William Conrad
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William Conrad was an American actor and director best known for his deep, resonant voice and roles in radio, film, and television, including the TV series "Cannon" and "Jake and the Fatman."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Conrad canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3017470 — 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: William Conrad Context triple: [Body and Soul (1947 film), starring, William Conrad]
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A.
David Wayne
David Wayne was an American character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater from the 1940s through the 1980s.
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B.
John Forsythe
John Forsythe was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Bachelor Father," "Dynasty," and as the voice of Charlie in "Charlie's Angels."
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C.
Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene was a Canadian actor best known for his role as patriarch Ben Cartwright on the classic television western series "Bonanza."
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D.
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford was an American actor best known for his Academy Award-winning role in the film "All the King's Men" and for starring in the television series "Highway Patrol."
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E.
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson was an American film and television director, producer, and writer known for works such as "Lilies of the Field" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight."
- 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: William Conrad Target entity description: William Conrad was an American actor and director best known for his deep, resonant voice and roles in radio, film, and television, including the TV series "Cannon" and "Jake and the Fatman."
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A.
David Wayne
David Wayne was an American character actor known for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater from the 1940s through the 1980s.
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B.
John Forsythe
John Forsythe was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Bachelor Father," "Dynasty," and as the voice of Charlie in "Charlie's Angels."
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C.
Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene was a Canadian actor best known for his role as patriarch Ben Cartwright on the classic television western series "Bonanza."
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D.
Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford was an American actor best known for his Academy Award-winning role in the film "All the King's Men" and for starring in the television series "Highway Patrol."
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E.
Ralph Nelson
Ralph Nelson was an American film and television director, producer, and writer known for works such as "Lilies of the Field" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| birthName | John William Cann Jr. ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| child |
Christopher Conrad
ⓘ
linked to:
Chris Conrad
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-09-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-02-11 ⓘ |
| directed | episodes of Rocky and Bullwinkle ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of German descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Cann ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
western ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| knownFor | deep resonant voice ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| name | William Conrad ⓘ |
| narrated |
Rocky and Bullwinkle
ⓘ
linked to:
Bullwinkle and Rocky
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends ⓘ
linked to:
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle
The Fugitive (TV series) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cannon
ⓘ
Gunsmoke (radio series) ⓘ
linked to:
Gunsmoke
Jake and the Fatman ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ radio producer ⓘ television producer ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Louisville, Kentucky
|
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Marshal Matt Dillon
ⓘ
linked to:
Matt Dillon
|
| pseudonym | William Conrad ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| spouse |
June Nelson
ⓘ
Susan Randall ⓘ |
| starredIn |
Cannon
ⓘ
Jake and the Fatman ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workedAs | fighter-pilot trainer ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Conrad Description of subject: William Conrad was an American actor and director best known for his deep, resonant voice and roles in radio, film, and television, including the TV series "Cannon" and "Jake and the Fatman."
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Body and Soul
subject linked to:
The Killers
subject linked to:
Doc Adams in Gunsmoke
subject linked to:
Cannon