Bernie Hamilton
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Bernie Hamilton was an American actor best known for his role as the tough but fair Captain Dobey on the 1970s television series "Starsky & Hutch."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bernie Hamilton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13702572 — 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: Bernie Hamilton Context triple: [Scream Blacula Scream, castMember, Bernie Hamilton]
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A.
Lloyd Hamilton
Lloyd Hamilton was an American silent film comedian and actor known for his distinctive, understated style and influential work in early screen comedy.
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B.
Steuart Pittman
Steuart Pittman is a Maryland politician who serves as the county executive of Anne Arundel County, focusing on issues such as responsible development, environmental protection, and public services.
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C.
Terry Burnham
Terry Burnham was an American child actress best known for her role in the classic "Twilight Zone" episode "Nightmare as a Child."
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D.
Glen Baxter
Glen Baxter is an American mathematician known for his contributions to probability theory and functional analysis.
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E.
Butch Coolidge
Butch Coolidge is a tough, aging boxer in the film "Pulp Fiction" who becomes entangled in a violent series of events after double-crossing a crime boss.
- 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: Bernie Hamilton Target entity description: Bernie Hamilton was an American actor best known for his role as the tough but fair Captain Dobey on the 1970s television series "Starsky & Hutch."
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A.
Lloyd Hamilton
Lloyd Hamilton was an American silent film comedian and actor known for his distinctive, understated style and influential work in early screen comedy.
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B.
Steuart Pittman
Steuart Pittman is a Maryland politician who serves as the county executive of Anne Arundel County, focusing on issues such as responsible development, environmental protection, and public services.
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C.
Terry Burnham
Terry Burnham was an American child actress best known for her role in the classic "Twilight Zone" episode "Nightmare as a Child."
-
D.
Glen Baxter
Glen Baxter is an American mathematician known for his contributions to probability theory and functional analysis.
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E.
Butch Coolidge
Butch Coolidge is a tough, aging boxer in the film "Pulp Fiction" who becomes entangled in a violent series of events after double-crossing a crime boss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.