Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw
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Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw is the tough, authoritative lawman portrayed by Hayden in the 1954 film noir "Suddenly."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5042239 — 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: Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw Context triple: [Suddenly, leadActorRole, Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw]
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A.
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon is the rugged, morally grounded rancher who serves as both protector and tragic hero in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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B.
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
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C.
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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D.
Sheriff John T. Chance
Sheriff John T. Chance is the steadfast, principled lawman portrayed by John Wayne who defends a small town against outlaws in the classic Western film "Rio Bravo."
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E.
Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett was an American film actor best known for his long-running role as the Durango Kid in B-Western movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
- 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: Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw Target entity description: Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw is the tough, authoritative lawman portrayed by Hayden in the 1954 film noir "Suddenly."
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A.
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon is the rugged, morally grounded rancher who serves as both protector and tragic hero in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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B.
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
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C.
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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D.
Sheriff John T. Chance
Sheriff John T. Chance is the steadfast, principled lawman portrayed by John Wayne who defends a small town against outlaws in the classic Western film "Rio Bravo."
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E.
Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett was an American film actor best known for his long-running role as the Durango Kid in B-Western movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character role
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Suddenly ⓘ |
| blackAndWhiteFilm | true ⓘ |
| centralConflict | attempted assassination of the U.S. President ⓘ |
| characterName | Sheriff Tod Shaw ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritative
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determined ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| coStarsWith |
Frank Sinatra
ⓘ
James Gleason ⓘ Nancy Gates ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmProduction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| filmDirector | Lewis Allen ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
crime thriller
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film noir ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| filmRuntimeApproxMinutes | 75 ⓘ |
| filmWriter | Richard Sale ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
defender of the town
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protagonist ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | sheriff ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sterling Hayden ⓘ |
| roleType |
authority figure
ⓘ
lawman ⓘ |
| setting | small American town of Suddenly, California ⓘ |
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: Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw Description of subject: Sterling Hayden as Sheriff Tod Shaw is the tough, authoritative lawman portrayed by Hayden in the 1954 film noir "Suddenly."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.