros: A Terceira Temporada Completa 1999 7-896012-255513
Buffy: A Caça Vampiros: Segunda Temporada Completa 1998 7-896012-217931
Cabine Telefónica 2002 5-608652-020282
Camino de Guerra (Tigerland) 2000 086162-026652
Cendrillon: DTS 1949 8-717418-048853
Cendrillon: Édition Collector 1950 8-717418-077198
Cendrillon: Platinum Edition 1950 786936-282887
Cenerentola: Edizione Speciale 1950 8-717418-051112
Cenerentola - Edizione Speciale 2 dischi 1950 8-717418-084332
La Cenicienta: Edición Especial 1950 7-509656-203269
Cinderela: Edição Especial 1950 7-890552-022925
Cinderela: Edição Especial 1950 786936-239294
Cinderela: Edição Especial 1950 5-601887-475728
Cinderella 1950 4-713733-021957
Cinderella 1950 8-809075-060573
Cinderella 1950 8-809102-335759
Cinderella 1950 9-398510-410039
Cinderella: 2 Disc Special Edition 1950 8-717418-063160
Cinderella: 2 Disc Special Edition 1950 6-003805-050694
Cinderella: 2-Disc Special Edition 1950 8-717418-044411
Cinderella: Collector's DVD Gift Set 1950 786936-292237
Cinderella: DVD-Sammler-Edition 1950 8-717418-068516
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ... >> Would the BY help in this case? | | | | -- Enry |
| | Registered: June 12, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | Here's what i wrote about James G. MacDonald in September when i updated the profile for Broken Arrow (086162104206): Quote:
MacDonald credited with middle initial. In film at 8:59 (another picture at http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/James_MacDonald). I now propose changing him to as credited - James G. MacDonald. He has multiple credits under name w/ & w/o initial according to our Credit Tool DB and i can't find a BY. In Profiler DB James & James G. MacDonald credits are a mess, some this guy, some the guy who voiced Mickey Mouse in the 40s & 50s and probably some by the other 3 actors with this name (according to IMD*). The profile had him as J//M but he was credited as J/G/M and i was trying to determine the common name. I can't find a birth year but he's got a middle initial that can be used that to separate him from the others. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
| | Registered: August 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,807 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tweeter: Quote:
I can't find a birth year but he's got a middle initial that can be used that to separate him from the others. OK, but can we document that he is actually credited as "James G. MacDonald" more often than as "James MacDonald"? (as opposite to what the Credit Lookup apparently shows, because it also lists other actors with name "James MacDonald"). EDIT: According to IMDb, there are 15 "James MacDonald" (five actors and ten crew members), but there is only one "aka James G. MacDonald". The problem is that "James G. MacDonald" is apparently also often credited as "James MacDonald" For instance, all his credits in "24" seem to be under "James MacDonald", according to the CLT! In the Credit Lookup Tool, "James G. MacDonald" is credited in 58 titles (93 profiles) and "James MacDonald" is credited in 266 titles (680 profiles). | | | | -- Enry | | | | Last edited: by White Pongo, Jr. |
| | Registered: June 12, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | Being a comparatively common name adds difficulty in separating any of these James'. Even if all the profiles were perfect, without BYs it will be hard to tweeze one from another.
The middle initial version may not end up being the most common but it will provide uniqueness. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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