Jon Voight as Luke Martin
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Jon Voight as Luke Martin is the portrayal of a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran in the 1978 film "Coming Home," a role that earned Voight widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jon Voight as Luke Martin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3757420 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jon Voight as Luke Martin Context triple: [Coming Home, leadActorRole, Jon Voight as Luke Martin]
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A.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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B.
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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C.
Brian Dennehy as Django
Brian Dennehy as Django refers to the character Django, the tough but caring father of Remy, voiced by actor Brian Dennehy in the animated film "Ratatouille."
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D.
Roger Murtaugh
Roger Murtaugh is a veteran, family-oriented Los Angeles homicide detective best known as one of the two main protagonists in the Lethal Weapon film series.
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E.
Frank Nugent in The Negotiator
Frank Nugent in *The Negotiator* is a supporting character portrayed by David Morse in the 1998 action-thriller film about a police hostage negotiator framed for corruption.
- 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: Jon Voight as Luke Martin Target entity description: Jon Voight as Luke Martin is the portrayal of a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran in the 1978 film "Coming Home," a role that earned Voight widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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A.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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B.
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris is the stoic, resourceful inmate protagonist who masterminds a daring prison break in the film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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C.
Brian Dennehy as Django
Brian Dennehy as Django refers to the character Django, the tough but caring father of Remy, voiced by actor Brian Dennehy in the animated film "Ratatouille."
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D.
Roger Murtaugh
Roger Murtaugh is a veteran, family-oriented Los Angeles homicide detective best known as one of the two main protagonists in the Lethal Weapon film series.
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E.
Frank Nugent in The Negotiator
Frank Nugent in *The Negotiator* is a supporting character portrayed by David Morse in the 1998 action-thriller film about a police hostage negotiator framed for corruption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
acting performance
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film character portrayal ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Coming Home ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| basedOn | experiences of Vietnam War veterans ⓘ |
| character | Luke Martin ⓘ |
| characterArc | from embittered veteran to anti-war activist ⓘ |
| characterDisability | paraplegia ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | former U.S. Marine ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Haskell Wexler ⓘ |
| conflictBackground | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Bruce Dern
ⓘ
Jane Fonda ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widespread acclaim ⓘ |
| directedBy | Hal Ashby ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| influenced | later film portrayals of Vietnam veterans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ken Lauber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
|
| notableFor |
politically engaged performance about Vietnam War
ⓘ
realistic depiction of a disabled veteran ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
New Hollywood era of American cinema
|
| portrayalOf | paralyzed Vietnam War veteran ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jon Voight ⓘ |
| productionCompany | United Artists ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of Jon Voight's signature roles ⓘ |
| runtimeApprox | 127 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| studioDistributor | United Artists ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war sentiment
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disability and rehabilitation ⓘ psychological trauma of war ⓘ romantic relationship during wartime ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Nancy Dowd
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Robert C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Waldo Salt ⓘ |
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