Dennis Burkley
E241519
Dennis Burkley was an American character actor known for his burly appearance and roles in numerous film and television productions from the 1970s through the early 2000s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dennis Burkley canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1200552 — 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: Dennis Burkley Context triple: [Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, starring, Dennis Burkley]
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A.
David M. Barkley
David M. Barkley was the son of U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley and a member of the prominent Barkley political family.
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B.
Dennis Murphy
Dennis Murphy was an American sports entrepreneur best known for co-founding several upstart professional leagues, including the American Basketball Association.
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C.
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter is a former Canadian NHL center known for his gritty, physical play and leadership, most notably with the Washington Capitals.
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D.
Byron Metcalf
Byron Metcalf is an American musician and producer known for his work in shamanic and ambient percussion-based music.
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E.
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a narcissistic, manipulative co-owner of Paddy’s Pub and one of the main characters in the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
- 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: Dennis Burkley Target entity description: Dennis Burkley was an American character actor known for his burly appearance and roles in numerous film and television productions from the 1970s through the early 2000s.
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A.
David M. Barkley
David M. Barkley was the son of U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley and a member of the prominent Barkley political family.
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B.
Dennis Murphy
Dennis Murphy was an American sports entrepreneur best known for co-founding several upstart professional leagues, including the American Basketball Association.
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C.
Dale Hunter
Dale Hunter is a former Canadian NHL center known for his gritty, physical play and leadership, most notably with the Washington Capitals.
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D.
Byron Metcalf
Byron Metcalf is an American musician and producer known for his work in shamanic and ambient percussion-based music.
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E.
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a narcissistic, manipulative co-owner of Paddy’s Pub and one of the main characters in the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| actedIn |
Con Air
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Hill Street Blues ⓘ King of the Hill ⓘ Mask ⓘ Sanford ⓘ Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot ⓘ The Doors ⓘ Texas Chainsaw 3D ⓘ
surface form:
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D
Tin Cup ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-09-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-07-14 ⓘ |
| familyName | Burkley ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Dennis ⓘ |
| knownFor |
burly appearance
ⓘ
character roles in film and television ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Dennis Burkley self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
character actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Van Nuys, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| portrayed |
Carl Moss in King of the Hill
ⓘ
Tin Cup ⓘ
surface form:
Ed in Tin Cup
The Mask ⓘ
surface form:
Hugh in Mask
King of the Hill ⓘ
surface form:
Principal Moss in King of the Hill
|
| voiceActedIn | King of the Hill ⓘ |
| workedIn |
American cinema
ⓘ
surface form:
American film industry
American television industry ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1970s–2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dennis Burkley Description of subject: Dennis Burkley was an American character actor known for his burly appearance and roles in numerous film and television productions from the 1970s through the early 2000s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.