Danny Butterman
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Danny Butterman is a well-meaning but naive police constable in the film "Hot Fuzz," known for his love of action movies and his partnership with Nicholas Angel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Danny Butterman canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7595028 — 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: Danny Butterman Context triple: [Simon Skinner, antagonistOf, Danny Butterman]
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A.
Harold Finch
Harold Finch is a reclusive billionaire software genius who secretly built a surveillance AI to prevent violent crimes in the TV series "Person of Interest."
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B.
Winston Bishop
Winston Bishop is a quirky, big-hearted former athlete turned prank-loving roommate on the sitcom "New Girl," known for his eccentric humor and deep loyalty to his friends.
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C.
Clovis Cole
Clovis Cole was a prominent 19th-century wheat farmer and landowner in California whose holdings and influence in the region led to the nearby city of Clovis being named in his honor.
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D.
Nic Adler
Nic Adler is an American restaurateur and music industry figure known for his work in Los Angeles nightlife and for organizing food and music events such as those at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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E.
Dani Dennison
Dani Dennison is a brave and spirited young girl in the film "Hocus Pocus" who helps her brother battle resurrected witches on Halloween night.
- 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: Danny Butterman Target entity description: Danny Butterman is a well-meaning but naive police constable in the film "Hot Fuzz," known for his love of action movies and his partnership with Nicholas Angel.
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A.
Harold Finch
Harold Finch is a reclusive billionaire software genius who secretly built a surveillance AI to prevent violent crimes in the TV series "Person of Interest."
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B.
Winston Bishop
Winston Bishop is a quirky, big-hearted former athlete turned prank-loving roommate on the sitcom "New Girl," known for his eccentric humor and deep loyalty to his friends.
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C.
Clovis Cole
Clovis Cole was a prominent 19th-century wheat farmer and landowner in California whose holdings and influence in the region led to the nearby city of Clovis being named in his honor.
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D.
Nic Adler
Nic Adler is an American restaurateur and music industry figure known for his work in Los Angeles nightlife and for organizing food and music events such as those at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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E.
Dani Dennison
Dani Dennison is a brave and spirited young girl in the film "Hocus Pocus" who helps her brother battle resurrected witches on Halloween night.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hot Fuzz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sandford Neighbourhood Watch Alliance (NWA)
ⓘ
linked to:
Neighborhood Watch Alliance
|
| characterArc |
becomes more competent as a police officer
ⓘ
develops professionalism under Nicholas Angel’s mentorship ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Nicholas Angel ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Edgar Wright
ⓘ
Nick Frost ⓘ Simon Pegg ⓘ |
| favoriteFilmGenre |
action films
ⓘ
buddy cop movies ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Hot Fuzz universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Hot Fuzz
|
| filmDebut | Hot Fuzz ⓘ |
| filmSeries | Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
action comedy
ⓘ
buddy cop comedy ⓘ |
| hasFather | Frank Butterman ⓘ |
| homeTown | Sandford ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | American action cinema ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| likes |
car chases
ⓘ
explosions in movies ⓘ gunfights ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| mentor | Nicholas Angel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic relief
ⓘ
love of action movies ⓘ |
| occupation |
police constable
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| partner | Nicholas Angel ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
childlike
ⓘ
enthusiastic ⓘ naive ⓘ well-meaning ⓘ |
| policeService |
Sandford Police Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Sandford Police Station
|
| portrayedBy | Nick Frost ⓘ |
| relative | Frank Butterman ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork |
Edgar Wright
ⓘ
Simon Pegg ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Gloucestershire (filming location for Sandford) ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | parody of Hollywood action cops ⓘ |
| workLocation | Sandford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Danny Butterman Description of subject: Danny Butterman is a well-meaning but naive police constable in the film "Hot Fuzz," known for his love of action movies and his partnership with Nicholas Angel.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Somerset supermarket Somerfield analogue (Sandford supermarket)
subject linked to:
PC Danny Butterman in Hot Fuzz