Chester Goode in Gunsmoke
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Chester Goode in Gunsmoke is the limping, loyal deputy and comic yet heartfelt sidekick to Marshal Matt Dillon in the classic American Western television series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chester Goode in Gunsmoke canonical | 2 |
| Deputy Marshal Chester B. Goode in Gunsmoke | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7249148 — 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)
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Target entity: Chester Goode in Gunsmoke Context triple: [Dennis Weaver, notableRole, Chester Goode in Gunsmoke]
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A.
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick is a charming, quick-witted professional gambler and con man from the classic Western television series "Maverick," famously portrayed by James Garner.
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B.
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon is the rugged, morally grounded rancher who serves as both protector and tragic hero in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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C.
Bob Montana
Bob Montana was an American comic book artist best known as the original creator and illustrator of the Archie comic strip.
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D.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and following the grizzled U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn on a new adventure.
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E.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn was a legendary racing greyhound celebrated for his exceptional speed and success on the track.
- 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: Chester Goode in Gunsmoke Target entity description: Chester Goode in Gunsmoke is the limping, loyal deputy and comic yet heartfelt sidekick to Marshal Matt Dillon in the classic American Western television series.
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A.
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick is a charming, quick-witted professional gambler and con man from the classic Western television series "Maverick," famously portrayed by James Garner.
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B.
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
John Wayne as Tom Doniphon is the rugged, morally grounded rancher who serves as both protector and tragic hero in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
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C.
Bob Montana
Bob Montana was an American comic book artist best known as the original creator and illustrator of the Archie comic strip.
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D.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn is a 1975 Western film starring John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn, serving as a sequel to True Grit and following the grizzled U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn on a new adventure.
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E.
Rooster Cogburn
Rooster Cogburn was a legendary racing greyhound celebrated for his exceptional speed and success on the track.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| alignment | lawman ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Gunsmoke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunsmoke (radio series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFormat | television ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dodge City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chester Proudfoot from the Gunsmoke radio series ⓘ |
| characteristic |
comic
ⓘ
good-hearted ⓘ limps ⓘ loyal ⓘ nervous ⓘ talkative ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFor | Gunsmoke television adaptation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Gunsmoke (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Matt Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | good ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic relief
ⓘ
emotional foil to Matt Dillon ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive drawl
ⓘ
does not carry a gun in many episodes ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
concern for townspeople
ⓘ
devotion to duty ⓘ |
| occupation |
assistant to U.S. Marshal
ⓘ
deputy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dennis Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | CBS Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioVersionName | Chester Proudfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship |
friend of Doc Adams
ⓘ
friend of Kitty Russell ⓘ friend of Matt Dillon ⓘ |
| role |
sidekick
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| seriesTitle | Gunsmoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesType | American Western television series ⓘ |
| setting | Dodge City, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionVersionName | Chester Goode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDepiction | late 19th century American West ⓘ |
| worksFor | Dodge City Marshal’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chester Goode in Gunsmoke Description of subject: Chester Goode in Gunsmoke is the limping, loyal deputy and comic yet heartfelt sidekick to Marshal Matt Dillon in the classic American Western television series.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Dennis Weaver
this entity surface form:
Deputy Marshal Chester B. Goode in Gunsmoke