Tom Reagan
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Tom Reagan is the cunning, soft-spoken consigliere protagonist of the Coen brothers’ Prohibition-era crime film "Miller’s Crossing," known for his moral ambiguity and intricate manipulation of rival gangs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Reagan canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8278839 — 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: Tom Reagan Context triple: [Miller's Crossing, hasCharacter, Tom Reagan]
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A.
John Neil Reagan
John Neil Reagan was an American radio station manager and advertising executive best known as the older brother of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
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B.
Ron Reagan
Ron Reagan is an American political commentator, radio host, and the son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
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C.
Michael Reagan
Michael Reagan is an American political commentator, author, and radio talk show host, known as the adopted son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman.
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D.
Christopher Reagan
Christopher Reagan is a member of the Reagan family, known primarily as a relative of American political commentator and author Michael Reagan, the adopted son of President Ronald Reagan.
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E.
Jack Reagan
Jack Reagan was the father of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and worked as a traveling shoe salesman in the American Midwest.
- 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: Tom Reagan Target entity description: Tom Reagan is the cunning, soft-spoken consigliere protagonist of the Coen brothers’ Prohibition-era crime film "Miller’s Crossing," known for his moral ambiguity and intricate manipulation of rival gangs.
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A.
John Neil Reagan
John Neil Reagan was an American radio station manager and advertising executive best known as the older brother of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
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B.
Ron Reagan
Ron Reagan is an American political commentator, radio host, and the son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
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C.
Michael Reagan
Michael Reagan is an American political commentator, author, and radio talk show host, known as the adopted son of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman.
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D.
Christopher Reagan
Christopher Reagan is a member of the Reagan family, known primarily as a relative of American political commentator and author Michael Reagan, the adopted son of President Ronald Reagan.
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E.
Jack Reagan
Jack Reagan was the father of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and worked as a traveling shoe salesman in the American Midwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alignmentWithLeo | shifts between loyalty and opposition ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Miller's Crossing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish mob
ⓘ
Leo O'Bannon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Ethan Coen
ⓘ
Joel Coen ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| fullName | Tom Reagan ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film character
ⓘ
film noir-inspired character ⓘ |
| inUniverseEra | Prohibition ⓘ |
| involvedIn | gang war between Irish and Italian mobs ⓘ |
| keyConflict | decision whether to protect or kill Bernie Bernbaum ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | antihero ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
mediates conflict between rival gangs
ⓘ
orchestrates shifting alliances ⓘ unreliable moral center of the story ⓘ |
| nationality |
Irish-American (implied)
ⓘ
linked to:
Irish American
|
| notableCharacteristic |
cunning
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emotionally guarded ⓘ highly intelligent ⓘ morally ambiguous ⓘ skilled manipulator ⓘ soft-spoken ⓘ strategic thinker ⓘ |
| notableScene | walk through Miller's Crossing forest ⓘ |
| occupation | consigliere ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gabriel Byrne ⓘ |
| primaryColorPaletteAssociation | muted, noir-inspired cinematography ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| relationship |
friend and adviser to Leo O'Bannon
ⓘ
lover of Verna Bernbaum ⓘ |
| role | right-hand man to Leo O'Bannon ⓘ |
| screenwriters |
Ethan Coen
ⓘ
Joel Coen ⓘ |
| setting | Prohibition-era American city ⓘ |
| storyThemeAssociation |
identity and deception
ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ |
| trait |
habitual gambler
ⓘ
heavy drinker ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | handgun ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Reagan Description of subject: Tom Reagan is the cunning, soft-spoken consigliere protagonist of the Coen brothers’ Prohibition-era crime film "Miller’s Crossing," known for his moral ambiguity and intricate manipulation of rival gangs.
Referenced by (8)
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