Colonel Tom Carlsen
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Colonel Tom Carlsen is the astronaut protagonist of the 1985 science fiction horror film "Lifeforce," who becomes entangled with a deadly alien vampire threat brought back to Earth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel Tom Carlsen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17645873 — 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: Colonel Tom Carlsen Context triple: [Lifeforce, mainCharacter, Colonel Tom Carlsen]
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A.
Jimmy McCracklin
Jimmy McCracklin was an American West Coast blues pianist, singer, and songwriter known for his influential R&B recordings and long, prolific career.
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B.
Douglas Howser
Douglas "Doogie" Howser is a teenage prodigy who works as a licensed physician while navigating the challenges of adolescence in the TV series "Doogie Howser, M.D."
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C.
Ike McSwain
Ike McSwain is a fictional Pony Express rider known for being a mute yet brave and loyal member of the ensemble cast in the Western television series "The Young Riders."
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D.
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson was an American astronomer and educator known for his contributions to galactic structure studies and his influential role in advancing astronomy education and professional organizations in the United States.
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E.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
- 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: Colonel Tom Carlsen Target entity description: Colonel Tom Carlsen is the astronaut protagonist of the 1985 science fiction horror film "Lifeforce," who becomes entangled with a deadly alien vampire threat brought back to Earth.
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A.
Jimmy McCracklin
Jimmy McCracklin was an American West Coast blues pianist, singer, and songwriter known for his influential R&B recordings and long, prolific career.
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B.
Douglas Howser
Douglas "Doogie" Howser is a teenage prodigy who works as a licensed physician while navigating the challenges of adolescence in the TV series "Doogie Howser, M.D."
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C.
Ike McSwain
Ike McSwain is a fictional Pony Express rider known for being a mute yet brave and loyal member of the ensemble cast in the Western television series "The Young Riders."
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D.
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson was an American astronomer and educator known for his contributions to galactic structure studies and his influential role in advancing astronomy education and professional organizations in the United States.
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E.
Herschel Daugherty
Herschel Daugherty was an American film and television director best known for his prolific work in mid-20th-century TV dramas and anthology series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lifeforce (1985 film)