Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh
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Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh is the television portrayal of the seasoned, family-oriented LAPD detective originally made famous in the Lethal Weapon film series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh canonical | 1 |
| Roger Murtaugh in Lethal Weapon (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6628074 — 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: Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh Context triple: [Lethal Weapon (TV series), characterActor, Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh]
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A.
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels is a supporting character in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," portrayed as the eccentric and fast-talking friend of the protagonist who provides comic relief and emotional support.
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B.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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C.
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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D.
Axel Foley
Axel Foley is the wisecracking, street-smart Detroit detective and main protagonist of the "Beverly Hills Cop" film series.
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E.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
- 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: Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh Target entity description: Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh is the television portrayal of the seasoned, family-oriented LAPD detective originally made famous in the Lethal Weapon film series.
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A.
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels
Chris Tucker as Danny McDaniels is a supporting character in the film "Silver Linings Playbook," portrayed as the eccentric and fast-talking friend of the protagonist who provides comic relief and emotional support.
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B.
Ben Stiller as David Starsky
Ben Stiller as David Starsky refers to Stiller’s comedic portrayal of the energetic, streetwise detective David Starsky in the 2004 film adaptation of the classic TV series "Starsky & Hutch."
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C.
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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D.
Axel Foley
Axel Foley is the wisecracking, street-smart Detroit detective and main protagonist of the "Beverly Hills Cop" film series.
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E.
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake
Phil Silvers as Herb Blake is a comic supporting character in the 1950 musical film "Summer Stock," showcasing Silvers’ trademark fast-talking, wisecracking style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
ⓘ
televisionCharacter ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Lethal Weapon (film series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lethal Weapon
|
| adaptationType | television adaptation of film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lethal Weapon (TV series) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Roger Murtaugh ⓘ |
| catchphrase | I’m too old for this ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
by-the-book
ⓘ
cautious ⓘ family-oriented ⓘ seasoned ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| employer | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Lethal Weapon (TV series) season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| franchise | Lethal Weapon ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
buddy cop ⓘ crime drama ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Carrie Murtaugh
ⓘ
Riana Murtaugh ⓘ
linked to:
Rianne Murtaugh
Roger Murtaugh Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
Roger Murtaugh
|
| hasHobby | fishing ⓘ |
| hasPersonality |
protective father
ⓘ
responsible ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Harper Murtaugh ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Trish Murtaugh ⓘ |
| hasTheme | balancing family life and police work ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Roger Murtaugh (Lethal Weapon films)
ⓘ
linked to:
Roger Murtaugh
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| network | Fox ⓘ |
| occupation | LAPD detective ⓘ |
| originalNetworkRun | 2016–2019 ⓘ |
| partner |
Martin Riggs (Lethal Weapon TV character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Clayne Crawford as Martin Riggs
Wesley Cole ⓘ |
| policeRank | detective ⓘ |
| portrayalCountryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| portrayalMedium | television ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Damon Wayans ⓘ |
| position | homicide detective ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
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Subject: Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh Description of subject: Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh is the television portrayal of the seasoned, family-oriented LAPD detective originally made famous in the Lethal Weapon film series.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh