Michael Ansara
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Michael Ansara was a Syrian-American character actor best known for his deep voice and frequent roles in Westerns and science fiction, including memorable appearances in series like Star Trek and Babylon 5.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Ansara canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5227796 — 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: Michael Ansara Context triple: [The Robe, portrayedBy, Michael Ansara]
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A.
Sam Joshi
Sam Joshi is an American politician who serves as the mayor of Edison Township, New Jersey.
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B.
Abdul Mateen
Abdul Mateen is a Bruneian prince and public figure known for his military career, international diplomacy, and prominent presence in regional and global events.
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C.
Suresh Ayyar
Suresh Ayyar is an editor known for his work on the acclaimed Australian memoir "Romulus, My Father."
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D.
Dileep Rao
Dileep Rao is an American actor known for his supporting roles in major films such as Avatar, Drag Me to Hell, and Inception.
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E.
Arif Masood
Arif Masood is a Pakistani architect best known for designing the iconic Pakistan Monument in Islamabad.
- 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: Michael Ansara Target entity description: Michael Ansara was a Syrian-American character actor best known for his deep voice and frequent roles in Westerns and science fiction, including memorable appearances in series like Star Trek and Babylon 5.
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A.
Sam Joshi
Sam Joshi is an American politician who serves as the mayor of Edison Township, New Jersey.
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B.
Abdul Mateen
Abdul Mateen is a Bruneian prince and public figure known for his military career, international diplomacy, and prominent presence in regional and global events.
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C.
Suresh Ayyar
Suresh Ayyar is an editor known for his work on the acclaimed Australian memoir "Romulus, My Father."
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D.
Dileep Rao
Dileep Rao is an American actor known for his supporting roles in major films such as Avatar, Drag Me to Hell, and Inception.
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E.
Arif Masood
Arif Masood is a Pakistani architect best known for designing the iconic Pakistan Monument in Islamabad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Syrian-American person
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer's disease ⓘ |
| child | Matthew Ansara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-07-31 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Syrian ⓘ |
| familyName | Ansara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent roles in Westerns
ⓘ
frequent roles in science fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marriageEnd | 1974 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1958 ⓘ |
| name | Michael Ansara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | deep voice ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Babylon 5
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Broken Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ I Dream of Jeannie NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Calabasas, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Cochise in Broken Arrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elric in Babylon 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kang in Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ Kang in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ Kang in Star Trek: The Original Series ⓘ Kang in Star Trek: Voyager ⓘ The Blue Djinn in I Dream of Jeannie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| spouse | Barbara Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceType | deep voice ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Ansara Description of subject: Michael Ansara was a Syrian-American character actor best known for his deep voice and frequent roles in Westerns and science fiction, including memorable appearances in series like Star Trek and Babylon 5.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.