Timothy Busfield
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Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timothy Busfield canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4559353 — 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: Timothy Busfield Context triple: [Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, starred, Timothy Busfield]
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A.
Michael Culver
Michael Culver is a British actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in productions such as "A Passage to India" and "The Empire Strikes Back."
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B.
Michael Vidal
Michael Vidal is a local political leader who serves as the mayor of the Maltese town of Ramla.
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C.
Ben Cahoon
Ben Cahoon is a former Canadian Football League slotback widely regarded as one of the most reliable and productive receivers in Montreal Alouettes history.
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D.
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is a music video director best known for his work on the socially conscious hit "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas.
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E.
Warren Foster
Warren Foster was an American animation writer best known for his influential work on classic Warner Bros. cartoons, including many featuring characters like Foghorn Leghorn.
- 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: Timothy Busfield Target entity description: Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
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A.
Michael Culver
Michael Culver is a British actor known for his character roles in film and television, including appearances in productions such as "A Passage to India" and "The Empire Strikes Back."
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B.
Michael Vidal
Michael Vidal is a local political leader who serves as the mayor of the Maltese town of Ramla.
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C.
Ben Cahoon
Ben Cahoon is a former Canadian Football League slotback widely regarded as one of the most reliable and productive receivers in Montreal Alouettes history.
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D.
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson is a music video director best known for his work on the socially conscious hit "Where Is the Love?" by The Black Eyed Peas.
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E.
Warren Foster
Warren Foster was an American animation writer best known for his influential work on classic Warner Bros. cartoons, including many featuring characters like Foghorn Leghorn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film actor
ⓘ
American television actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for thirtysomething ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-06-12 ⓘ |
| directed |
episodes of Damages
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episodes of Ed ⓘ episodes of Las Vegas ⓘ episodes of Sports Night ⓘ episodes of The West Wing ⓘ episodes of This Is Us ⓘ episodes of Without a Trace ⓘ episodes of thirtysomething ⓘ
linked to:
thirtysomething
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| educatedAt |
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
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East Tennessee State University ⓘ |
| familyName | Busfield ⓘ |
| founded | B Street Theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Timothy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Timothy Busfield ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Field of Dreams
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Revenge of the Nerds ⓘ Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip ⓘ The West Wing ⓘ
linked to:
The West Wing (TV series)
Trapper John, M.D. ⓘ
linked to:
Trapper John McIntyre
thirtysomething ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ producer ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| parentOf | three children (names not all publicly prominent) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lansing, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Lansing, Michigan
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| playedCharacter |
Arnold Poindexter in Revenge of the Nerds
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Danny Concannon in The West Wing ⓘ Elliot Weston in thirtysomething ⓘ
linked to:
Elliot Weston
Mark in Field of Dreams ⓘ |
| residence |
Sacramento, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento
|
| sibling | Buck Busfield ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jenny Merwin
ⓘ
Melissa Gilbert ⓘ Radha Delamarter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Timothy Busfield Description of subject: Timothy Busfield is an American actor and director best known for his roles in television series such as "thirtysomething," "The West Wing," and various film and stage productions.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.