J. D. Cannon
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J. D. Cannon was an American character actor best known for his tough, authoritative roles in film and television, including a prominent part on the TV series "McCloud."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| J. D. Cannon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5001026 — 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: J. D. Cannon Context triple: [Cool Hand Luke, starring, J. D. Cannon]
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John K. Cannon
John K. Cannon was a senior United States Air Force general who played a key leadership role in Allied air operations during World War II and later served as Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
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Bruce Cannon
Bruce Cannon is a film editor best known for his work on movies such as the 1993 drama "Poetic Justice."
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Rod Canion
Rod Canion is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and the first CEO of Compaq Computer Corporation, a pioneering company in the personal computer industry.
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W. H. Canaway
W. H. Canaway was a British novelist and screenwriter best known for his adventure and war-themed works in mid-20th-century literature and film.
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E.
Roland A. Madden
Roland A. Madden is an atmospheric scientist best known for co-identifying the Madden–Julian Oscillation, a major pattern of tropical intraseasonal climate variability.
- 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: J. D. Cannon Target entity description: J. D. Cannon was an American character actor best known for his tough, authoritative roles in film and television, including a prominent part on the TV series "McCloud."
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A.
John K. Cannon
John K. Cannon was a senior United States Air Force general who played a key leadership role in Allied air operations during World War II and later served as Commander in Chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe.
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B.
Bruce Cannon
Bruce Cannon is a film editor best known for his work on movies such as the 1993 drama "Poetic Justice."
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C.
Rod Canion
Rod Canion is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and the first CEO of Compaq Computer Corporation, a pioneering company in the personal computer industry.
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D.
W. H. Canaway
W. H. Canaway was a British novelist and screenwriter best known for his adventure and war-themed works in mid-20th-century literature and film.
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Roland A. Madden
Roland A. Madden is an atmospheric scientist best known for co-identifying the Madden–Julian Oscillation, a major pattern of tropical intraseasonal climate variability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Bonanza
NERFINISHED
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Cool Hand Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunsmoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaii Five-O NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawman NERFINISHED ⓘ McCloud NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ The Defenders NERFINISHED ⓘ The F.B.I. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fugitive NERFINISHED ⓘ The Invaders NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man from U.N.C.L.E. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rockford Files NERFINISHED ⓘ The Streets of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ The Untouchables NERFINISHED ⓘ The Virginian NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Wild West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | John Donovan Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hudson, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-04-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-05-20 ⓘ |
| familyName | Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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western ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | tough, authoritative screen persona ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | J. D. Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | Chief of Detectives Peter B. Clifford in McCloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | McCloud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Salem, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hudson, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: J. D. Cannon Description of subject: J. D. Cannon was an American character actor best known for his tough, authoritative roles in film and television, including a prominent part on the TV series "McCloud."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chief Peter Clifford