Frank (character)
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Frank is the ruthless, cold-blooded gunslinger and primary antagonist in Sergio Leone’s Western film "Once Upon a Time in the West."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank (character) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7726473 — 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: Frank (character) Context triple: [Once Upon a Time in the West (score), usesLeitmotifsFor, Frank (character)]
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Frank
Frank is a key supporting character in the post-apocalyptic horror film "28 Days Later," known as a protective father trying to keep his daughter safe amid a devastating viral outbreak in London.
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B.
Frank
Frank is the given name of Frank Abagnale Jr., the infamous former con artist whose life inspired the film "Catch Me If You Can."
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Frank
Frank Stallone is an American singer, songwriter, and actor known for his music contributions to film soundtracks and for being the younger brother of Sylvester Stallone.
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D.
Frank
Frank is the given name of British former professional heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno, a popular sports figure especially known in the UK.
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E.
Frank
Frank is an alternate given name of longtime Republican U.S. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, who represented a Wisconsin district in the House of Representatives for four decades.
- 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: Frank (character) Target entity description: Frank is the ruthless, cold-blooded gunslinger and primary antagonist in Sergio Leone’s Western film "Once Upon a Time in the West."
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A.
Frank
Frank is a key supporting character in the post-apocalyptic horror film "28 Days Later," known as a protective father trying to keep his daughter safe amid a devastating viral outbreak in London.
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B.
Frank
Frank is the given name of Frank Abagnale Jr., the infamous former con artist whose life inspired the film "Catch Me If You Can."
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C.
Frank
Frank Stallone is an American singer, songwriter, and actor known for his music contributions to film soundtracks and for being the younger brother of Sylvester Stallone.
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D.
Frank
Frank is the given name of British former professional heavyweight boxer Frank Bruno, a popular sports figure especially known in the UK.
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E.
Frank
Frank is an alternate given name of longtime Republican U.S. Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, who represented a Wisconsin district in the House of Representatives for four decades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ gunslinger ⓘ villain ⓘ |
| alignment | villainous ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Once Upon a Time in the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Once Upon a Time in the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Western film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption and greed
ⓘ
violence in the American West ⓘ |
| composedBy | Ennio Morricone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Sergio Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathSceneLocation | railroad construction site ⓘ |
| directedBy | Sergio Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerInFiction | Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Cheyenne
NERFINISHED
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Harmonica NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill McBain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Once Upon a Time in the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Spaghetti Western NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | dark ⓘ |
| killedBy | Harmonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killsCharacter | Brett McBain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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Italian ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cold-blooded violence
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ruthlessness ⓘ |
| notableScene | murder of the McBain family ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
lack of remorse
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sadistic behavior ⓘ |
| occupation |
gunslinger
ⓘ
hitman ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Once Upon a Time Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Henry Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | revolver ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank (character) Description of subject: Frank is the ruthless, cold-blooded gunslinger and primary antagonist in Sergio Leone’s Western film "Once Upon a Time in the West."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.