Robert Horton
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Robert Horton was an American actor best known for his starring role as scout Flint McCullough on the television Western series "Wagon Train."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Horton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9909255 — 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: Robert Horton Context triple: [Barbara Ruick, spouse, Robert Horton]
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A.
Rance Howard
Rance Howard was an American character actor known for his extensive work in film and television and as the patriarch of the Howard acting and directing family.
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B.
Ray Curtiss
Ray Curtiss is a film editor best known for his work on the 1938 aviation adventure movie "The Dawn Patrol."
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C.
Herbert Brenon
Herbert Brenon was an Irish-born American film director prominent in the silent era, known for adapting major literary works and staging visually ambitious productions.
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D.
Lee Flaherty
Lee Flaherty is an American businessman and race organizer best known for creating and launching the Chicago Marathon in the 1970s.
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E.
Robert McLane
Robert McLane was an American businessman best known as the founder of McLane Company, a major supply chain services and wholesale distribution firm.
- 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: Robert Horton Target entity description: Robert Horton was an American actor best known for his starring role as scout Flint McCullough on the television Western series "Wagon Train."
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A.
Rance Howard
Rance Howard was an American character actor known for his extensive work in film and television and as the patriarch of the Howard acting and directing family.
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B.
Ray Curtiss
Ray Curtiss is a film editor best known for his work on the 1938 aviation adventure movie "The Dawn Patrol."
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C.
Herbert Brenon
Herbert Brenon was an Irish-born American film director prominent in the silent era, known for adapting major literary works and staging visually ambitious productions.
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D.
Lee Flaherty
Lee Flaherty is an American businessman and race organizer best known for creating and launching the Chicago Marathon in the 1970s.
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E.
Robert McLane
Robert McLane was an American businessman best known as the founder of McLane Company, a major supply chain services and wholesale distribution firm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| birthName | Meade Howard Horton Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| characterIn | Wagon Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| coStarredWith |
Frank McGrath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John McIntire NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ward Bond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-07-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-03-09 ⓘ |
| education | University of Miami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western television ⓘ |
| givenName | Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVoiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| height | approximately 6 ft (183 cm) ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ television ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Robert Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | starring role as scout Flint McCullough on Wagon Train ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Man Called Shenandoah
NERFINISHED
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Wagon Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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singer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (guest appearance)
NERFINISHED
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Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ Bright Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Code Two NERFINISHED ⓘ Men of the Fighting Lady NERFINISHED ⓘ Playhouse 90 (television) NERFINISHED ⓘ Studio 57 (television) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Battle at Apache Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ The Big Valley (guest appearance) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Green Glove NERFINISHED ⓘ The Green Hornet (1940) (uncredited child role) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lone Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAlbum |
Robert Horton Sings
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The Very Thought of You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| series |
A Man Called Shenandoah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wagon Train NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Barbara Ruick
NERFINISHED
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Marlyn Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Katherine Jobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionRole |
Flint McCullough
NERFINISHED
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James Shenandoah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1945–1989 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Horton Description of subject: Robert Horton was an American actor best known for his starring role as scout Flint McCullough on the television Western series "Wagon Train."
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