Neil McCauley
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Neil McCauley is the meticulous, professional career thief portrayed by Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s crime film "Heat."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neil McCauley canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7714317 — 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: Neil McCauley Context triple: [Heat (1995 film), character, Neil McCauley]
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A.
Quincy McCall
Quincy McCall is a talented, ambitious basketball player whose evolving relationship with fellow athlete Monica Wright drives the romantic and competitive narrative of the film "Love & Basketball."
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B.
Kim Driscoll
Kim Driscoll is an American politician and former longtime mayor of Salem who serves as the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.
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C.
Dean Moriarty
Dean Moriarty is a wild, charismatic drifter and free spirit in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," inspired by the real-life figure Neal Cassady.
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D.
Art Donovan
Art Donovan was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, renowned for his dominant play in the 1950s and his colorful, larger-than-life personality.
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E.
Rob Delaney
Rob Delaney is an American comedian, writer, and actor best known for co-creating and starring in the TV series "Catastrophe" and for his comedic roles in film and television.
- 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: Neil McCauley Target entity description: Neil McCauley is the meticulous, professional career thief portrayed by Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s crime film "Heat."
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A.
Quincy McCall
Quincy McCall is a talented, ambitious basketball player whose evolving relationship with fellow athlete Monica Wright drives the romantic and competitive narrative of the film "Love & Basketball."
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B.
Kim Driscoll
Kim Driscoll is an American politician and former longtime mayor of Salem who serves as the lieutenant governor of Massachusetts.
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C.
Dean Moriarty
Dean Moriarty is a wild, charismatic drifter and free spirit in Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," inspired by the real-life figure Neal Cassady.
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D.
Art Donovan
Art Donovan was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, renowned for his dominant play in the 1950s and his colorful, larger-than-life personality.
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E.
Rob Delaney
Rob Delaney is an American comedian, writer, and actor best known for co-creating and starring in the TV series "Catastrophe" and for his comedic roles in film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | antihero ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Heat ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life criminal Neil McCauley ⓘ |
| betrayedBy | Waingro ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
disciplined
ⓘ
emotionally reserved ⓘ meticulous ⓘ professional ⓘ strategic ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| creator | Michael Mann ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Los Angeles International Airport ⓘ |
| diesIn | Heat ⓘ |
| filmDebut | Heat ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Heat ⓘ |
| followsRule | “Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.” ⓘ |
| genre | crime film character ⓘ |
| hasEnemy | Lt. Vincent Hanna ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
armed robbery
ⓘ
surveillance awareness ⓘ tactical planning ⓘ |
| killedBy | Vincent Hanna ⓘ |
| leads | Neil McCauley’s crew ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralCode | loyalty to his crew ⓘ |
| moralConflictWith | desire for a normal life ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | bank robbery in Heat ⓘ |
| notableScene |
diner conversation with Vincent Hanna
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downtown Los Angeles shootout ⓘ |
| occupation |
career criminal
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professional thief ⓘ |
| partOf | Heat (1995 film) ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
highly intelligent
ⓘ
ruthless when necessary ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert De Niro ⓘ |
| residesIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith | Eady ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Michael Mann ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Chris Shiherlis
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Michael Cheritto ⓘ Trejo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neil McCauley Description of subject: Neil McCauley is the meticulous, professional career thief portrayed by Robert De Niro in Michael Mann’s crime film "Heat."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.