Le Chiffre
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Le Chiffre is a notorious villain in the James Bond universe, best known as the primary antagonist and high-stakes gambler in Ian Fleming’s novel and its film adaptations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Chiffre canonical | 8 |
| Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T864529 — 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: Le Chiffre Context triple: [Casino Royale, featuresCharacter, Le Chiffre]
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A.
George Smiley
George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
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B.
William Parcher
William Parcher is a mysterious, menacing government agent who appears as a figment of John Nash’s delusions in the film "A Beautiful Mind."
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C.
James Bond
James Bond is a fictional British secret agent, code-named 007, known for his espionage missions, suave demeanor, and presence in a long-running series of novels and films.
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D.
James Jesus Angleton
James Jesus Angleton was a prominent American intelligence officer best known for serving as the long-time chief of counterintelligence at the CIA during the Cold War.
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E.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
- 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: Le Chiffre Target entity description: Le Chiffre is a notorious villain in the James Bond universe, best known as the primary antagonist and high-stakes gambler in Ian Fleming’s novel and its film adaptations.
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A.
George Smiley
George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
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B.
William Parcher
William Parcher is a mysterious, menacing government agent who appears as a figment of John Nash’s delusions in the film "A Beautiful Mind."
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C.
James Bond
James Bond is a fictional British secret agent, code-named 007, known for his espionage missions, suave demeanor, and presence in a long-running series of novels and films.
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D.
James Jesus Angleton
James Jesus Angleton was a prominent American intelligence officer best known for serving as the long-time chief of counterintelligence at the CIA during the Cold War.
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E.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
James Bond villain
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
SMERSH (in the novel)
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Soviet intelligence (in the novel) ⓘ terrorist financiers (in the 2006 film) ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Casino Royale
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surface form:
Casino Royale (1953 novel)
Casino Royale (1954 TV production) ⓘ
surface form:
Casino Royale (1954 TV adaptation)
Casino Royale (1967 film) ⓘ Casino Royale (2006 film) ⓘ Casino Royale ⓘ
surface form:
Casino Royale (novel)
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| basedOn | Cold War-era espionage archetypes ⓘ |
| creator | Ian Fleming ⓘ |
| enemyOf | James Bond ⓘ |
| eyeColor | brown (2006 film depiction) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Casino Royale
ⓘ
surface form:
Casino Royale (1953)
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| franchise | James Bond ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlias | The Number (literal translation of name) ⓘ |
| killedBy |
Mr. White (in the 2006 film)
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SMERSH agent (in the novel) ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| method |
market manipulation (in the 2006 film)
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using high-stakes card games to recover lost funds ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "the number" in French ⓘ |
| nationality | French (in the novel) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-stakes gambling
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mathematical skill ⓘ torturing James Bond ⓘ |
| occupation |
criminal
ⓘ
financier ⓘ gambler ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic |
scar over left eye (2006 film depiction)
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weeping blood from damaged eye (2006 film depiction) ⓘ |
| playsGame |
Texas hold 'em poker (in the 2006 film)
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baccarat (in the novel) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Mads Mikkelsen
ⓘ
Michael Pate ⓘ Orson Welles ⓘ Peter Lorre ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
primary antagonist in Casino Royale (2006 film)
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primary antagonist in Casino Royale (novel) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Chiffre Description of subject: Le Chiffre is a notorious villain in the James Bond universe, best known as the primary antagonist and high-stakes gambler in Ian Fleming’s novel and its film adaptations.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre