Tom Bradford in Eight Is Enough
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Tom Bradford in *Eight Is Enough* is the harried but loving father of eight children who serves as the central figure and moral anchor of the family-centered 1970s television drama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Bradford in Eight Is Enough canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6320633 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Bradford in Eight Is Enough Context triple: [Dick Van Patten, role, Tom Bradford in Eight Is Enough]
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A.
John Larroquette
John Larroquette is an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role on "Night Court" and prominent performances in both television and film.
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B.
Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles on television and in film, including his portrayal of the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
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C.
Ed Brady
Ed Brady was an American character actor of the early 20th century who appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often in supporting or uncredited roles.
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D.
Ed Bradley
Ed Bradley was an acclaimed American broadcast journalist best known as a pioneering and long-serving correspondent on the CBS news magazine program "60 Minutes."
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E.
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Bradford in Eight Is Enough Target entity description: Tom Bradford in *Eight Is Enough* is the harried but loving father of eight children who serves as the central figure and moral anchor of the family-centered 1970s television drama.
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A.
John Larroquette
John Larroquette is an American actor and comedian best known for his Emmy-winning role on "Night Court" and prominent performances in both television and film.
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B.
Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles on television and in film, including his portrayal of the eccentric English neighbor Harry Bentley on the sitcom "The Jeffersons."
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C.
Ed Brady
Ed Brady was an American character actor of the early 20th century who appeared in numerous Hollywood films, often in supporting or uncredited roles.
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D.
Ed Bradley
Ed Bradley was an acclaimed American broadcast journalist best known as a pioneering and long-serving correspondent on the CBS news magazine program "60 Minutes."
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E.
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady
Fredric March as Matthew Harrison Brady is the acclaimed portrayal of a fiery, populist prosecutor modeled on William Jennings Bryan in the 1960 film adaptation of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial drama Inherit the Wind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Eight Is Enough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | comedy-drama television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tom Braden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
harried
ⓘ
loving ⓘ moral ⓘ responsible ⓘ |
| child |
David Bradford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanie Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | ABC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Sacramento Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Eight Is Enough (season 1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | family drama character ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamily | Bradford family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central figure of Eight Is Enough
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moral anchor of the Bradford family ⓘ |
| networkOfSeries | American Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation | newspaper columnist ⓘ |
| parentalStatus |
husband of Abby Bradford
ⓘ
widower of Joan Bradford ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dick Van Patten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | father ⓘ |
| spouse |
Abby Bradford
NERFINISHED
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Joan Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalUniverse | 1970s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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