Ken Kercheval
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Ken Kercheval was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Cliff Barnes on the television series "Dallas."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ken Kercheval canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5188406 — 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: Ken Kercheval Context triple: [The Seven-Ups, starring, Ken Kercheval]
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A.
Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp was a British character actor known for his roles in films such as "The Blue Max," "A Bridge Too Far," and numerous television dramas.
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B.
Christopher Eckhardt
Christopher Eckhardt was one of the students who challenged school authorities in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, which established important First Amendment protections for student speech.
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C.
Joss Christensen
Joss Christensen is an American freestyle skier best known for winning the inaugural Olympic gold medal in men's slopestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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D.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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E.
Kevin Matheson
Kevin Matheson is a fictional character portrayed by British actor Russell Tovey, best known from the television series "Looking."
- 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: Ken Kercheval Target entity description: Ken Kercheval was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Cliff Barnes on the television series "Dallas."
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A.
Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp was a British character actor known for his roles in films such as "The Blue Max," "A Bridge Too Far," and numerous television dramas.
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B.
Christopher Eckhardt
Christopher Eckhardt was one of the students who challenged school authorities in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, which established important First Amendment protections for student speech.
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C.
Joss Christensen
Joss Christensen is an American freestyle skier best known for winning the inaugural Olympic gold medal in men's slopestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
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D.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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E.
Kevin Matheson
Kevin Matheson is a fictional character portrayed by British actor Russell Tovey, best known from the television series "Looking."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2019 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960 ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Blue Skies Again
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas (2012 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas: J.R. Returns NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas: War of the Ewings NERFINISHED ⓘ How to Survive a Marriage NERFINISHED ⓘ Network NERFINISHED ⓘ Search for Tomorrow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lincoln Conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Secret Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seven-Ups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Cliff Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarredWith |
Larry Hagman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linda Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Duffy NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Principal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-07-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-04-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Indiana University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kercheval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | soap opera ⓘ |
| givenName | Ken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Cliff Barnes on Dallas ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| name | Ken Kercheval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole | Cliff Barnes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wolcottville, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Clinton, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Cheryl Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ken Kercheval Description of subject: Ken Kercheval was an American actor best known for his long-running role as Cliff Barnes on the television series "Dallas."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.