Tim Russ
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Tim Russ is an American actor, director, and musician best known for playing the Vulcan security officer Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tim Russ canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9099100 — 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: Tim Russ Context triple: [Star Trek: Voyager, portrayedBy, Tim Russ]
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A.
Bob Gunton
Bob Gunton is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of the strict prison warden Samuel Norton in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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B.
Brian Murray
Brian Murray was a South African-born actor and voice artist best known in animation for voicing the cyborg cook John Silver in Disney’s film "Treasure Planet."
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C.
Ron Glass
Ron Glass was an American actor best known for his roles as Detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller" and Shepherd Book on the science fiction series "Firefly."
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D.
John Corbett
John Corbett is an American actor and country music singer best known for his roles in "Sex and the City," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and various television and film projects.
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E.
Glen Bateman
Glen Bateman is a retired sociology professor and key survivor character in Stephen King's post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand," known for his analytical perspective on the collapse and rebuilding of society.
- 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: Tim Russ Target entity description: Tim Russ is an American actor, director, and musician best known for playing the Vulcan security officer Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager.
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A.
Bob Gunton
Bob Gunton is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of the strict prison warden Samuel Norton in the film "The Shawshank Redemption."
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B.
Brian Murray
Brian Murray was a South African-born actor and voice artist best known in animation for voicing the cyborg cook John Silver in Disney’s film "Treasure Planet."
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C.
Ron Glass
Ron Glass was an American actor best known for his roles as Detective Ron Harris on the sitcom "Barney Miller" and Shepherd Book on the science fiction series "Firefly."
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D.
John Corbett
John Corbett is an American actor and country music singer best known for his roles in "Sex and the City," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and various television and film projects.
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E.
Glen Bateman
Glen Bateman is a retired sociology professor and key survivor character in Stephen King's post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand," known for his analytical perspective on the collapse and rebuilding of society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ television director ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| birthName | Timothy Darrell Russ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTypePortrayed | Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1956-06-22 ⓘ |
| directed |
A Night at the Silent Movie Theater
NERFINISHED
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J.G. Hertzler: One Man Klingon Show NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Renegades NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Voyager (episodes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| fictionalUniverse | Star Trek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAppearance |
Crossroads (1986 film)
NERFINISHED
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Live Free or Die Hard NERFINISHED ⓘ Spaceballs NERFINISHED ⓘ The People Under the Stairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfMusic |
blues
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rock ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Michael Russ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://timrusswebpage.com ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Tim Russ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole | Tuvok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Star Trek: Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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director ⓘ musician ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| parentOf | Madison Camille Russ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Star Trek conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| televisionSeriesAppearance |
21 Jump Street
NERFINISHED
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ER NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill Street Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Deep Space Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Picard NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air NERFINISHED ⓘ The Twilight Zone (1985 series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tim Russ Description of subject: Tim Russ is an American actor, director, and musician best known for playing the Vulcan security officer Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.