Lance Kerwin
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Lance Kerwin was an American actor best known for his prominent roles in 1970s television dramas and horror projects, particularly as a teen protagonist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lance Kerwin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9947021 — 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: Lance Kerwin Context triple: [Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries), castMember, Lance Kerwin]
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A.
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.
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B.
Doug McClure
Doug McClure was an American actor best known for his roles in Western films and television series, particularly as Trampas on the long-running TV show "The Virginian."
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C.
Larry Lamb
Larry Lamb is an English actor and radio presenter best known for his roles in television series such as Gavin & Stacey and EastEnders.
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D.
Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
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E.
Chris Hargensen
Chris Hargensen is a central antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "Carrie," known as a cruel high school bully whose actions help trigger the story’s catastrophic climax.
- 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: Lance Kerwin Target entity description: Lance Kerwin was an American actor best known for his prominent roles in 1970s television dramas and horror projects, particularly as a teen protagonist.
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A.
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.
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B.
Doug McClure
Doug McClure was an American actor best known for his roles in Western films and television series, particularly as Trampas on the long-running TV show "The Virginian."
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C.
Larry Lamb
Larry Lamb is an English actor and radio presenter best known for his roles in television series such as Gavin & Stacey and EastEnders.
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D.
Fred Ward
Fred Ward was an American character actor known for his rugged, everyman roles in films such as "Tremors," "The Right Stuff," and "Short Cuts."
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E.
Chris Hargensen
Chris Hargensen is a central antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "Carrie," known as a cruel high school bully whose actions help trigger the story’s catastrophic climax.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1995 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 62 ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Emergency!
NERFINISHED
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Gunsmoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Insight NERFINISHED ⓘ Little House on the Prairie NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder, She Wrote NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bionic Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Lassie NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonder Woman (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness (unspecified publicly) ⓘ |
| characterPlayed |
James Hunter in James at 15
NERFINISHED
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Mark Petrie in Salem's Lot (1979) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-11-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-01-24 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Kerwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Lance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role of Mark Petrie in Salem's Lot (1979)
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starring role in James at 15 ⓘ teen protagonist roles in 1970s television ⓘ |
| laterOccupation |
acting teacher
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pastor ⓘ youth minister ⓘ |
| medium |
television
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television film ⓘ |
| name | Lance Kerwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Children of Divorce
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Insight (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ James at 15 NERFINISHED ⓘ James at 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ Shout for Joy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy Who Drank Too Much NERFINISHED ⓘ The Family Holvak NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loneliest Runner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newport Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Clemente, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Hawaii, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Yvonne Kerwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lance Kerwin Description of subject: Lance Kerwin was an American actor best known for his prominent roles in 1970s television dramas and horror projects, particularly as a teen protagonist.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.