Ron Glass
E453091
Ron Glass was an American actor best known for his roles as Detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller" and Shepherd Book on the science fiction series "Firefly."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ron Glass canonical | 2 |
| Ron Glass as Shepherd Book | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4526511 — 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: Ron Glass Context triple: [University of Evansville, hasAlumnus, Ron Glass]
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A.
Bob Gunton
Bob Gunton is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of the strict prison warden Samuel Norton in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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B.
Ray Wise
Ray Wise is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in "Twin Peaks," "RoboCop," and numerous other genre and dramatic works.
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C.
Joel Murray
Joel Murray is an American actor and comedian known for his character roles in film and television, as well as for his voice work in animated projects.
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D.
Eric Bauza
Eric Bauza is a Canadian voice actor and comedian best known for portraying iconic animated characters in modern Looney Tunes productions.
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E.
Jack Graney
Jack Graney was a Canadian Major League Baseball outfielder and pioneering radio broadcaster best known as one of the earliest and most influential play-by-play voices in baseball history.
- 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: Ron Glass Target entity description: Ron Glass was an American actor best known for his roles as Detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller" and Shepherd Book on the science fiction series "Firefly."
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A.
Bob Gunton
Bob Gunton is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of the strict prison warden Samuel Norton in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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B.
Ray Wise
Ray Wise is an American character actor known for his versatile roles in film and television, including memorable performances in "Twin Peaks," "RoboCop," and numerous other genre and dramatic works.
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C.
Joel Murray
Joel Murray is an American actor and comedian known for his character roles in film and television, as well as for his voice work in animated projects.
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D.
Eric Bauza
Eric Bauza is a Canadian voice actor and comedian best known for portraying iconic animated characters in modern Looney Tunes productions.
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E.
Jack Graney
Jack Graney was a Canadian Major League Baseball outfielder and pioneering radio broadcaster best known as one of the earliest and most influential play-by-play voices in baseball history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2016 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
All Grown Up!
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barney Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Firefly NERFINISHED ⓘ Serenity NERFINISHED ⓘ Teen Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Odd Couple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ronald Earle Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | respiratory failure ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Detective Ron Harris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shepherd Derrial Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-07-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-11-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Evansville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
drama
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| genre |
film
ⓘ
science fiction television ⓘ sitcom ⓘ television ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role of Detective Ron Harris on Barney Miller
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role of Shepherd Book on Firefly ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Ron Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedForWork | Barney Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Barney Miller
NERFINISHED
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Firefly NERFINISHED ⓘ Serenity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Evansville, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
American film
ⓘ
American television ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| voiceRoleIn | All Grown Up! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ron Glass Description of subject: Ron Glass was an American actor best known for his roles as Detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller" and Shepherd Book on the science fiction series "Firefly."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ron Glass as Shepherd Book