Major Clipton
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Major Clipton is a British army medical officer in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai," known for his skeptical, morally reflective perspective on the events unfolding around him.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major Clipton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21074567 — 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: Major Clipton Context triple: [James Donald, portrayedCharacter, Major Clipton]
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A.
John Cliff
John Cliff was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous mid-20th-century Western films and television series.
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B.
Clapton Davis
Clapton Davis is the protagonist of the satirical horror-comedy film "Detention," a high school student caught up in a bizarre mix of slasher-movie chaos and time-traveling weirdness.
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C.
Johnny Bristol
Johnny Bristol was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his work with Motown Records in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Bob Clayton
Bob Clayton was an American television personality and announcer best known for his work on game shows such as "Concentration."
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E.
Lonnie Bannon
Lonnie Bannon is a fictional character from the 1952 Western film "The Big Sky," portrayed as a rugged frontiersman involved in a perilous Missouri River expedition.
- 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: Major Clipton Target entity description: Major Clipton is a British army medical officer in the film "The Bridge on the River Kwai," known for his skeptical, morally reflective perspective on the events unfolding around him.
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A.
John Cliff
John Cliff was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in numerous mid-20th-century Western films and television series.
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B.
Clapton Davis
Clapton Davis is the protagonist of the satirical horror-comedy film "Detention," a high school student caught up in a bizarre mix of slasher-movie chaos and time-traveling weirdness.
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C.
Johnny Bristol
Johnny Bristol was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer best known for his work with Motown Records in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Bob Clayton
Bob Clayton was an American television personality and announcer best known for his work on game shows such as "Concentration."
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E.
Lonnie Bannon
Lonnie Bannon is a fictional character from the 1952 Western film "The Big Sky," portrayed as a rugged frontiersman involved in a perilous Missouri River expedition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.