Ted Lange
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American actor
film actor
human
playwright
screenwriter
television actor
television director
theatre actor
Ted Lange is an American actor, director, and screenwriter best known for his role as bartender Isaac Washington on the television series "The Love Boat."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ted Lange canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5076225 — 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: Ted Lange Context triple: [Oakland High School, hasNotableAlumnus, Ted Lange]
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A.
George Schlatter
George Schlatter is an American television producer and director best known for creating and producing the groundbreaking sketch comedy series "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In."
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B.
Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett was an English actor best known for his role as Harold Steptoe in the classic BBC sitcom "Steptoe and Son."
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C.
Jerry Ross
Jerry Ross was an American songwriter and lyricist best known for co-writing classic pop and soul hits in the 1960s.
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D.
Gerald Donaghey
Gerald Donaghey was a young Irish civil rights protester who was shot and killed by British soldiers during the 1972 Bloody Sunday events in Derry, becoming one of the most controversial victims of the massacre.
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E.
Mel Blount
Mel Blount is a Hall of Fame cornerback renowned for his dominant play with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s, where he helped lead the team to four Super Bowl titles.
- 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: Ted Lange Target entity description: Ted Lange is an American actor, director, and screenwriter best known for his role as bartender Isaac Washington on the television series "The Love Boat."
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A.
George Schlatter
George Schlatter is an American television producer and director best known for creating and producing the groundbreaking sketch comedy series "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In."
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B.
Harry H. Corbett
Harry H. Corbett was an English actor best known for his role as Harold Steptoe in the classic BBC sitcom "Steptoe and Son."
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C.
Jerry Ross
Jerry Ross was an American songwriter and lyricist best known for co-writing classic pop and soul hits in the 1960s.
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D.
Gerald Donaghey
Gerald Donaghey was a young Irish civil rights protester who was shot and killed by British soldiers during the 1972 Bloody Sunday events in Derry, becoming one of the most controversial victims of the massacre.
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E.
Mel Blount
Mel Blount is a Hall of Fame cornerback renowned for his dominant play with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s, where he helped lead the team to four Super Bowl titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television actor ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre actor ⓘ |
| birthName | Theodore William Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | bartender ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-01-05 ⓘ |
| directedEpisodesOf |
Dharma & Greg
NERFINISHED
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Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ Moesha NERFINISHED ⓘ The Love Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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San Francisco City College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | nm0486220 ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying bartender Isaac Washington on The Love Boat ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Ted Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
That’s My Mama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Love Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ stage plays produced in regional theatre ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
director ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| spouse |
Mary Ley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherri Cavitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionRole |
Isaac Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Junior on That’s My Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteWork |
Born a Unicorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Four Queens – No Trump ⓘ Lemon Meringue Façade NERFINISHED ⓘ The Footnote Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (4)
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