Pete Cochran
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Pete Cochran is a troubled rich-kid-turned-undercover-cop who serves as one of the three young protagonists in the late-1960s crime drama series "The Mod Squad."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pete Cochran canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9568143 — 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: Pete Cochran Context triple: [The Mod Squad, mainCharacter, Pete Cochran]
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A.
Curt Rothenberger
Curt Rothenberger was a German jurist and high-ranking Nazi official who played a key role in implementing and justifying the Third Reich’s oppressive legal policies.
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B.
Bill Truitt
Bill Truitt is a central character in the dark comedy film "The Opposite of Sex," serving as a mild-mannered teacher whose life is upended by the manipulative actions of his teenage half-sister.
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C.
Mike Chapman
Mike Chapman is a renowned Australian-born record producer and songwriter known for crafting numerous pop and rock hits in the 1970s and 1980s for artists such as Blondie, Suzi Quatro, and Tina Turner.
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D.
Bert Cochran
Bert Cochran was an American socialist activist, writer, and historian known for his role in mid-20th-century leftist politics and labor movements.
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E.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- 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: Pete Cochran Target entity description: Pete Cochran is a troubled rich-kid-turned-undercover-cop who serves as one of the three young protagonists in the late-1960s crime drama series "The Mod Squad."
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A.
Curt Rothenberger
Curt Rothenberger was a German jurist and high-ranking Nazi official who played a key role in implementing and justifying the Third Reich’s oppressive legal policies.
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B.
Bill Truitt
Bill Truitt is a central character in the dark comedy film "The Opposite of Sex," serving as a mild-mannered teacher whose life is upended by the manipulative actions of his teenage half-sister.
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C.
Mike Chapman
Mike Chapman is a renowned Australian-born record producer and songwriter known for crafting numerous pop and rock hits in the 1970s and 1980s for artists such as Blondie, Suzi Quatro, and Tina Turner.
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D.
Bert Cochran
Bert Cochran was an American socialist activist, writer, and historian known for his role in mid-20th-century leftist politics and labor movements.
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E.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Mod Squad ⓘ |
| appearsInDecade |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| appearsInPeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| background |
comes from a wealthy family
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has a troubled past ⓘ |
| characterRole |
main character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| characterType | troubled rich kid ⓘ |
| colleague |
Julie Barnes
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Linc Hayes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| firstAppearanceWork |
The Mod Squad (television series)
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linked to:
The Mod Squad
|
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
police procedural ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | member of youth undercover police unit ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
rebellious but idealistic
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uses his background to infiltrate youth and counterculture scenes ⓘ |
| occupation |
cop
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undercover police officer ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble of three young protagonists ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Cole ⓘ |
| settingContext | counterculture era of the late 1960s ⓘ |
| supervisor | Captain Adam Greer ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | youth-oriented crime drama ⓘ |
| teamMembership | The Mod Squad ⓘ |
| worksFor | police department (in The Mod Squad) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pete Cochran Description of subject: Pete Cochran is a troubled rich-kid-turned-undercover-cop who serves as one of the three young protagonists in the late-1960s crime drama series "The Mod Squad."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Linc Hayes is a young Black man from the inner city
subject linked to:
Captain Adam Greer is a police captain who supervises the squad
subject linked to:
Pete Cochran – Michael Cole
subject linked to:
Captain Adam Greer – Tige Andrews
subject linked to:
Captain Adam Greer – Tige Andrews