Nick "Goose" Bradshaw
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Nick "Goose" Bradshaw is the affable, loyal radar intercept officer and best friend to Maverick in the film Top Gun, remembered for his humor, family devotion, and tragic death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nick "Goose" Bradshaw canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5039536 — 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)
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Target entity: Nick "Goose" Bradshaw Context triple: [Top Gun, character, Nick "Goose" Bradshaw]
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Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw
Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw is a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and the son of Nick "Goose" Bradshaw who serves as a key protégé and emotional counterpart to Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the film Top Gun: Maverick.
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B.
Bart Nickerson
Bart Nickerson is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed psychological horror drama series "Yellowjackets."
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C.
Brad Braden
Brad Braden is the dedicated and authoritative circus manager portrayed by Charlton Heston in the 1952 film "The Greatest Show on Earth."
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D.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
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E.
Andrew Gant
Andrew Gant is a British composer, singer, author, and academic known for his work in choral music and his writings on the history of English church music and carols.
- 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: Nick "Goose" Bradshaw Target entity description: Nick "Goose" Bradshaw is the affable, loyal radar intercept officer and best friend to Maverick in the film Top Gun, remembered for his humor, family devotion, and tragic death.
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A.
Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw
Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw is a U.S. Navy fighter pilot and the son of Nick "Goose" Bradshaw who serves as a key protégé and emotional counterpart to Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in the film Top Gun: Maverick.
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B.
Bart Nickerson
Bart Nickerson is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed psychological horror drama series "Yellowjackets."
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C.
Brad Braden
Brad Braden is the dedicated and authoritative circus manager portrayed by Charlton Heston in the 1952 film "The Greatest Show on Earth."
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D.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
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E.
Andrew Gant
Andrew Gant is a British composer, singer, author, and academic known for his work in choral music and his writings on the history of English church music and carols.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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fictional character ⓘ radar intercept officer ⓘ |
| aircraftFlownIn |
F-14 Tomcat
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linked to:
Grumman F-14 Tomcat
|
| appearsIn |
Top Gun
ⓘ
Top Gun: Maverick ⓘ |
| bestFriendOf | Pete "Maverick" Mitchell ⓘ |
| callsignOfRIO | Goose ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | training accident ejection mishap ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Jack Epps Jr.
ⓘ
Jim Cash ⓘ |
| deathContext | training exercise over the Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| deathImpactOn | Pete "Maverick" Mitchell ⓘ |
| diesIn | Top Gun ⓘ |
| familyRelationship | father of Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Top Gun film universe
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linked to:
Top Gun
|
| firstAppearance |
Top Gun (1986 film)
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linked to:
Top Gun
|
| friendOf |
Carole Bradshaw
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Tom "Iceman" Kazansky ⓘ |
| fullName | Nick Bradshaw ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | action film character ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close friendship with Maverick
ⓘ
devotion to his family ⓘ sense of humor ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Pete "Maverick" Mitchell ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | photographs in Top Gun: Maverick ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Goose ⓘ |
| notableScene | piano performance of "Great Balls of Fire" ⓘ |
| occupation | Radar Intercept Officer ⓘ |
| parentOf | Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
affable
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humorous ⓘ loyal ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Anthony Edwards ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant, USN ⓘ |
| rememberedFor |
tragic death
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warm, supportive personality ⓘ |
| role | Radar Intercept Officer for Pete "Maverick" Mitchell ⓘ |
| spouse | Carole Bradshaw ⓘ |
| team |
Maverick and Goose
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linked to:
Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
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| trainingLocation |
United States Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN)
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linked to:
United States Navy Fighter Weapons School
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nick "Goose" Bradshaw Description of subject: Nick "Goose" Bradshaw is the affable, loyal radar intercept officer and best friend to Maverick in the film Top Gun, remembered for his humor, family devotion, and tragic death.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Charlie Blackwood in Top Gun
subject linked to:
Lieutenant Commander Rick "Jester" Heatherly in Top Gun
subject linked to:
Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw in Top Gun: Maverick