Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock
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Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock is the eccentric, mentally unstable but brilliant helicopter pilot of the A-Team in the 1980s action-adventure television series.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock canonical | 2 |
| H. M. "Howling Mad" Murdock | 1 |
| H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock | 1 |
| Howling Mad Murdock | 1 |
| Howling Mad Murdock in The A-Team (2010 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1930144 — 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: Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock Context triple: [Dwight Schultz, hasRole, Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock]
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A.
Red Skull
Red Skull is a notorious Nazi supervillain and archenemy of Captain America in Marvel Comics, known for his red, skull-like face and ruthless pursuit of power.
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B.
Bullet Rogan
Bullet Rogan was a legendary two-way star of Negro league baseball, renowned as both a dominant pitcher and powerful hitter in the early 20th century.
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C.
Captain Weaver
Captain Weaver is a hardened, pragmatic military leader who commands the 2nd Massachusetts resistance regiment in the post-apocalyptic sci‑fi TV series "Falling Skies."
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D.
John "Breacher" Wharton
John "Breacher" Wharton is the tough, battle-hardened leader of an elite DEA special operations team portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action thriller film "Sabotage."
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E.
Hank Mann
Hank Mann was a prolific silent film comedian and character actor, best known as one of the original Keystone Cops and for his numerous supporting roles in early Hollywood comedies.
- 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: Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock Target entity description: Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock is the eccentric, mentally unstable but brilliant helicopter pilot of the A-Team in the 1980s action-adventure television series.
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A.
Red Skull
Red Skull is a notorious Nazi supervillain and archenemy of Captain America in Marvel Comics, known for his red, skull-like face and ruthless pursuit of power.
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B.
Bullet Rogan
Bullet Rogan was a legendary two-way star of Negro league baseball, renowned as both a dominant pitcher and powerful hitter in the early 20th century.
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C.
Captain Weaver
Captain Weaver is a hardened, pragmatic military leader who commands the 2nd Massachusetts resistance regiment in the post-apocalyptic sci‑fi TV series "Falling Skies."
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D.
John "Breacher" Wharton
John "Breacher" Wharton is the tough, battle-hardened leader of an elite DEA special operations team portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action thriller film "Sabotage."
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E.
Hank Mann
Hank Mann was a prolific silent film comedian and character actor, best known as one of the original Keystone Cops and for his numerous supporting roles in early Hollywood comedies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
The A-Team
ⓘ
surface form:
the A-Team
|
| appearsIn |
The A-Team
ⓘ
The A-Team ⓘ
surface form:
The A-Team (1983 TV series)
|
| associatedWith |
B. A. Baracus
ⓘ
surface form:
B.A. Baracus
John "Hannibal" Smith ⓘ
surface form:
Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith
Templeton "Faceman" Peck ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brilliant
ⓘ
eccentric ⓘ humorous ⓘ loyal ⓘ mentally unstable ⓘ unpredictable ⓘ |
| comicElement | talks to imaginary friends ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Frank Lupo
ⓘ
Stephen J. Cannell ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fugitive ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The A-Team
ⓘ
surface form:
The A-Team, Season 1
|
| franchise |
The A-Team
ⓘ
surface form:
The A-Team franchise
|
| fullName | H.M. Murdock ⓘ |
| genre | action-adventure ⓘ |
| givenName | H.M. ⓘ |
| hasMentalHealthStatus | often considered insane ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
aerobatic flying
ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf |
The A-Team
ⓘ
surface form:
the A-Team
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| nickname | Howling Mad ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bizarre behavior
ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ exceptional piloting skills ⓘ |
| occupation |
helicopter pilot
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dwight Schultz ⓘ |
| rank | Captain ⓘ |
| residesIn | Veterans Administration Hospital (various episodes) ⓘ |
| roleInTeam |
air support specialist
ⓘ
pilot ⓘ |
| seriesRun | 1983–1987 ⓘ |
| setting | 1980s action-adventure television series ⓘ |
| unit |
United States Special Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Special Forces
|
| warExperience | Vietnam War (fictional backstory) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock Description of subject: Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock is the eccentric, mentally unstable but brilliant helicopter pilot of the A-Team in the 1980s action-adventure television series.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The A-Team (2010 film)
this entity surface form:
H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock
this entity surface form:
Howling Mad Murdock
this entity surface form:
Howling Mad Murdock in The A-Team (2010 film)
this entity surface form:
H. M. "Howling Mad" Murdock