Dan Gallagher

E1031880

fictional character film character male character

Dan Gallagher is the married New York lawyer and central male protagonist whose affair with Alex Forrest drives the plot of the 1987 thriller film "Fatal Attraction."

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Dan Gallagher canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12361366 — 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: Dan Gallagher
Context triple: [Alex Forrest, relationshipWith, Dan Gallagher]

A. Tom Gallagher
Tom Gallagher is an American politician and Republican who served in several key Florida statewide offices, including as the state's insurance commissioner and treasurer.
B. Brian Gallagher
Brian Gallagher is an American actor and musician best known as the husband of Broadway and television star Megan Hilty.
C. Carl Gallagher
Carl Gallagher is a troublemaking yet surprisingly resourceful youngest son of the Gallagher family in the U.S. version of the dramedy series "Shameless."
D. Jeff Grogan
Jeff Grogan is a television and film producer best known for his work as an executive producer on the series "Intervention."
E. Gerald Duggan
Gerald Duggan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Duggan.
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: Dan Gallagher
Target entity description: Dan Gallagher is the married New York lawyer and central male protagonist whose affair with Alex Forrest drives the plot of the 1987 thriller film "Fatal Attraction."

A. Tom Gallagher
Tom Gallagher is an American politician and Republican who served in several key Florida statewide offices, including as the state's insurance commissioner and treasurer.
B. Brian Gallagher
Brian Gallagher is an American actor and musician best known as the husband of Broadway and television star Megan Hilty.
C. Carl Gallagher
Carl Gallagher is a troublemaking yet surprisingly resourceful youngest son of the Gallagher family in the U.S. version of the dramedy series "Shameless."
D. Jeff Grogan
Jeff Grogan is a television and film producer best known for his work as an executive producer on the series "Intervention."
E. Gerald Duggan
Gerald Duggan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Duggan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ male character ⓘ
appearsIn	Fatal Attraction ⓘ
appearsInGenre	psychological thriller film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ
appearsInWorkBy	Adrian Lyne ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	extramarital affair with Alex Forrest ⓘ home invasion by Alex Forrest ⓘ stalking by Alex Forrest ⓘ
child	Ellen Gallagher ⓘ
conflictWith	Alex Forrest ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	James Dearden ⓘ
familyMember	Beth Gallagher ⓘ Ellen Gallagher ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	1987 ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear	1987 ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
hasAffairWith	Alex Forrest ⓘ
hasTheme	consequences of adultery ⓘ infidelity ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
maritalStatus	married ⓘ
medium	feature film ⓘ
narrativeRole	central male protagonist ⓘ protagonist ⓘ
occupation	lawyer ⓘ
portrayedBy	Michael Douglas ⓘ
residence	New York City ⓘ
spouse	Beth Gallagher ⓘ
workLocation	New York City ⓘ