Dick Sargent
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Dick Sargent was an American actor best known for playing Darrin Stephens on the television sitcom "Bewitched" after taking over the role from Dick York.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dick Sargent canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7093351 — 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: Dick Sargent Context triple: [Dick York, replacedBy, Dick Sargent]
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A.
John Hembree
John Hembree is a musician best known for briefly serving as a bassist for the American rock band Paramore.
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B.
Bill Sullivan
Bill Sullivan is the father of James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, the main monster character in Pixar's animated film "Monsters, Inc."
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C.
Alvin Sargent
Alvin Sargent was an American screenwriter best known for his Oscar-winning work on films like "Julia" and "Ordinary People" and for co-writing several "Spider-Man" movies.
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D.
Tom McDermott
Tom McDermott is a New Orleans–based jazz and ragtime pianist and composer known for his eclectic style and deep knowledge of early American music.
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E.
Ben Haggerty
Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper and songwriter recognized for hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
- 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: Dick Sargent Target entity description: Dick Sargent was an American actor best known for playing Darrin Stephens on the television sitcom "Bewitched" after taking over the role from Dick York.
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A.
John Hembree
John Hembree is a musician best known for briefly serving as a bassist for the American rock band Paramore.
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B.
Bill Sullivan
Bill Sullivan is the father of James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, the main monster character in Pixar's animated film "Monsters, Inc."
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C.
Alvin Sargent
Alvin Sargent was an American screenwriter best known for his Oscar-winning work on films like "Julia" and "Ordinary People" and for co-writing several "Spider-Man" movies.
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D.
Tom McDermott
Tom McDermott is a New Orleans–based jazz and ragtime pianist and composer known for his eclectic style and deep knowledge of early American music.
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E.
Ben Haggerty
Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore, is an American rapper and songwriter recognized for hits like "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | gay rights ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dick Cox
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Sargent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Richard Stanford Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cremated ⓘ |
| cameOutAs | gay in 1991 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | prostate cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-04-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-07-08 ⓘ |
| education | Stanford University (attended) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endOfNotableRole | 1972 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | television sitcom ⓘ |
| hasGivenInterviewTo | People magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | entertainment industry ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing Darrin Stephens on Bewitched ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| name | Dick Sargent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAppearance |
Family Ties
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Dream of Jeannie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Doris Day Show NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ghost and Mr. Chicken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork | Bewitched NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of Bewitched ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedCharacter | Darrin Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Dick York as Darrin Stephens on Bewitched ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spokeAbout | LGBT rights ⓘ |
| startOfNotableRole | 1969 ⓘ |
| televisionRole | Darrin Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Agnes Moorehead
NERFINISHED
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David White NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dick Sargent Description of subject: Dick Sargent was an American actor best known for playing Darrin Stephens on the television sitcom "Bewitched" after taking over the role from Dick York.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.