Daniel von Bargen
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Daniel von Bargen was an American character actor known for his authoritative and often villainous roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "The General’s Daughter," "Seinfeld," and "Malcolm in the Middle."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Daniel von Bargen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8020132 — 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: Daniel von Bargen Context triple: [The General’s Daughter, starring, Daniel von Bargen]
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A.
Daniel Roher
Daniel Roher is a Canadian documentary filmmaker best known for directing the Oscar-winning political documentary "Navalny."
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B.
Michael Breyer
Michael Breyer is the son of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer.
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C.
Michael Schiffer
Michael Schiffer is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for scripting films such as "Lean on Me," "Crimson Tide," and "The Peacemaker."
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D.
Daniel Knauf
Daniel Knauf is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the HBO series "Carnivàle."
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E.
Erik Heinrichs
Erik Heinrichs was a Finnish general and senior military leader who played a key role in directing Finland’s armed forces during World War II.
- 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: Daniel von Bargen Target entity description: Daniel von Bargen was an American character actor known for his authoritative and often villainous roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "The General’s Daughter," "Seinfeld," and "Malcolm in the Middle."
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A.
Daniel Roher
Daniel Roher is a Canadian documentary filmmaker best known for directing the Oscar-winning political documentary "Navalny."
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B.
Michael Breyer
Michael Breyer is the son of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer.
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C.
Michael Schiffer
Michael Schiffer is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for scripting films such as "Lean on Me," "Crimson Tide," and "The Peacemaker."
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D.
Daniel Knauf
Daniel Knauf is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the HBO series "Carnivàle."
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E.
Erik Heinrichs
Erik Heinrichs was a Finnish general and senior military leader who played a key role in directing Finland’s armed forces during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEndYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Malcolm in the Middle
NERFINISHED
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? NERFINISHED ⓘ Seinfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Troopers NERFINISHED ⓘ The General’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from diabetes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-06-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-03-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | von Bargen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritative roles
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villainous roles ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Daniel von Bargen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Basic Instinct
NERFINISHED
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Broken Arrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Law & Order NERFINISHED ⓘ London Betty NERFINISHED ⓘ Malcolm in the Middle NERFINISHED ⓘ Numb3rs NERFINISHED ⓘ O Brother, Where Art Thou? NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Seinfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Troopers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Faculty NERFINISHED ⓘ The General’s Daughter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Son NERFINISHED ⓘ The Postman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Practice NERFINISHED ⓘ The West Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ The X-Files NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Soldier: The Return NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montgomery, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daniel von Bargen Description of subject: Daniel von Bargen was an American character actor known for his authoritative and often villainous roles in film and television, including appearances in projects like "The General’s Daughter," "Seinfeld," and "Malcolm in the Middle."
Referenced by (1)
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