David Arkin
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David Arkin was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in several 1970s films, particularly those directed by Robert Altman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Arkin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9913145 — 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: David Arkin Context triple: [Nashville (1975 film), castMember, David Arkin]
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A.
Robert John Reed
Robert John Reed is a British judge who serves as the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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B.
David Ladd
David Ladd is an American film and television producer and former child actor, known for both his early screen roles and later work behind the camera.
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C.
Maury Chaykin
Maury Chaykin was a Canadian-American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including his acclaimed portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe in the TV series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery."
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D.
William Katt
William Katt is an American actor best known for starring in the 1980s television series "The Greatest American Hero" and appearing in films such as "Carrie."
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E.
Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Josh Lyman on the political drama series "The West Wing."
- 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: David Arkin Target entity description: David Arkin was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in several 1970s films, particularly those directed by Robert Altman.
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A.
Robert John Reed
Robert John Reed is a British judge who serves as the President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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B.
David Ladd
David Ladd is an American film and television producer and former child actor, known for both his early screen roles and later work behind the camera.
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C.
Maury Chaykin
Maury Chaykin was a Canadian-American character actor known for his memorable supporting roles in film and television, including his acclaimed portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe in the TV series "A Nero Wolfe Mystery."
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D.
William Katt
William Katt is an American actor best known for starring in the 1980s television series "The Greatest American Hero" and appearing in films such as "Carrie."
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E.
Bradley Whitford
Bradley Whitford is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Josh Lyman on the political drama series "The West Wing."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
MASH (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
Nashville (1975 film) ⓘ Popeye (1980 film) ⓘ The Long Goodbye (1973 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Long Goodbye
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-01-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Arkin ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent collaborations with Robert Altman
ⓘ
supporting roles in 1970s films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| marriagePartner |
Anne Reinking
ⓘ
linked to:
Ann Reinking
|
| name | David Arkin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
MASH (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
Nashville (1975 film) ⓘ Popeye (1980 film) ⓘ The Long Goodbye (1973 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Long Goodbye
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
character actor ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema of the 1970s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne Reinking
ⓘ
linked to:
Ann Reinking
|
| workedWith | Robert Altman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Arkin Description of subject: David Arkin was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in several 1970s films, particularly those directed by Robert Altman.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.