Pernell Elven Roberts Jr.
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Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Bonanza" and "Trapper John, M.D."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9552827 — 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: Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. Context triple: [Pernell Roberts, fullName, Pernell Elven Roberts Jr.]
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A.
Dane Witherspoon
Dane Witherspoon was an American actor best known for his roles in daytime soap operas during the 1980s.
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B.
Michael Kelso
Michael Kelso is a dim-witted yet charming and good-looking teenager portrayed by Ashton Kutcher on the sitcom "That '70s Show."
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C.
Pernell Harris
Pernell Harris is the troubled, morally conflicted judge at the center of the television drama "Hand of God," portrayed by actor Ron Perlman.
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D.
Quindon Tarver
Quindon Tarver was an American R&B singer best known for his choral and pop performances in Baz Luhrmann’s film "Romeo + Juliet," including his notable cover of Prince’s "When Doves Cry."
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E.
Mark Pellington
Mark Pellington is an American film and music video director known for his visually striking, emotionally intense work on projects such as U2’s “One” and the film “Arlington Road.”
- 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: Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. Target entity description: Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Bonanza" and "Trapper John, M.D."
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A.
Dane Witherspoon
Dane Witherspoon was an American actor best known for his roles in daytime soap operas during the 1980s.
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B.
Michael Kelso
Michael Kelso is a dim-witted yet charming and good-looking teenager portrayed by Ashton Kutcher on the sitcom "That '70s Show."
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C.
Pernell Harris
Pernell Harris is the troubled, morally conflicted judge at the center of the television drama "Hand of God," portrayed by actor Ron Perlman.
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D.
Quindon Tarver
Quindon Tarver was an American R&B singer best known for his choral and pop performances in Baz Luhrmann’s film "Romeo + Juliet," including his notable cover of Prince’s "When Doves Cry."
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E.
Mark Pellington
Mark Pellington is an American film and music video director known for his visually striking, emotionally intense work on projects such as U2’s “One” and the film “Arlington Road.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| characterIn |
Bonanza
NERFINISHED
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Trapper John, M.D. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Jonathan Christopher Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-01-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Georgia Tech
NERFINISHED
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University of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western television series
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medical drama television series ⓘ |
| givenName | Pernell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
playing Adam Cartwright on Bonanza
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playing Trapper John on Trapper John, M.D. ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bonanza
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trapper John, M.D. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actor
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stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| partOf |
cast of Bonanza
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cast of Trapper John, M.D. ⓘ |
| performedIn | Broadway theatre productions ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Waycross, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Malibu, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | civil rights activism ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Adam Cartwright
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. John McIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarian Universalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Malibu, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eleanor Criswell
NERFINISHED
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Judith Anna LeBrecque NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara Knack NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera Mowry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | obituaries in major American newspapers ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1950s–1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. Description of subject: Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was an American actor best known for his roles in the television series "Bonanza" and "Trapper John, M.D."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.