Billy McBride
E387085
Billy McBride is a washed-up but brilliant defense attorney who becomes an unlikely antihero as he takes on powerful adversaries in the legal drama series "Goliath."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy McBride canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3772149 — 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: Billy McBride Context triple: [Goliath, mainCharacter, Billy McBride]
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A.
Jimmy MacElroy
Jimmy MacElroy is a sheltered, prodigiously talented figure skater who becomes one half of an unlikely male-male pairs team in the comedy film "Blades of Glory."
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B.
Micky Mellon
Micky Mellon is a Scottish football manager and former midfielder known for managing several English and Scottish clubs, including Tranmere Rovers and Dundee United.
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C.
Billy Maharg
Billy Maharg was an American gambler and former baseball player best known for his role as a go-between in the 1919 Black Sox World Series fixing scandal.
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D.
Ian Mackley
Ian Mackley is the husband of British comedian and television personality Julian Clary.
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E.
Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Dirty Harry" and the TV series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
- 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: Billy McBride Target entity description: Billy McBride is a washed-up but brilliant defense attorney who becomes an unlikely antihero as he takes on powerful adversaries in the legal drama series "Goliath."
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A.
Jimmy MacElroy
Jimmy MacElroy is a sheltered, prodigiously talented figure skater who becomes one half of an unlikely male-male pairs team in the comedy film "Blades of Glory."
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B.
Micky Mellon
Micky Mellon is a Scottish football manager and former midfielder known for managing several English and Scottish clubs, including Tranmere Rovers and Dundee United.
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C.
Billy Maharg
Billy Maharg was an American gambler and former baseball player best known for his role as a go-between in the 1919 Black Sox World Series fixing scandal.
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D.
Ian Mackley
Ian Mackley is the husband of British comedian and television personality Julian Clary.
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E.
Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Dirty Harry" and the TV series "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| alignment | reluctant champion of the underdog ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Goliath ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cooperman McBride law firm ⓘ |
| characterArc | seeks redemption through the law ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
corporate interests
ⓘ
corrupt institutions ⓘ powerful law firms ⓘ |
| creatorOfCharacter |
David E. Kelley
ⓘ
Jonathan Shapiro ⓘ |
| describedAs | washed-up but brilliant defense attorney ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Goliath
ⓘ
surface form:
Goliath season 1
|
| genreOfWorkContext | legal drama ⓘ |
| hasAddictionIssue | alcohol ⓘ |
| hasLegalSpecialty |
civil litigation
ⓘ
high-stakes lawsuits ⓘ wrongful death cases ⓘ |
| hasPastRole | partner at a major law firm ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
brilliant
ⓘ
cynical ⓘ morally ambiguous ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipType | estranged family relationships ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
justice versus power
ⓘ
moral ambiguity in the legal system ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging large corporations
ⓘ
taking on powerful adversaries ⓘ unconventional legal tactics ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antihero
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
defense attorney
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Billy Bob Thornton ⓘ |
| roleIn | Goliath ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| streamingPlatformOfSeries | Amazon Prime Video ⓘ |
| uses | underdog legal strategies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Billy McBride Description of subject: Billy McBride is a washed-up but brilliant defense attorney who becomes an unlikely antihero as he takes on powerful adversaries in the legal drama series "Goliath."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.