Frank Bonner
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Frank Bonner was an American actor and director best known for playing the brash sales manager Herb Tarlek on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Bonner canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18372956 — 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: Frank Bonner Context triple: [WKRP in Cincinnati, hasCastMember, Frank Bonner]
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A.
Anthony Bonner
Anthony Bonner is a translator best known for his English translations of literary works, including those of Jorge Luis Borges.
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B.
Rick Bonner
Rick Bonner is a recurring character on the TV sitcom "The Facts of Life," known primarily as a romantic partner of Jo Polniaczek.
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C.
Tom W. Bonner
Tom W. Bonner was an American nuclear physicist renowned for his pioneering experimental work in neutron physics and nuclear instrumentation.
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D.
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner was an American singer, guitarist, and frontman best known for his distinctive vocals and leadership in the influential funk band Ohio Players.
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E.
Stanley Kirk Burrell
Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American rapper, dancer, and entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hits like "U Can't Touch This."
- 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: Frank Bonner Target entity description: Frank Bonner was an American actor and director best known for playing the brash sales manager Herb Tarlek on the sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati."
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A.
Anthony Bonner
Anthony Bonner is a translator best known for his English translations of literary works, including those of Jorge Luis Borges.
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B.
Rick Bonner
Rick Bonner is a recurring character on the TV sitcom "The Facts of Life," known primarily as a romantic partner of Jo Polniaczek.
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C.
Tom W. Bonner
Tom W. Bonner was an American nuclear physicist renowned for his pioneering experimental work in neutron physics and nuclear instrumentation.
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D.
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner was an American singer, guitarist, and frontman best known for his distinctive vocals and leadership in the influential funk band Ohio Players.
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E.
Stanley Kirk Burrell
Stanley Kirk Burrell, better known by his stage name MC Hammer, is an American rapper, dancer, and entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hits like "U Can't Touch This."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.