David Newell (actor)
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David Newell is an American actor best known for playing the speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the children's television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Newell (actor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4683071 — 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: David Newell (actor) Context triple: [Mr. McFeely, portrayedBy, David Newell (actor)]
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A.
Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in movies like "Independence Day" and various dramatic and genre TV series.
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B.
Alan Ruck
Alan Ruck is an American actor best known for his roles as Cameron Frye in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and Connor Roy in the television series "Succession."
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C.
Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson is a Major League Baseball umpire who has served in numerous postseason games, including as a crew chief in the World Series.
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D.
Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr. is an American actor known for his prolific film and television career and his prominent environmental activism.
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E.
Nicholas Grodin
Nicholas Grodin is the son of the late American actor and comedian Charles Grodin.
- 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: David Newell (actor) Target entity description: David Newell is an American actor best known for playing the speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the children's television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
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A.
Bill Pullman
Bill Pullman is an American actor known for his versatile film and television roles, including prominent performances in movies like "Independence Day" and various dramatic and genre TV series.
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B.
Alan Ruck
Alan Ruck is an American actor best known for his roles as Cameron Frye in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and Connor Roy in the television series "Succession."
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C.
Jeff Nelson
Jeff Nelson is a Major League Baseball umpire who has served in numerous postseason games, including as a crew chief in the World Series.
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D.
Ed Begley Jr.
Ed Begley Jr. is an American actor known for his prolific film and television career and his prominent environmental activism.
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E.
Nicholas Grodin
Nicholas Grodin is the son of the late American actor and comedian Charles Grodin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| characterPlayed | Mr. McFeely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Fred Rogers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cast of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Family Communications, Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | children's educational television ⓘ |
| genre | children's television ⓘ |
| hasGivenInterviewAbout |
Fred Rogers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing Mr. McFeely on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | David Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole | Mr. McFeely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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public relations director ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| participatedIn | public appearances as Mr. McFeely ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ⓘ |
| portrayed | Speedy Delivery man ⓘ |
| residence | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokePhrase | Speedy Delivery! ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentaries about Mister Rogers' Neighborhood ⓘ |
| workLocation | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Newell (actor) Description of subject: David Newell is an American actor best known for playing the speedy deliveryman Mr. McFeely on the children's television series "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.