Radar O'Reilly
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Radar O'Reilly is the naive yet resourceful company clerk from the TV series M*A*S*H, known for his uncanny ability to anticipate his commanding officer's needs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radar O'Reilly canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10339127 — 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: Radar O'Reilly Context triple: [Trapper John McIntyre, worksWith, Radar O'Reilly]
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A.
Don Roderick
Don Roderick is the legendary last Visigothic king of Spain, often depicted in literature as a tragic figure whose downfall heralds the Moorish conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
Rick Wills
Rick Wills is an English rock bassist best known for his work with bands such as Foreigner, Small Faces, and Bad Company.
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C.
Jack McFarland
Jack McFarland is a flamboyant, aspiring actor and Will Truman’s exuberant best friend on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known for his over-the-top personality and comedic antics.
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D.
Rusty Ryan
Rusty Ryan is a suave, quick-witted con man and Danny Ocean’s right-hand man in the Ocean’s film series, portrayed by Brad Pitt.
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E.
Arvin Brown
Arvin Brown is an American theatre and television director best known for his long tenure leading and shaping the artistic vision of New Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre.
- 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: Radar O'Reilly Target entity description: Radar O'Reilly is the naive yet resourceful company clerk from the TV series M*A*S*H, known for his uncanny ability to anticipate his commanding officer's needs.
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A.
Don Roderick
Don Roderick is the legendary last Visigothic king of Spain, often depicted in literature as a tragic figure whose downfall heralds the Moorish conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.
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B.
Rick Wills
Rick Wills is an English rock bassist best known for his work with bands such as Foreigner, Small Faces, and Bad Company.
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C.
Jack McFarland
Jack McFarland is a flamboyant, aspiring actor and Will Truman’s exuberant best friend on the sitcom "Will & Grace," known for his over-the-top personality and comedic antics.
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D.
Rusty Ryan
Rusty Ryan is a suave, quick-witted con man and Danny Ocean’s right-hand man in the Ocean’s film series, portrayed by Brad Pitt.
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E.
Arvin Brown
Arvin Brown is an American theatre and television director best known for his long tenure leading and shaping the artistic vision of New Haven’s Long Wharf Theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
M*A*S*H (TV series)
ⓘ
MASH (1970 film) ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
|
| basedOn | character from Richard Hooker's novel "MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors" ⓘ |
| closeTo |
B.J. Hunnicutt
ⓘ
Colonel Sherman T. Potter ⓘ Hawkeye Pierce ⓘ Henry Blake ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War (fictional setting)
ⓘ
linked to:
Korean War (Marvel Universe)
|
| countryOfService |
United States Army (fictional)
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army
|
| createdFor |
MASH (1970 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
|
| familyName | O'Reilly ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | M*A*S*H franchise ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
M*A*S*H TV series, Season 1
ⓘ
MASH (1970 film) ⓘ
linked to:
MASH
|
| fullName | Walter Eugene O'Reilly ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | war comedy-drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hasPet |
dog
ⓘ
guinea pig ⓘ mouse ⓘ rabbit ⓘ turtle ⓘ |
| homeRegion | Iowa (fictional background) ⓘ |
| knownForTrait |
efficiency as a clerk
ⓘ
innocence ⓘ loyalty ⓘ resourcefulness ⓘ shyness ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
M*A*S*H TV series, Season 8
ⓘ
linked to:
M*A*S*H (TV series)
|
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Corporal
ⓘ
Sergeant ⓘ |
| nickname | Radar ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anticipating his commanding officer's needs
ⓘ
naive yet resourceful personality ⓘ |
| occupation | company clerk ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Gary Burghoff
ⓘ
Gary Burghoff (M*A*S*H TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Gary Burghoff
Gary Burghoff (MASH film) ⓘ
linked to:
Gary Burghoff
|
| role | company clerk of the 4077th MASH ⓘ |
| spinOffAppearance | AfterMASH ⓘ |
| unit | 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Radar O'Reilly Description of subject: Radar O'Reilly is the naive yet resourceful company clerk from the TV series M*A*S*H, known for his uncanny ability to anticipate his commanding officer's needs.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.