Anton Chigurh
E246907
fictional antagonist
fictional character
fictional hitman
fictional serial killer
film character
literary character
Anton Chigurh is the cold, relentless hitman and primary antagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the Coen brothers’ film "No Country for Old Men," known for his emotionless demeanor and coin-toss method of deciding victims’ fates.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anton Chigurh canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2246693 — 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: Anton Chigurh Context triple: [Javier Bardem, portrayed, Anton Chigurh]
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A.
Amos Fisk
Amos Fisk is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Fisk.
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B.
Francisco Scaramanga
Francisco Scaramanga is the suave, highly skilled assassin and primary antagonist known as the "Man with the Golden Gun" in the James Bond film of the same name.
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C.
Max Rockatansky
Max Rockatansky is the stoic, battle-hardened drifter and former cop who serves as the central antihero of the post-apocalyptic Mad Max film series.
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D.
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
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E.
Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez is a fictional secret agent and father portrayed by Antonio Banderas in the family action film series "Spy Kids."
- 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: Anton Chigurh Target entity description: Anton Chigurh is the cold, relentless hitman and primary antagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the Coen brothers’ film "No Country for Old Men," known for his emotionless demeanor and coin-toss method of deciding victims’ fates.
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A.
Amos Fisk
Amos Fisk is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Fisk.
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B.
Francisco Scaramanga
Francisco Scaramanga is the suave, highly skilled assassin and primary antagonist known as the "Man with the Golden Gun" in the James Bond film of the same name.
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C.
Max Rockatansky
Max Rockatansky is the stoic, battle-hardened drifter and former cop who serves as the central antihero of the post-apocalyptic Mad Max film series.
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D.
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
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E.
Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez is a fictional secret agent and father portrayed by Antonio Banderas in the family action film series "Spy Kids."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ fictional hitman ⓘ fictional serial killer ⓘ film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
No Country for Old Men
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surface form:
No Country for Old Men (film)
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| alignmentWithTheme | embodiment of fate and inevitability in No Country for Old Men ⓘ |
| antagonistOf |
Ed Tom Bell
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Llewelyn Moss ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
No Country for Old Men
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surface form:
No Country for Old Men (film)
No Country for Old Men ⓘ
surface form:
No Country for Old Men (novel)
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| associatedWith | drug money from a botched deal in West Texas ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
No Country for Old Men
ⓘ
surface form:
No Country for Old Men (novel)
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| createdBy | Cormac McCarthy ⓘ |
| createdForWork | No Country for Old Men ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | No Country for Old Men ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2007 (No Country for Old Men film) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
No Country for Old Men
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surface form:
No Country for Old Men (2005 novel)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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neo-Western ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hairStyle | pageboy haircut (film portrayal) ⓘ |
| injury | car accident near the end of the film ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | amoral ⓘ |
| motive | contract killing for drug cartel ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
philosophical approach to fate
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uncompromising adherence to his own code ⓘ |
| notableScene | gas station coin-toss scene ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 2005 (No Country for Old Men novel) ⓘ |
| occupation | hitman ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
cold
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emotionless ⓘ relentless ⓘ |
| portrayalAward |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (to Javier Bardem)
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BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (to Javier Bardem)
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (to Javier Bardem)
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| portrayedBy | Javier Bardem ⓘ |
| pursues | Llewelyn Moss ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setting |
Texas
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U.S.–Mexico borderlands region ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Mexico border region
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| usesMethod | coin toss to decide victims' fates ⓘ |
| weapon |
captive bolt pistol
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silenced shotgun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anton Chigurh Description of subject: Anton Chigurh is the cold, relentless hitman and primary antagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the Coen brothers’ film "No Country for Old Men," known for his emotionless demeanor and coin-toss method of deciding victims’ fates.
Referenced by (4)
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