David Kessler
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David Kessler is the ill-fated American tourist who becomes a werewolf after a brutal attack in the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Kessler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5514196 — 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: David Kessler Context triple: [An American Werewolf in London, mainCharacter, David Kessler]
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A.
Todd Lieberman
Todd Lieberman is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "The Fighter" and other major Hollywood productions.
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B.
Robert D. Siegel
Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing character-driven dramas such as the film "The Wrestler."
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C.
Howard Klein
Howard Klein is a television producer known for his work on acclaimed series such as Carnivàle.
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D.
David Kershenbaum
David Kershenbaum is an American record producer known for his work with prominent artists across folk, rock, and pop music since the 1970s.
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E.
Ian Kahn
Ian Kahn is an American actor best known for playing George Washington on the television series "Turn: Washington's Spies."
- 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: David Kessler Target entity description: David Kessler is the ill-fated American tourist who becomes a werewolf after a brutal attack in the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London."
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A.
Todd Lieberman
Todd Lieberman is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "The Fighter" and other major Hollywood productions.
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B.
Robert D. Siegel
Robert D. Siegel is an American screenwriter and director best known for writing character-driven dramas such as the film "The Wrestler."
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C.
Howard Klein
Howard Klein is a television producer known for his work on acclaimed series such as Carnivàle.
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D.
David Kershenbaum
David Kershenbaum is an American record producer known for his work with prominent artists across folk, rock, and pop music since the 1970s.
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E.
Ian Kahn
Ian Kahn is an American actor best known for playing George Washington on the television series "Turn: Washington's Spies."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ werewolf ⓘ |
| appearsIn | An American Werewolf in London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | The Slaughtered Lamb pub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfTransformation | werewolf bite ⓘ |
| characterArc | from carefree tourist to tragic monster ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Jack Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | John Landis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | An American Werewolf in London universe ⓘ |
| filmCountryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | John Landis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | Elmer Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompany | PolyGram Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| genre | horror comedy ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| laterSpecies | werewolf ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
dies at the end of the film
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goes on a killing spree in London ⓘ transforms during a full moon ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
experiences hallucinations of the undead
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suffers vivid nightmares ⓘ |
| occupation | tourist ⓘ |
| partOf | An American Werewolf in London franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | David Naughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Alex Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfMainEvents | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
curse of lycanthropy
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isolation in a foreign country ⓘ loss of control ⓘ |
| toneOfWork | blend of horror and dark comedy ⓘ |
| victimOf | werewolf attack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Kessler Description of subject: David Kessler is the ill-fated American tourist who becomes a werewolf after a brutal attack in the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.