Lt. Mark Rumsfield

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fictional character film character military veteran

Lt. Mark Rumsfield is a militaristic, eccentric ex-soldier and suburban neighbor in the dark comedy film "The 'Burbs," known for his over-the-top paranoia and tactical antics.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Mark Rumsfield	5
Lt. Mark Rumsfield canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3757559 — 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: Lt. Mark Rumsfield
Context triple: [The 'Burbs, character, Lt. Mark Rumsfield]

A. Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld was an American politician and businessman best known for serving twice as U.S. Secretary of Defense, including during the George W. Bush administration and the Iraq War.
B. Joyce Pierson Rumsfeld
Joyce Pierson Rumsfeld is an American public figure best known as the longtime wife of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and for her involvement in charitable and civic activities.
C. Robert M. Gates
Robert M. Gates is an American statesman and intelligence expert who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and previously as Director of Central Intelligence.
D. Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Colin Powell was a four-star U.S. Army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State, playing a central leadership role in U.S. military and foreign policy at the end of the 20th century.
E. Wesley A. Clark
Wesley A. Clark was an American computer engineer and early computing pioneer known for his influential work on interactive computing systems and computer architecture.
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: Lt. Mark Rumsfield
Target entity description: Lt. Mark Rumsfield is a militaristic, eccentric ex-soldier and suburban neighbor in the dark comedy film "The 'Burbs," known for his over-the-top paranoia and tactical antics.

A. Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld was an American politician and businessman best known for serving twice as U.S. Secretary of Defense, including during the George W. Bush administration and the Iraq War.
B. Joyce Pierson Rumsfeld
Joyce Pierson Rumsfeld is an American public figure best known as the longtime wife of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and for her involvement in charitable and civic activities.
C. Robert M. Gates
Robert M. Gates is an American statesman and intelligence expert who served as U.S. Secretary of Defense under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama and previously as Director of Central Intelligence.
D. Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Colin Powell was a four-star U.S. Army general and statesman who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later as Secretary of State, playing a central leadership role in U.S. military and foreign policy at the end of the 20th century.
E. Wesley A. Clark
Wesley A. Clark was an American computer engineer and early computing pioneer known for his influential work on interactive computing systems and computer architecture.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ military veteran ⓘ
affiliation	United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United States military
appearsIn	The Burbs ⓘ surface form: The 'Burbs
appearsInGenre	comedy ⓘ horror-comedy ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	Dana Olsen ⓘ
featuredIn	ensemble cast of The 'Burbs ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	1989 ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Burbs ⓘ surface form: The 'Burbs (1989)
genreOfWork	dark comedy film ⓘ
hasCharacteristicProp	displays American flag ⓘ wears military-style clothing ⓘ
hasHumorStyle	satirical militarism ⓘ slapstick tactics ⓘ
hasPersonalityTrait	authoritarian ⓘ eccentric ⓘ militaristic ⓘ nosy neighbor ⓘ overzealous ⓘ paranoid ⓘ patriotic ⓘ suspicious ⓘ
hasSpouse	Bonnie Rumsfield ⓘ
languageOfCharacter	English ⓘ
narrativeRole	comic relief ⓘ instigator of investigation into neighbors ⓘ
neighborOf	Art Weingartner ⓘ Ray Peterson ⓘ the Klopeks ⓘ
notableFor	organizing neighborhood reconnaissance ⓘ over-the-top paranoia ⓘ tactical antics ⓘ
occupation	soldier ⓘ
partOf	The Burbs ⓘ surface form: The 'Burbs franchise
portrayedBy	Bruce Dern ⓘ
rank	lieutenant ⓘ
residence	Hinkley Hills cul-de-sac ⓘ suburban neighborhood ⓘ
setting	American suburbia ⓘ
uses	binoculars ⓘ military tactics ⓘ surveillance equipment ⓘ walkie-talkies ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Burbs → character → Lt. Mark Rumsfield ⓘ

subject surface form: The 'Burbs

Art Weingartner → associatedWith → Lt. Mark Rumsfield ⓘ