Dale Robertson
E420649
Dale Robertson was an American actor best known for his rugged leading roles in Western films and television series during the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dale Robertson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4204085 — 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: Dale Robertson Context triple: [A Day of Fury, starring, Dale Robertson]
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A.
Sylvester Weaver
Sylvester Weaver was an influential American television executive best known for shaping early network TV programming and serving as president of NBC.
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B.
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott was a prominent American film actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the 1930s–1950s.
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C.
James Coburn
James Coburn was an American actor known for his cool, tough-guy persona in films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Our Man Flint," and for winning an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Affliction."
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D.
Dennis Weaver
Dennis Weaver was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Gunsmoke" and "McCloud," as well as in films and TV movies throughout the mid-20th century.
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E.
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.
- 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: Dale Robertson Target entity description: Dale Robertson was an American actor best known for his rugged leading roles in Western films and television series during the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Sylvester Weaver
Sylvester Weaver was an influential American television executive best known for shaping early network TV programming and serving as president of NBC.
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B.
Randolph Scott
Randolph Scott was a prominent American film actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the 1930s–1950s.
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C.
James Coburn
James Coburn was an American actor known for his cool, tough-guy persona in films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Our Man Flint," and for winning an Academy Award for his supporting role in "Affliction."
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D.
Dennis Weaver
Dennis Weaver was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Gunsmoke" and "McCloud," as well as in films and TV movies throughout the mid-20th century.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western genre actor
ⓘ
actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| birthName | Dayle Lymoine Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cremated; ashes given to family ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
lung cancer
ⓘ
pneumonia ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-07-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-02-27 ⓘ |
| eyeInjury | sustained during World War II military service ⓘ |
| familyName | Robertson ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| givenName | Dayle ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | American of Scottish descent ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rugged leading roles in Western films
ⓘ
starring in television Westerns in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | first lieutenant ⓘ |
| name | Dale Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Golden Boot Award ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dakota Incident
ⓘ
Death Valley Days ⓘ The Iron Horse ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Horse
Return of the Texan ⓘ Sitting Bull ⓘ Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
Tales of Wells Fargo
The Farmer’s Daughter ⓘ
surface form:
The Farmer's Daughter
The Gambler from Natchez ⓘ The Silver Whip ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
horseman ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Harrah, Oklahoma, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Diego, California, United States ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter |
Ben Calhoun in Iron Horse
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Jim Hardie in Tales of Wells Fargo ⓘ host and narrator in Death Valley Days ⓘ |
| residence |
San Diego, California, United States
ⓘ
Yukon, Oklahoma ⓘ
surface form:
Yukon, Oklahoma, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Frederica Jacqueline Wilson
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Mary Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Dee Robbins ONDG ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1948–1994 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dale Robertson Description of subject: Dale Robertson was an American actor best known for his rugged leading roles in Western films and television series during the 1950s and 1960s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.