Howard Payne
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Howard Payne is the ruthless, bomb-obsessed former cop who serves as the primary antagonist in the action film "Speed."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Payne canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9825285 — 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: Howard Payne Context triple: [Speed, character, Howard Payne]
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A.
Zacch Pickens
Zacch Pickens is an American football defensive tackle who played college football at South Carolina and was drafted into the NFL.
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B.
Burley Mitchell
Burley Mitchell is a former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and a prominent American jurist.
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C.
Allen Payne
Allen Payne is an American actor best known for his roles in the sitcom "The Cosby Show," the film "New Jack City," and the television series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne."
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D.
Edward Burleson
Edward Burleson was a prominent Texian military and political leader of the Texas Revolution who later served as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
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E.
George Houser
George Houser was an American civil rights activist and minister who co-founded key nonviolent protest organizations and played a significant role in early Freedom Rides and anti-apartheid efforts.
- 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: Howard Payne Target entity description: Howard Payne is the ruthless, bomb-obsessed former cop who serves as the primary antagonist in the action film "Speed."
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A.
Zacch Pickens
Zacch Pickens is an American football defensive tackle who played college football at South Carolina and was drafted into the NFL.
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B.
Burley Mitchell
Burley Mitchell is a former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court and a prominent American jurist.
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C.
Allen Payne
Allen Payne is an American actor best known for his roles in the sitcom "The Cosby Show," the film "New Jack City," and the television series "Tyler Perry's House of Payne."
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D.
Edward Burleson
Edward Burleson was a prominent Texian military and political leader of the Texas Revolution who later served as vice president of the Republic of Texas.
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E.
George Houser
George Houser was an American civil rights activist and minister who co-founded key nonviolent protest organizations and played a significant role in early Freedom Rides and anti-apartheid efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Los Angeles Police Department (former)
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Police Department
|
| appearsAlongsideActor |
Jeff Daniels
ⓘ
Keanu Reeves ⓘ Sandra Bullock ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Speed ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | disaster film ⓘ |
| conditionOfBomb | bus explodes if speed drops below 50 mph ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Graham Yost ⓘ |
| deathSceneLocation | on top of a moving subway train ⓘ |
| demands | ransom money ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Annie Porter
ⓘ
Jack Traven ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Speed film universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Speed (franchise)
|
| filmGenreContext | action thriller ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompanyContext | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearContext | 1994 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Speed ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | bomb squad officer ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasDialogueWith | Jack Traven via phone ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
1994 film Speed
ⓘ
linked to:
Speed (1994 film)
|
| isVillainType |
mad bomber
ⓘ
terrorist ⓘ |
| killedBy | Jack Traven ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| motivation |
financial gain
ⓘ
revenge against the police department ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
rigs a city bus with a bomb
ⓘ
rigs an elevator with explosives ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | taunts Jack Traven over the phone ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
bomb-obsessed
ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ |
| occupation | former police officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dennis Hopper ⓘ |
| portrayedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonistIn | Speed ⓘ |
| roleIn | Speed ⓘ |
| storySetting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| threatens |
Los Angeles city infrastructure
ⓘ
passengers on a city bus ⓘ |
| usesWeapon |
bombs
ⓘ
explosives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Payne Description of subject: Howard Payne is the ruthless, bomb-obsessed former cop who serves as the primary antagonist in the action film "Speed."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.