Thomas "Babe" Levy
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Thomas "Babe" Levy is a graduate student and long-distance runner who becomes entangled in a violent conspiracy involving a Nazi war criminal in the thriller film "Marathon Man."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Babe Levy (Marathon Man novel character) | 1 |
| Thomas "Babe" Levy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1679052 — 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: Thomas "Babe" Levy Context triple: [Marathon Man (1976 film), mainCharacter, Thomas "Babe" Levy]
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A.
Marvin Jacobs
Marvin Jacobs was an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the global hospitality and food service company Delaware North.
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B.
Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein
Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein was an American mobster and contract killer associated with New York's organized crime underworld in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Bobby Byrne
Bobby Byrne is an American cinematographer known for his work on films such as the baseball romantic comedy "Bull Durham."
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D.
Bobby Morrow
Bobby Morrow was an American sprinter and three-time Olympic gold medalist renowned for dominating the 100m and 200m events in the mid-1950s.
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E.
Heinie Zimmerman
Heinie Zimmerman was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball third baseman known for his strong hitting and a famously costly baserunning blunder in the 1917 World 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: Thomas "Babe" Levy Target entity description: Thomas "Babe" Levy is a graduate student and long-distance runner who becomes entangled in a violent conspiracy involving a Nazi war criminal in the thriller film "Marathon Man."
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A.
Marvin Jacobs
Marvin Jacobs was an entrepreneur best known as a founder of the global hospitality and food service company Delaware North.
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B.
Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein
Martin "Buggsy" Goldstein was an American mobster and contract killer associated with New York's organized crime underworld in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Bobby Byrne
Bobby Byrne is an American cinematographer known for his work on films such as the baseball romantic comedy "Bull Durham."
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D.
Bobby Morrow
Bobby Morrow was an American sprinter and three-time Olympic gold medalist renowned for dominating the 100m and 200m events in the mid-1950s.
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E.
Heinie Zimmerman
Heinie Zimmerman was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball third baseman known for his strong hitting and a famously costly baserunning blunder in the 1917 World Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| adaptedFromWorkBy | William Goldman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Marathon Man (1976 film)
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surface form:
Marathon Man
|
| associatedWith | Nazi war criminal hunt ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Thomas "Babe" Levy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Babe Levy (Marathon Man novel character)
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| characterArc | ordinary student drawn into violent espionage conspiracy ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | transitions from naive academic to survivor of violent conspiracy ⓘ |
| characterTrait | long-distance runner ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | William Goldman ⓘ |
| familyMember | Henry David "Doc" Levy ⓘ |
| famousLineAssociated | Is it safe? ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Marathon Man universe ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | history ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | John Schlesinger ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Marathon Man (1976 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathon Man (1974 novel)
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| firstFilmAppearance | Marathon Man (1976 film) ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas Levy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | thriller ⓘ |
| involvedIn | conspiracy involving a Nazi war criminal ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | Dr. Christian Szell ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Babe ⓘ |
| notableAbility |
physical endurance
ⓘ
resourcefulness under pressure ⓘ |
| notableRelationship | student relationship with his academic advisor ⓘ |
| notableScene | torture scene involving dental drilling ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| occupation | graduate student ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dustin Hoffman ⓘ |
| publisherOfSourceNovel | Delacorte Press ⓘ |
| relativeType | younger brother of Henry David "Doc" Levy ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| settingOfStory | New York City ⓘ |
| sport | marathon running ⓘ |
| storyThemeConnection |
ordinary man in extraordinary danger
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trauma of the Holocaust ⓘ trust and betrayal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas "Babe" Levy Description of subject: Thomas "Babe" Levy is a graduate student and long-distance runner who becomes entangled in a violent conspiracy involving a Nazi war criminal in the thriller film "Marathon Man."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Babe Levy (Marathon Man novel character)