Doug McClure
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Doug McClure was an American actor best known for his roles in Western films and television series, particularly as Trampas on the long-running TV show "The Virginian."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Doug McClure canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7854400 — 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: Doug McClure Context triple: [Shenandoah, starring, Doug McClure]
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A.
Joe Darion
Joe Darion was an American lyricist best known for writing the lyrics to the Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha," including the iconic song "The Impossible Dream."
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B.
Larry Lamb
Larry Lamb is an English actor and radio presenter best known for his roles in television series such as Gavin & Stacey and EastEnders.
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C.
Jeff Morrow
Jeff Morrow was an American actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, particularly in biblical epics and science fiction movies.
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D.
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow was an American actor best known for his role in the television series "Combat!" and for his tragic death in a helicopter accident during the filming of "Twilight Zone: The Movie."
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E.
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
- 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: Doug McClure Target entity description: Doug McClure was an American actor best known for his roles in Western films and television series, particularly as Trampas on the long-running TV show "The Virginian."
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A.
Joe Darion
Joe Darion was an American lyricist best known for writing the lyrics to the Broadway musical "Man of La Mancha," including the iconic song "The Impossible Dream."
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B.
Larry Lamb
Larry Lamb is an English actor and radio presenter best known for his roles in television series such as Gavin & Stacey and EastEnders.
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C.
Jeff Morrow
Jeff Morrow was an American actor best known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, particularly in biblical epics and science fiction movies.
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D.
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow was an American actor best known for his role in the television series "Combat!" and for his tragic death in a helicopter accident during the filming of "Twilight Zone: The Movie."
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E.
Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" and as the gruff but loving father in the classic film "A Christmas Story."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Douglas Osborne McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Trampas in The Virginian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-05-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-02-05 ⓘ |
| education | University of California, Los Angeles (attended) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish descent ⓘ |
| film |
At the Earth’s Core (1976 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beau Geste (1966 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enemy Below NERFINISHED ⓘ The Land That Time Forgot (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The People That Time Forgot (1977 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unforgiven NERFINISHED ⓘ Warlords of Atlantis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| height | approximately 6 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacter | Troy McClure from The Simpsons ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ |
| name | Doug McClure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | roles in Western television series ⓘ |
| notableRole | Trampas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Virginian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfMarriages | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Glendale, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
amateur boxing
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football ⓘ |
| spouse |
Barbara Luna
NERFINISHED
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Diane Furnberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Diane Soldani NERFINISHED ⓘ Faye Brash NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionSeries |
Checkmate
NERFINISHED
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Out of This World NERFINISHED ⓘ Search NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fall Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Men from Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ The Virginian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–1995 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doug McClure Description of subject: Doug McClure was an American actor best known for his roles in Western films and television series, particularly as Trampas on the long-running TV show "The Virginian."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Virginian