Granville Whitelaw Pine
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Granville Whitelaw Pine, better known as Robert Pine, is an American actor recognized for his extensive television work, including his role as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the series "CHiPs."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Granville Whitelaw Pine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10917263 — 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: Granville Whitelaw Pine Context triple: [Robert Pine, birthName, Granville Whitelaw Pine]
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A.
William Dandridge
William Dandridge was a member of the prominent colonial Virginia Dandridge family, known primarily as a relative of Martha Washington through his mother, Frances Jones Dandridge.
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B.
James Petigru Boyce
James Petigru Boyce was a 19th-century American Baptist theologian and educator who played a leading role in shaping Southern Baptist theology and ministerial training.
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C.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
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D.
George T. Wood
George T. Wood was a 19th-century American politician who served as the second governor of Texas.
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E.
W. K. Pendleton
W. K. Pendleton was a 19th-century American Restoration Movement leader and educator closely associated with Alexander Campbell and the publication of The Millennial Harbinger.
- 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: Granville Whitelaw Pine Target entity description: Granville Whitelaw Pine, better known as Robert Pine, is an American actor recognized for his extensive television work, including his role as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the series "CHiPs."
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A.
William Dandridge
William Dandridge was a member of the prominent colonial Virginia Dandridge family, known primarily as a relative of Martha Washington through his mother, Frances Jones Dandridge.
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B.
James Petigru Boyce
James Petigru Boyce was a 19th-century American Baptist theologian and educator who played a leading role in shaping Southern Baptist theology and ministerial training.
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C.
Charles S. Hamlin
Charles S. Hamlin was an American lawyer and public official who became the first chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, helping to establish the early framework of U.S. central banking policy.
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D.
George T. Wood
George T. Wood was a 19th-century American politician who served as the second governor of Texas.
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E.
W. K. Pendleton
W. K. Pendleton was a 19th-century American Restoration Movement leader and educator closely associated with Alexander Campbell and the publication of The Millennial Harbinger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film actor
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American television actor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| characterRole | Sgt. Joseph Getraer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Chris Pine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katherine Pine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-07-10 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Pine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| givenName | Granville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelativeInSameField | Chris Pine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ voice acting ⓘ |
| name | Granville Whitelaw Pine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra |
1970s television
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1980s television ⓘ |
| notableFor | role as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on CHiPs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
CHiPs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frozen NERFINISHED ⓘ Independence Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Rider NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ The Love Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| parent |
Granville Martin Pine
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Whitelaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of CHiPs ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| portrayed | police sergeant ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Gwynne Gilford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Robert Pine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voiceWork | Frozen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1960s–present ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Granville Whitelaw Pine Description of subject: Granville Whitelaw Pine, better known as Robert Pine, is an American actor recognized for his extensive television work, including his role as Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the series "CHiPs."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.