Karl Swenson
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Karl Swenson was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film, radio, and television during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karl Swenson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4347215 — 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: Karl Swenson Context triple: [No Name on the Bullet (1959 film), starring, Karl Swenson]
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A.
Roland Swenson
Roland Swenson is an American music and media executive best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas.
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B.
Don Schollander
Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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C.
John F. Carlson
John F. Carlson was a Swedish-born American Impressionist painter known for his atmospheric winter landscapes and influential teaching on landscape painting.
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D.
Ronald Nored
Ronald Nored is a former Butler University point guard and defensive standout who helped lead the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Tournament title games before transitioning into a coaching career.
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E.
Curt Skoog
Curt Skoog is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Overland Park, Kansas.
- 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: Karl Swenson Target entity description: Karl Swenson was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film, radio, and television during the mid-20th century.
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A.
Roland Swenson
Roland Swenson is an American music and media executive best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas.
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B.
Don Schollander
Don Schollander is an American swimmer who became one of the sport’s early superstars by winning four gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
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C.
John F. Carlson
John F. Carlson was a Swedish-born American Impressionist painter known for his atmospheric winter landscapes and influential teaching on landscape painting.
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D.
Ronald Nored
Ronald Nored is a former Butler University point guard and defensive standout who helped lead the Bulldogs to consecutive NCAA Tournament title games before transitioning into a coaching career.
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E.
Curt Skoog
Curt Skoog is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Overland Park, Kansas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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character actor ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ radio actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Karl J. Swenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Bonanza (TV series)
NERFINISHED
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Gunsmoke (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Have Gun – Will Travel (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaii Five-O (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ironside (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lassie (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry Mason (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Andy Griffith Show (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rifleman (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Virginian (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Waltons (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-07-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1978-10-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swedish American ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
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radio drama ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
NERFINISHED
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The Big Heat (1953 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Birds (1963 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Applegate Treasure (1956 serial) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sons of Katie Elder (1965 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild North (1952 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ radio actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pasadena, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
Dr. Fred Rumford in The Birds (1963 film)
NERFINISHED
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Lars Hanson in Little House on the Prairie (TV series) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Joan Tompkins
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Hanscom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karl Swenson Description of subject: Karl Swenson was an American character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in film, radio, and television during the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.