Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith in "The A-Team"
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Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith is the cigar-chomping, disguise-loving leader and master tactician of the fugitive mercenary team in the action-adventure television series "The A-Team."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith in "The A-Team" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5568997 — 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)
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Target entity: Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith in "The A-Team" Context triple: [George Peppard, role, Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith in "The A-Team"]
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John "Soap" MacTavish
John "Soap" MacTavish is a prominent Scottish special forces operative and fan-favorite playable character in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, known for his combat skills and key role in the overarching storyline.
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Captain Weaver
Captain Weaver is a hardened, pragmatic military leader who commands the 2nd Massachusetts resistance regiment in the post-apocalyptic sci‑fi TV series "Falling Skies."
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Napoleon Solo
Napoleon Solo is a suave, resourceful American CIA agent who teams up with a KGB counterpart to thwart international threats in the 1960s-set spy adventure "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
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D.
John Rambo
John Rambo is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and highly skilled but troubled combat specialist who became iconic as the central character of the "Rambo" action film series.
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Agent Tom Colby
Agent Tom Colby is a fictional Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who serves as a central protagonist in the crime drama series "The F.B.I."
- 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: Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith in "The A-Team" Target entity description: Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith is the cigar-chomping, disguise-loving leader and master tactician of the fugitive mercenary team in the action-adventure television series "The A-Team."
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A.
John "Soap" MacTavish
John "Soap" MacTavish is a prominent Scottish special forces operative and fan-favorite playable character in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series, known for his combat skills and key role in the overarching storyline.
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B.
Captain Weaver
Captain Weaver is a hardened, pragmatic military leader who commands the 2nd Massachusetts resistance regiment in the post-apocalyptic sci‑fi TV series "Falling Skies."
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C.
Napoleon Solo
Napoleon Solo is a suave, resourceful American CIA agent who teams up with a KGB counterpart to thwart international threats in the 1960s-set spy adventure "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
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D.
John Rambo
John Rambo is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and highly skilled but troubled combat specialist who became iconic as the central character of the "Rambo" action film series.
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E.
Agent Tom Colby
Agent Tom Colby is a fictional Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who serves as a central protagonist in the crime drama series "The F.B.I."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The A-Team
ⓘ
The A-Team (1983 TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| basedIn |
Los Angeles (in series setting)
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| branchOfService | United States Army ⓘ |
| catchphrase | I love it when a plan comes together ⓘ |
| commands |
B.A. Baracus
ⓘ
linked to:
B. A. Baracus
H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock ⓘ
linked to:
Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock
Templeton "Faceman" Peck ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Frank Lupo
ⓘ
Stephen J. Cannell ⓘ |
| crimeAccusation | robbery of the Bank of Hanoi ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The A-Team universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| firstAppearance |
The A-Team pilot episode "Mexican Slayride"
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| fullName | John Smith ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | action-adventure television series ⓘ |
| nickname | Hannibal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate plans
ⓘ
use of disguises during missions ⓘ |
| occupation |
mercenary
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| personality |
calm under pressure
ⓘ
confident ⓘ humorous ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | George Peppard ⓘ |
| rank | Colonel ⓘ |
| role | leader of the A-Team ⓘ |
| skills |
disguise
ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ leadership ⓘ tactical planning ⓘ |
| smokes | cigars ⓘ |
| statusInSeries | fugitive ⓘ |
| team | The A-Team ⓘ |
| teamMemberOf |
A-Team
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| trait |
charismatic leader
ⓘ
cigar-chomping ⓘ loves disguises ⓘ master tactician ⓘ risk-taker ⓘ strategic thinker ⓘ |
| unit |
U.S. Army Special Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Special Forces
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| warServedIn | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | pistol ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith in "The A-Team" Description of subject: Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith is the cigar-chomping, disguise-loving leader and master tactician of the fugitive mercenary team in the action-adventure television series "The A-Team."
Referenced by (1)
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