Martin Riggs
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Martin Riggs is a reckless yet skilled LAPD detective and former Special Forces soldier known for his suicidal bravado and complex emotional trauma in the Lethal Weapon franchise.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin Riggs canonical | 15 |
| Martin Riggs (Lethal Weapon film series) | 1 |
| Martin Riggs (as main partner to Roger Murtaugh) | 1 |
| Martin Riggs – Mel Gibson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6628069 — 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: Martin Riggs Context triple: [Lethal Weapon (TV series), mainCharacter, Martin Riggs]
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A.
David Starsky
David Starsky is a fictional, streetwise and energetic undercover detective from the 1970s television series "Starsky & Hutch," known for his close partnership with Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and their iconic red Ford Gran Torino.
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B.
James "Sonny" Crockett
James "Sonny" Crockett is the stylish undercover Miami detective and central protagonist of the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
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C.
Harry Callahan
Harry Callahan is a fictional tough, rule-bending San Francisco police inspector famously portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the "Dirty Harry" film series.
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D.
Don Flack
Don Flack is a tough, street-smart NYPD homicide detective featured as a central character in the television series CSI: NY.
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E.
Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
- 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: Martin Riggs Target entity description: Martin Riggs is a reckless yet skilled LAPD detective and former Special Forces soldier known for his suicidal bravado and complex emotional trauma in the Lethal Weapon franchise.
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A.
David Starsky
David Starsky is a fictional, streetwise and energetic undercover detective from the 1970s television series "Starsky & Hutch," known for his close partnership with Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson and their iconic red Ford Gran Torino.
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B.
James "Sonny" Crockett
James "Sonny" Crockett is the stylish undercover Miami detective and central protagonist of the 1980s television series "Miami Vice."
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C.
Harry Callahan
Harry Callahan is a fictional tough, rule-bending San Francisco police inspector famously portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the "Dirty Harry" film series.
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D.
Don Flack
Don Flack is a tough, street-smart NYPD homicide detective featured as a central character in the television series CSI: NY.
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E.
Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ police detective ⓘ veteran ⓘ |
| affiliation |
LAPD Homicide Division
ⓘ
linked to:
LAPD robbery-homicide investigation team
|
| appearsIn |
Lethal Weapon
ⓘ
Lethal Weapon 2 ⓘ Lethal Weapon 3 ⓘ Lethal Weapon 4 ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Army ⓘ |
| characterArc | from suicidal loner to committed family man and partner ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War (backstory in franchise canon) ⓘ |
| createdBy | Shane Black ⓘ |
| employer | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Lethal Weapon ⓘ |
| franchise | Lethal Weapon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
buddy cop ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dark sense of humor
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high pain tolerance ⓘ |
| hasMentalHealthIssue | suicidal ideation ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
hand-to-hand combat
ⓘ
marksmanship ⓘ sniping ⓘ tactical operations ⓘ |
| hasTrauma | emotional trauma from wife’s death ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| militaryBackground | former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | co-protagonist of the Lethal Weapon film series ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRelationship | romantic relationship with Rianne Murtaugh’s babysitter Lorna Cole (later films) ⓘ |
| notableScene | suicide attempt with pistol in first Lethal Weapon film ⓘ |
| occupation | LAPD detective ⓘ |
| partner | Roger Murtaugh ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
brave
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ reckless ⓘ suicidal ⓘ |
| policeRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Mel Gibson ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | friendship with Roger Murtaugh ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| unit | Special Forces ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | Beretta 92FS pistol ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin Riggs Description of subject: Martin Riggs is a reckless yet skilled LAPD detective and former Special Forces soldier known for his suicidal bravado and complex emotional trauma in the Lethal Weapon franchise.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Martin Riggs
linked to: Martin Riggs
linked to: Martin Riggs
subject linked to:
Michael Hunsaker in Lethal Weapon