Major Baxter in The Rock
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Major Baxter in *The Rock* is a disciplined and conflicted U.S. Marine officer who serves as the second-in-command to General Hummel during the Alcatraz hostage crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major Baxter in The Rock canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3497113 — 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 Baxter in The Rock Context triple: [David Morse, hasRole, Major Baxter in The Rock]
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A.
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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B.
Les Baxter
Les Baxter was an American composer and arranger best known for pioneering the exotica genre and creating lush, atmospheric orchestral pop recordings in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Rocky Thirteen Barker
Rocky Thirteen Barker is the son of reality television star Kourtney Kardashian and musician Travis Barker, born into the high-profile Kardashian–Barker family.
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D.
Wally Bunker
Wally Bunker is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his standout early career with the Baltimore Orioles in the 1960s.
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E.
Kirk Baxter
Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning collaborations with director David Fincher on films such as "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
- 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 Baxter in The Rock Target entity description: Major Baxter in *The Rock* is a disciplined and conflicted U.S. Marine officer who serves as the second-in-command to General Hummel during the Alcatraz hostage crisis.
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A.
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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B.
Les Baxter
Les Baxter was an American composer and arranger best known for pioneering the exotica genre and creating lush, atmospheric orchestral pop recordings in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Rocky Thirteen Barker
Rocky Thirteen Barker is the son of reality television star Kourtney Kardashian and musician Travis Barker, born into the high-profile Kardashian–Barker family.
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D.
Wally Bunker
Wally Bunker is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his standout early career with the Baltimore Orioles in the 1960s.
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E.
Kirk Baxter
Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning collaborations with director David Fincher on films such as "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Francis X. Hummel
ⓘ
surface form:
General Francis X. Hummel
John Patrick Mason ⓘ Stanley Goodspeed ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Rock ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
conflicted
ⓘ
disciplined ⓘ dutiful ⓘ honorable ⓘ loyal ⓘ |
| createdBy |
David Weisberg
ⓘ
Douglas Cook ⓘ Mark Rosner ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
action
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| involvedIn | VX gas missile threat ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Francis X. Hummel
ⓘ
surface form:
General Francis X. Hummel
|
| loyaltyConflictBetween |
duty to Hummel
ⓘ
duty to U.S. Marines ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major ⓘ |
| moralConflictWith | terrorist tactics ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
questioning the morality of Hummel’s plan
ⓘ
serving as Hummel’s principal subordinate ⓘ |
| occupation | U.S. Marine officer ⓘ |
| participatesIn | Alcatraz hostage crisis ⓘ |
| partOf | Hummel’s rogue Marine unit ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | David Morse ⓘ |
| position | second-in-command to General Hummel ⓘ |
| settingOfActions |
Alcatraz Island
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major Baxter in The Rock Description of subject: Major Baxter in *The Rock* is a disciplined and conflicted U.S. Marine officer who serves as the second-in-command to General Hummel during the Alcatraz hostage crisis.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.