Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney
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Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney is a British Army non-commissioned officer and close comrade of Sergeant Archibald Cutter in the 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din," known for his role in the trio’s exploits in colonial India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6160258 — 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: Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney Context triple: [Sergeant Archibald Cutter, hasAlly, Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney]
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A.
Mike McGear
Mike McGear is a British musician, photographer, and comedian best known as Paul McCartney’s younger brother and a member of the satirical pop group The Scaffold.
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B.
Don Maynard
Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
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C.
Eddie Jemison
Eddie Jemison is an American actor best known for playing the tech-savvy hacker Livingston Dell in the Ocean's film series.
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D.
George Tillman Jr.
George Tillman Jr. is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for character-driven dramas such as "Soul Food," "Men of Honor," and "The Hate U Give."
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E.
Tommy Noonan
Tommy Noonan was an American film and television actor and comedian known for his character roles in 1950s Hollywood movies.
- 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: Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney Target entity description: Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney is a British Army non-commissioned officer and close comrade of Sergeant Archibald Cutter in the 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din," known for his role in the trio’s exploits in colonial India.
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A.
Mike McGear
Mike McGear is a British musician, photographer, and comedian best known as Paul McCartney’s younger brother and a member of the satirical pop group The Scaffold.
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B.
Don Maynard
Don Maynard was a Hall of Fame American football wide receiver best known as Joe Namath’s primary deep threat and a key offensive star for the New York Jets during the 1960s.
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C.
Eddie Jemison
Eddie Jemison is an American actor best known for playing the tech-savvy hacker Livingston Dell in the Ocean's film series.
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D.
George Tillman Jr.
George Tillman Jr. is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter known for character-driven dramas such as "Soul Food," "Men of Honor," and "The Hate U Give."
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E.
Tommy Noonan
Tommy Noonan was an American film and television actor and comedian known for his character roles in 1950s Hollywood movies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Gunga Din ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Rudyard Kipling’s poem "Gunga Din" (loosely)
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linked to:
poem "Gunga Din" by Rudyard Kipling
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| characterTrait |
brave
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loyal ⓘ reckless ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| closeComradeOf | Sergeant Archibald Cutter ⓘ |
| countryOfAllegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdFor |
the 1939 film "Gunga Din"
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linked to:
Gunga Din
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| fictionalUniverse |
Gunga Din (film universe)
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linked to:
Gunga Din
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| filmReleaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| fullName | Thomas McChesney ⓘ |
| genre | adventure film ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loyalty | British Empire ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| memberOf | trio of British sergeants in Gunga Din ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| nickname | Tommy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
camaraderie with Gunga Din
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humorous and daring personality ⓘ participation in dangerous missions in India ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | British regiment depicted in "Gunga Din" ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Cary Grant ⓘ |
| rank | Sergeant ⓘ |
| relationship |
friend of Gunga Din
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friend of Sergeant Archibald Cutter ⓘ friend of Sergeant MacChesney’s fellow sergeant Ballantine ⓘ |
| screenWriterCreators |
Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur (among others)
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linked to:
Ben Hecht
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| setting | colonial India ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
British Raj
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linked to:
British India
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney Description of subject: Sergeant Thomas "Tommy" McChesney is a British Army non-commissioned officer and close comrade of Sergeant Archibald Cutter in the 1939 adventure film "Gunga Din," known for his role in the trio’s exploits in colonial India.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.