Harold Weir
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Harold Weir is a character from the television series "Freaks and Geeks," known as the strict but well-meaning and often humorously overprotective father of Sam and Lindsay Weir.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harold Weir canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16022227 — 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: Harold Weir Context triple: [Sam Weir, parent, Harold Weir]
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A.
Harold Harwood
Harold Harwood was an English screenwriter and playwright best known for his work on film and television in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Harold Keen
Harold Keen was a British engineer who played a key role in developing the electro-mechanical Bombe machines used by Allied codebreakers to decrypt German Enigma communications during World War II.
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C.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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D.
Harold Hayes
Harold Hayes was an influential American magazine editor best known for transforming Esquire in the 1960s into a flagship of New Journalism and cutting-edge cultural commentary.
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E.
Harold Adamson
Harold Adamson was an American lyricist best known for his work on popular film songs and standards during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- 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: Harold Weir Target entity description: Harold Weir is a character from the television series "Freaks and Geeks," known as the strict but well-meaning and often humorously overprotective father of Sam and Lindsay Weir.
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A.
Harold Harwood
Harold Harwood was an English screenwriter and playwright best known for his work on film and television in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Harold Keen
Harold Keen was a British engineer who played a key role in developing the electro-mechanical Bombe machines used by Allied codebreakers to decrypt German Enigma communications during World War II.
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C.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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D.
Harold Hayes
Harold Hayes was an influential American magazine editor best known for transforming Esquire in the 1960s into a flagship of New Journalism and cutting-edge cultural commentary.
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E.
Harold Adamson
Harold Adamson was an American lyricist best known for his work on popular film songs and standards during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.