Lawrence Dobkin
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Lawrence Dobkin was an American character actor, director, and narrator known for his prolific work in film, television, and radio from the 1940s through the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Dobkin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11871591 — 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: Lawrence Dobkin Context triple: [The Hypnotic Eye, starring, Lawrence Dobkin]
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A.
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing acclaimed films such as "Rain Man," "Diner," and "Good Morning, Vietnam."
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B.
Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld is an American filmmaker and cinematographer best known for directing the Men in Black trilogy and The Addams Family films.
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C.
David Dobkin
David Dobkin is an American film director and producer best known for his work on hit comedies such as "Wedding Crashers."
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D.
Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American filmmaker and former film critic known for directing politically charged dramas and war films such as "The Contender" and "The Outpost."
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E.
Charles Roven
Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
- 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: Lawrence Dobkin Target entity description: Lawrence Dobkin was an American character actor, director, and narrator known for his prolific work in film, television, and radio from the 1940s through the 1980s.
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A.
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing acclaimed films such as "Rain Man," "Diner," and "Good Morning, Vietnam."
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B.
Barry Sonnenfeld
Barry Sonnenfeld is an American filmmaker and cinematographer best known for directing the Men in Black trilogy and The Addams Family films.
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C.
David Dobkin
David Dobkin is an American film director and producer best known for his work on hit comedies such as "Wedding Crashers."
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D.
Rod Lurie
Rod Lurie is an Israeli-American filmmaker and former film critic known for directing politically charged dramas and war films such as "The Contender" and "The Outpost."
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E.
Charles Roven
Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ narrator ⓘ television director ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| child | Debra Dobkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-09-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-10-28 ⓘ |
| directed |
The Munsters
NERFINISHED
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The Rifleman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Streets of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ The Waltons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Dobkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Lawrence Dobkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dragnet
NERFINISHED
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Gunsmoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Mission: Impossible NERFINISHED ⓘ North by Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Munsters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rifleman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Streets of San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ten Commandments NERFINISHED ⓘ The Twilight Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ The Waltons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ narrator ⓘ television director ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne Collings
NERFINISHED
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Joan Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lawrence Dobkin Description of subject: Lawrence Dobkin was an American character actor, director, and narrator known for his prolific work in film, television, and radio from the 1940s through the 1980s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Spaceship Earth (EPCOT pavilion)