James Conway
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James Conway is a fictional New York mobster and skilled heist organizer portrayed by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s crime film "Goodfellas."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Conway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8278760 — 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: James Conway Context triple: [Goodfellas, mainCharacter, James Conway]
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A.
Jack Conway
Jack Conway was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood's studio era, directing numerous MGM productions across genres from the 1910s through the 1940s.
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B.
William Martin Conway
William Martin Conway was a British mountaineer, art historian, and explorer noted for pioneering climbs and extensive travels in the Alps, Himalayas, and South America.
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C.
Thomas Conway
Thomas Conway was an 18th-century Irish-born soldier who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and was a central figure in the so-called "Conway Cabal" against George Washington.
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D.
Jerry Conlaine
Jerry Conlaine is one of the three bumbling friends who embark on a disastrous canoe trip in the comedy film "Without a Paddle."
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E.
Paul Conway
Paul Conway is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the crime thriller film "The Bag Man."
- 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: James Conway Target entity description: James Conway is a fictional New York mobster and skilled heist organizer portrayed by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s crime film "Goodfellas."
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A.
Jack Conway
Jack Conway was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood's studio era, directing numerous MGM productions across genres from the 1910s through the 1940s.
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B.
William Martin Conway
William Martin Conway was a British mountaineer, art historian, and explorer noted for pioneering climbs and extensive travels in the Alps, Himalayas, and South America.
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C.
Thomas Conway
Thomas Conway was an 18th-century Irish-born soldier who served as a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and was a central figure in the so-called "Conway Cabal" against George Washington.
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D.
Jerry Conlaine
Jerry Conlaine is one of the three bumbling friends who embark on a disastrous canoe trip in the comedy film "Without a Paddle."
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E.
Paul Conway
Paul Conway is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the crime thriller film "The Bag Man."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family
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linked to:
Life in a Mafia Family
|
| affiliation |
Lucchese crime family (fictionalized)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lucchese crime family
|
| alignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Goodfellas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Henry Hill (fictionalized)
ⓘ
linked to:
Henry Hill
Tommy DeVito (fictionalized) ⓘ
linked to:
Tommy DeVito (Goodfellas)
|
| basedOn | James Burke ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Martin Scorsese
ⓘ
Nicholas Pileggi ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
extortion
ⓘ
murder ⓘ robbery ⓘ |
| directorOfWork | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | based on real person but renamed ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Goodfellas ⓘ |
| filmDebut | Goodfellas ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | crime film ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Goodfellas ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | gangster film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loyalty | organized crime associates ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableHeist |
Lufthansa heist (fictionalized depiction)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lufthansa heist
|
| notableSceneContext |
discussing “never rat on your friends” code
ⓘ
planning the Lufthansa robbery ⓘ |
| notableTraitInFandom | professionalism in planning heists ⓘ |
| occupation |
heist organizer
ⓘ
mobster ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
calculating ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert De Niro ⓘ |
| portrayedInYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
key organizer of major robberies
ⓘ
mentor to Henry Hill ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfWork |
Martin Scorsese
ⓘ
Nicholas Pileggi ⓘ |
| setting | New York underworld ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Conway Description of subject: James Conway is a fictional New York mobster and skilled heist organizer portrayed by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s crime film "Goodfellas."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.