Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki
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Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki is a key member of the Strike Team on the television series "The Shield," known for his loyalty, moral conflict, and tragic fate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13257976 — 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: Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki Context triple: [Farmington Division, associatedWithCharacter, Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki]
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A.
Lewin Brzeski
Lewin Brzeski is a small town in southwestern Poland known for its location in the historical region of Silesia.
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B.
Leon Wasilewski
Leon Wasilewski was a Polish politician, diplomat, and historian known for serving as Poland’s first foreign minister after World War I and for his work on Polish-Ukrainian relations.
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C.
Aloysius Szymanski
Aloysius Szymanski is the civilian name of Al Simmons, the fictional antihero better known as Spawn in the Image Comics universe.
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D.
Aleksander Majkowski
Aleksander Majkowski was a prominent Kashubian writer, activist, and cultural leader, best known for helping to shape modern Kashubian literature and national consciousness.
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E.
Aleksander Zawadzki
Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish communist politician and statesman who served as Chairman of the Council of State (head of state) of the Polish People's Republic in the 1950s and early 1960s.
- 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: Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki Target entity description: Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki is a key member of the Strike Team on the television series "The Shield," known for his loyalty, moral conflict, and tragic fate.
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A.
Lewin Brzeski
Lewin Brzeski is a small town in southwestern Poland known for its location in the historical region of Silesia.
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B.
Leon Wasilewski
Leon Wasilewski was a Polish politician, diplomat, and historian known for serving as Poland’s first foreign minister after World War I and for his work on Polish-Ukrainian relations.
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C.
Aloysius Szymanski
Aloysius Szymanski is the civilian name of Al Simmons, the fictional antihero better known as Spawn in the Image Comics universe.
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D.
Aleksander Majkowski
Aleksander Majkowski was a prominent Kashubian writer, activist, and cultural leader, best known for helping to shape modern Kashubian literature and national consciousness.
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E.
Aleksander Zawadzki
Aleksander Zawadzki was a Polish communist politician and statesman who served as Chairman of the Council of State (head of state) of the Polish People's Republic in the 1950s and early 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Curtis "Lem" Gardocki Strike Team members
ⓘ
Shane Vendrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Mackey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsOnNetwork | FX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Internal Affairs investigation
ⓘ
money train robbery storyline ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | grenade explosion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (series production) ⓘ |
| createdBy | Shawn Ryan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathIs | pivotal turning point in The Shield ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Shield universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | The Shield Season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith |
Shane Vendrell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vic Mackey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmotion |
fear of prison
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ protectiveness toward teammates ⓘ |
| killedBy | Shane Vendrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
loyalty to the Strike Team
ⓘ
moral conflict over the Strike Team's crimes ⓘ strong moral conscience ⓘ tragic death ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Strike Team
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
friends and colleagues ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf | Strike Team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | conflicted antihero ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
main supporting character
ⓘ
member of ensemble cast ⓘ |
| occupation | police officer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
conflicted
ⓘ
empathetic ⓘ loyal ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kenny Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Farmington, Los Angeles (fictional district) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyArc |
becomes a target of Internal Affairs
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faces possible imprisonment ⓘ is killed by teammate Shane Vendrell ⓘ struggles with guilt over the Strike Team's illegal activities ⓘ |
| worksFor | Farmington District Police (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki Description of subject: Lemansky "Lem" Gardocki is a key member of the Strike Team on the television series "The Shield," known for his loyalty, moral conflict, and tragic fate.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.