Alan Rachins
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Alan Rachins is an American actor best known for his roles on the television series "L.A. Law" and "Dharma & Greg."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan Rachins canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10525682 — 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: Alan Rachins Context triple: [Another You, hasCastMember, Alan Rachins]
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A.
Dan Charnas
Dan Charnas is an American author, journalist, and music industry veteran best known for his influential writings on hip-hop history and culture.
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B.
David Mandel
David Mandel is an American television writer, director, and producer best known for his work on comedy series such as Veep, Seinfeld, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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C.
Jake Adelstein
Jake Adelstein is an American journalist and author best known for his memoir "Tokyo Vice," which chronicles his experiences reporting on crime and the yakuza for a major Japanese newspaper.
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D.
Aaron Korsh
Aaron Korsh is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the legal drama series "Suits."
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E.
Alan Cohen
Alan Cohen, better known by his professional name Corey Allen, was an American actor and director recognized for his role in "Rebel Without a Cause" and his later work directing numerous television series.
- 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: Alan Rachins Target entity description: Alan Rachins is an American actor best known for his roles on the television series "L.A. Law" and "Dharma & Greg."
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A.
Dan Charnas
Dan Charnas is an American author, journalist, and music industry veteran best known for his influential writings on hip-hop history and culture.
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B.
David Mandel
David Mandel is an American television writer, director, and producer best known for his work on comedy series such as Veep, Seinfeld, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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C.
Jake Adelstein
Jake Adelstein is an American journalist and author best known for his memoir "Tokyo Vice," which chronicles his experiences reporting on crime and the yakuza for a major Japanese newspaper.
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D.
Aaron Korsh
Aaron Korsh is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the legal drama series "Suits."
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E.
Alan Cohen
Alan Cohen, better known by his professional name Corey Allen, was an American actor and director recognized for his role in "Rebel Without a Cause" and his later work directing numerous television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American actor
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Bones
NERFINISHED
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Dharma & Greg NERFINISHED ⓘ Eli Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ General Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Heart Condition NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill Street Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ L.A. Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Murphy Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ NYPD Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Riptide NERFINISHED ⓘ Showgirls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterVoiced |
Clock King in Batman: The Animated Series
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Clock King in Justice League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-10-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
NERFINISHED
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Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Rachins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
television comedy
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television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| hasChild | 1 son ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portraying Douglas Brackman Jr. on L.A. Law
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portraying Larry Finkelstein on Dharma & Greg ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| name | Alan Rachins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dharma & Greg
NERFINISHED
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L.A. Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| role |
Douglas Brackman Jr. in L.A. Law
NERFINISHED
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Larry Finkelstein in Dharma & Greg ⓘ |
| spouse | Joan Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceActedIn |
Batman: The Animated Series
NERFINISHED
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Justice League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Rachins Description of subject: Alan Rachins is an American actor best known for his roles on the television series "L.A. Law" and "Dharma & Greg."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.