Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson
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Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson is a character portrayal by actor Tim O'Kelly, best known as the young, seemingly ordinary man who becomes a chilling sniper in the 1968 thriller film "Targets."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5433664 — 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: Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson Context triple: [Targets, leadActorRole, Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson]
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A.
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell refers to the character of a heroic adventurer and love interest played by Brian Kerwin in the 1986 monster film "King Kong Lives."
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B.
Bobby Simmons Jr.
Bobby Simmons Jr. is an American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing the hit hip-hop track "Niggas in Paris" by Jay-Z and Kanye West.
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C.
Tommy Donnelly in The Black Donnellys
Tommy Donnelly is the conflicted, morally torn leader of his Irish-American brothers in the crime drama series "The Black Donnellys," struggling to protect his family while being drawn deeper into organized crime.
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D.
Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman
Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman is the comedic portrayal of a middle-aged Manhattan publishing executive whose wandering eye and vivid fantasies are tested by temptation in the classic film "The Seven Year Itch."
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E.
Bobby
"Bobby" is the second studio album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown, released in 1992 and known for its new jack swing sound and hit singles like "Humpin' Around."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson Target entity description: Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson is a character portrayal by actor Tim O'Kelly, best known as the young, seemingly ordinary man who becomes a chilling sniper in the 1968 thriller film "Targets."
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A.
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell
Brian Kerwin as Hank Mitchell refers to the character of a heroic adventurer and love interest played by Brian Kerwin in the 1986 monster film "King Kong Lives."
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B.
Bobby Simmons Jr.
Bobby Simmons Jr. is an American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing the hit hip-hop track "Niggas in Paris" by Jay-Z and Kanye West.
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C.
Tommy Donnelly in The Black Donnellys
Tommy Donnelly is the conflicted, morally torn leader of his Irish-American brothers in the crime drama series "The Black Donnellys," struggling to protect his family while being drawn deeper into organized crime.
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D.
Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman
Tom Ewell as Richard Sherman is the comedic portrayal of a middle-aged Manhattan publishing executive whose wandering eye and vivid fantasies are tested by temptation in the classic film "The Seven Year Itch."
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E.
Bobby
"Bobby" is a film directed by Michael Barrett, best known for its portrayal of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
ⓘ
filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Targets ⓘ |
| associatedWithDirectorDebut | Peter BogdanovichFeatureDebut ⓘ |
| characterArc | ordinaryManBecomesSniper ⓘ |
| characterName | Bobby Thompson ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionallyDetached
ⓘ
methodical ⓘ seeminglyOrdinary ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmProduction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| directorOfFilm | Peter Bogdanovich ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
crime
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| medium | featureFilm ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
antagonist
ⓘ
primaryVillain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrastBetweenNormalAppearanceAndViolentActs
ⓘ
depictionOfRandomSniperViolence ⓘ |
| partOf | TargetsCast ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tim O'Kelly ⓘ |
| roleType |
massShooter
ⓘ
sniper ⓘ |
| settingOfKeyScenes |
driveInTheater
ⓘ
familyHome ⓘ oilRefinery ⓘ |
| sharesScreenWith |
Boris Karloff as Byron Orlok
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linked to:
Boris Karloff
|
| storyThemeAssociation |
alienation
ⓘ
celebrityAndViolenceJuxtaposition ⓘ gunViolence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 1960sUnitedStates ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | rifle ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson Description of subject: Tim O'Kelly as Bobby Thompson is a character portrayal by actor Tim O'Kelly, best known as the young, seemingly ordinary man who becomes a chilling sniper in the 1968 thriller film "Targets."
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