Arthur Tressler
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Arthur Tressler is a wealthy and vengeful insurance magnate who serves as one of the primary antagonists in the Now You See Me film series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Tressler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13075233 — 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: Arthur Tressler Context triple: [Now You See Me 2, character, Arthur Tressler]
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A.
Maury Winetrobe
Maury Winetrobe is a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as "Pocketful of Miracles."
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B.
David Devereaux
David Devereaux is a minor fictional character from the television sitcom "The Golden Girls," known primarily as the son of Blanche Devereaux.
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C.
Victor Sullivan
Victor Sullivan is a seasoned fortune hunter and mentor figure in the Uncharted franchise, known for his roguish charm, cigar habit, and partnership with protagonist Nathan Drake.
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D.
Sam Flusky
Sam Flusky is a wealthy, tormented ex-convict and landowner in colonial Australia who becomes entangled in a tense romantic and psychological drama in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Under Capricorn."
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E.
John Maraganore
John Maraganore is a biotechnology executive best known as the founding CEO of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and a pioneer in the development of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics.
- 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: Arthur Tressler Target entity description: Arthur Tressler is a wealthy and vengeful insurance magnate who serves as one of the primary antagonists in the Now You See Me film series.
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A.
Maury Winetrobe
Maury Winetrobe is a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as "Pocketful of Miracles."
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B.
David Devereaux
David Devereaux is a minor fictional character from the television sitcom "The Golden Girls," known primarily as the son of Blanche Devereaux.
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C.
Victor Sullivan
Victor Sullivan is a seasoned fortune hunter and mentor figure in the Uncharted franchise, known for his roguish charm, cigar habit, and partnership with protagonist Nathan Drake.
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D.
Sam Flusky
Sam Flusky is a wealthy, tormented ex-convict and landowner in colonial Australia who becomes entangled in a tense romantic and psychological drama in Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Under Capricorn."
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E.
John Maraganore
John Maraganore is a biotechnology executive best known as the founding CEO of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and a pioneer in the development of RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Now You See Me
ⓘ
Now You See Me film series ⓘ |
| associatedWith | insurance industry ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
vengeful
ⓘ
wealthy ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
Now You See Me (2013 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Now You See Me
|
| enemyOf |
Dylan Rhodes
ⓘ
the Four Horsemen ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Now You See Me (2013 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Now You See Me
|
| genre | heist film character ⓘ |
| hasAllegiance | self-interest ⓘ |
| hasMotivation | revenge ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFunction | drives conflict through retaliation ⓘ |
| hasPersonality |
arrogant
ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | powerful businessman ⓘ |
| hasWealthStatus | multi-millionaire ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
primary antagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | insurance magnate ⓘ |
| opposes | the Four Horsemen's heists ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Caine ⓘ |
| victimOf |
the Four Horsemen's revenge plot
ⓘ
linked to:
The Four Horsemen
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arthur Tressler Description of subject: Arthur Tressler is a wealthy and vengeful insurance magnate who serves as one of the primary antagonists in the Now You See Me film series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.