Captain Dallas in Alien
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Captain Dallas in Alien is the calm, pragmatic captain of the commercial towing spaceship Nostromo, who leads his crew into the deadly encounter with the xenomorph creature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Dallas in Alien canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9305364 — 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: Captain Dallas in Alien Context triple: [Tom Skerritt, portrayed, Captain Dallas in Alien]
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Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow is a tough, sardonic U.S. Army NCO who oversees the misfit combat squad into which Tom Cruise’s character is thrust in the film’s alien-invasion time-loop scenario.
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B.
Ripley
Ripley is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England, known for its historic high street, village green, and traditional English character.
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C.
Ripley
Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, known historically for its role in the region’s coal mining and industrial development.
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D.
Ripley
Ripley is a television miniseries adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley novels, starring Andrew Scott as the charismatic con artist Tom Ripley.
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E.
Ripley
Ripley is a small rural community located within Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
- 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: Captain Dallas in Alien Target entity description: Captain Dallas in Alien is the calm, pragmatic captain of the commercial towing spaceship Nostromo, who leads his crew into the deadly encounter with the xenomorph creature.
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A.
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow
Master Sergeant Farell in Edge of Tomorrow is a tough, sardonic U.S. Army NCO who oversees the misfit combat squad into which Tom Cruise’s character is thrust in the film’s alien-invasion time-loop scenario.
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B.
Ripley
Ripley is a village and civil parish in Surrey, England, known for its historic high street, village green, and traditional English character.
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C.
Ripley
Ripley is a small town in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England, known historically for its role in the region’s coal mining and industrial development.
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D.
Ripley
Ripley is a television miniseries adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley novels, starring Andrew Scott as the charismatic con artist Tom Ripley.
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E.
Ripley
Ripley is a small rural community located within Bruce County in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
USCSS Nostromo crew
ⓘ
linked to:
USCSS Nostromo
|
| appearsIn | Alien ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | Alien ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
calm
ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ responsible ⓘ |
| commandedVessel | USCSS Nostromo ⓘ |
| costumeElement | Nostromo flight jacket ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Dan O'Bannon
ⓘ
Ronald Shusett ⓘ |
| deathCause | xenomorph attack ⓘ |
| deathLocation | air ducts of the Nostromo ⓘ |
| decision |
enters air ducts to hunt xenomorph
ⓘ
orders investigation of derelict ship ⓘ |
| employer |
Weyland-Yutani Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Weyland Corporation
|
| encounters |
xenomorph
ⓘ
linked to:
Xenomorph
|
| familyName | Dallas ⓘ |
| featuredInFranchise | Alien franchise ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Alien (1979 film) ⓘ |
| fullName | Arthur Koblenz Dallas ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| interactsWithCharacter |
Ash
ⓘ
Brett ⓘ Ellen Ripley ⓘ Jonesy the cat ⓘ Kane ⓘ Lambert ⓘ Parker ⓘ |
| leads | Nostromo crew ⓘ |
| leadsInto | investigation of alien signal ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
early leader of crew's response to alien threat
ⓘ
ship's commanding officer ⓘ |
| nationalityInCanon | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
commercial towing vehicle captain
ⓘ
spaceship captain ⓘ |
| onScreenStatus | killed by xenomorph ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Skerritt ⓘ |
| rank | captain ⓘ |
| scriptDesignation | Dallas ⓘ |
| shipTypeCommanded | commercial towing spaceship ⓘ |
| universe | Alien universe ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | flamethrower ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Dallas in Alien Description of subject: Captain Dallas in Alien is the calm, pragmatic captain of the commercial towing spaceship Nostromo, who leads his crew into the deadly encounter with the xenomorph creature.
Referenced by (1)
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