Eric "Otter" Stratton
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Eric "Otter" Stratton is the charming, womanizing ladies’ man and prominent member of the Delta Tau Chi fraternity in the comedy film *National Lampoon’s Animal House*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eric "Otter" Stratton canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9801651 — 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: Eric "Otter" Stratton Context triple: [Tim Matheson, playedCharacter, Eric "Otter" Stratton]
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A.
David Stratton
David Stratton is a prominent British-Australian film critic and historian best known for his long-running work on Australian television and his influential contributions to film culture.
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B.
Gil Stratton
Gil Stratton was an American character actor and sportscaster known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, as well as his long career in Los Angeles sports broadcasting.
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C.
Brad Strickland
Brad Strickland is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his work on series such as "The Lewis Barnavelt" books and various media tie-in novels.
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D.
Jeff Ott
Jeff Ott is an American punk musician and activist best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the influential East Bay punk band Crimpshrine.
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E.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in 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: Eric "Otter" Stratton Target entity description: Eric "Otter" Stratton is the charming, womanizing ladies’ man and prominent member of the Delta Tau Chi fraternity in the comedy film *National Lampoon’s Animal House*.
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A.
David Stratton
David Stratton is a prominent British-Australian film critic and historian best known for his long-running work on Australian television and his influential contributions to film culture.
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B.
Gil Stratton
Gil Stratton was an American character actor and sportscaster known for his roles in mid-20th-century films and television, as well as his long career in Los Angeles sports broadcasting.
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C.
Brad Strickland
Brad Strickland is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for his work on series such as "The Lewis Barnavelt" books and various media tie-in novels.
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D.
Jeff Ott
Jeff Ott is an American punk musician and activist best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the influential East Bay punk band Crimpshrine.
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E.
Guy Weadick
Guy Weadick was an American-born cowboy, promoter, and showman best known for creating the Calgary Stampede and helping popularize rodeo culture in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Delta Tau Chi fraternity ⓘ |
| alignment | Delta house misfits ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Animal House
ⓘ
National Lampoon's Animal House ⓘ
linked to:
Animal House
|
| basedIn |
Faber College campus
ⓘ
linked to:
Faber College
|
| characterTrait |
charming
ⓘ
ladies' man ⓘ womanizing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
National Lampoon's Animal House
ⓘ
linked to:
Animal House
|
| fraternityStatus | popular member ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot |
prominent fraternity member
ⓘ
romantic lead ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Delta Tau Chi
ⓘ
linked to:
Delta Tau Chi fraternity
|
| notableFor |
comic situations involving women
ⓘ
romantic escapades ⓘ |
| occupation | college student ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Lampoon's Animal House franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Animal House
|
| portrayedBy | Tim Matheson ⓘ |
| setting | Faber College ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric "Otter" Stratton Description of subject: Eric "Otter" Stratton is the charming, womanizing ladies’ man and prominent member of the Delta Tau Chi fraternity in the comedy film *National Lampoon’s Animal House*.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Timothy Lewis Matthieson
subject linked to:
Larry "Pinto" Kroger in National Lampoon's Animal House