Harvey Atkin
E377411
Harvey Atkin was a Canadian character actor best known for his comedic roles in films and television, including notable appearances in the "Meatballs" series and the TV show "Cagney & Lacey."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harvey Atkin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3673126 — 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: Harvey Atkin Context triple: [Meatballs, starring, Harvey Atkin]
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A.
Harvey Shephard
Harvey Shephard is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest."
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B.
Greg Hoblit
Greg Hoblit is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on acclaimed series like "Hill Street Blues" and films such as "Primal Fear" and "Frequency."
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C.
Charles Stillman
Charles Stillman was an American labor leader and educator best known for helping to establish the American Federation of Teachers as a national teachers’ union.
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D.
Walter Newman
Walter Newman was an American screenwriter known for his work on classic films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Cat Ballou."
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E.
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin was an American character actor active in the early to mid-20th century, known for his numerous supporting roles in both silent and sound films.
- 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: Harvey Atkin Target entity description: Harvey Atkin was a Canadian character actor best known for his comedic roles in films and television, including notable appearances in the "Meatballs" series and the TV show "Cagney & Lacey."
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A.
Harvey Shephard
Harvey Shephard is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest."
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B.
Greg Hoblit
Greg Hoblit is an American film and television director and producer known for his work on acclaimed series like "Hill Street Blues" and films such as "Primal Fear" and "Frequency."
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C.
Charles Stillman
Charles Stillman was an American labor leader and educator best known for helping to establish the American Federation of Teachers as a national teachers’ union.
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D.
Walter Newman
Walter Newman was an American screenwriter known for his work on classic films such as "The Magnificent Seven" and "Cat Ballou."
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E.
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin was an American character actor active in the early to mid-20th century, known for his numerous supporting roles in both silent and sound films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
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television ⓘ voice acting ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| characterRole |
King Koopa
ⓘ
surface form:
King Koopa (voice) in Super Mario World (TV series)
King Koopa ⓘ
surface form:
King Koopa (voice) in The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
King Koopa ⓘ
surface form:
King Koopa (voice) in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
Morty Melnick in Meatballs ⓘ Morty Melnick in Meatballs ⓘ
surface form:
Morty Melnick in Meatballs III: Summer Job
Sergeant Ronald Coleman in Cagney & Lacey ⓘ voice role in Beetlejuice (animated series) ⓘ voice role in Jacob Two-Two (animated series) ⓘ voice role in Ruby Gloom ⓘ voice role in The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-12-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2017-07-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Atkin ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Harvey ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Harvey Atkin self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | comedic roles in film and television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beetlejuice (animated series)
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Cagney & Lacey ⓘ Friday the 13th: The Series ⓘ Jacob Two-Two (animated series) ⓘ Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ⓘ Meatballs ⓘ Meatballs III: Summer Job ⓘ Ruby Gloom ⓘ The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police ⓘ The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
voice actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Toronto
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surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| placeOfDeath |
Toronto
ⓘ
surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Toronto
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surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| yearsActive | 1960s–2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harvey Atkin Description of subject: Harvey Atkin was a Canadian character actor best known for his comedic roles in films and television, including notable appearances in the "Meatballs" series and the TV show "Cagney & Lacey."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.