Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island
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Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island is the charismatic, villainous pirate cook and primary antagonist portrayed with theatrical flair in the Muppet adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island canonical | 1 |
| Long John Silver in Treasure Island | 1 |
| Tim Curry as Long John Silver | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island Context triple: [Tim Curry, filmRole, Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island]
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A.
Wallace Beery as Long John Silver
Wallace Beery as Long John Silver refers to the veteran American actor’s iconic portrayal of the cunning one-legged pirate in the 1934 film adaptation of "Treasure Island."
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B.
Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series
Captain Hector Barbossa is a cunning, morally ambiguous pirate captain and frequent rival-ally of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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C.
Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride
Dread Pirate Roberts in *The Princess Bride* is the legendary, feared pirate identity secretly passed from one individual to another, most famously assumed by the story’s hero Westley.
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D.
Long John Silver
Long John Silver is a cunning, one-legged pirate and master manipulator who serves as the charismatic antihero in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
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E.
Long John Silver (1954 film)
Long John Silver is a 1954 adventure film that continues the story of the pirate from Treasure Island, featuring Robert Newton reprising his iconic role as the cunning one-legged buccaneer.
- 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: Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island Target entity description: Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island is the charismatic, villainous pirate cook and primary antagonist portrayed with theatrical flair in the Muppet adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale.
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A.
Wallace Beery as Long John Silver
Wallace Beery as Long John Silver refers to the veteran American actor’s iconic portrayal of the cunning one-legged pirate in the 1934 film adaptation of "Treasure Island."
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B.
Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series
Captain Hector Barbossa is a cunning, morally ambiguous pirate captain and frequent rival-ally of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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C.
Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride
Dread Pirate Roberts in *The Princess Bride* is the legendary, feared pirate identity secretly passed from one individual to another, most famously assumed by the story’s hero Westley.
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D.
Long John Silver
Long John Silver is a cunning, one-legged pirate and master manipulator who serves as the charismatic antihero in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
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E.
Long John Silver (1954 film)
Long John Silver is a 1954 adventure film that continues the story of the pirate from Treasure Island, featuring Robert Newton reprising his iconic role as the cunning one-legged buccaneer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Long John Silver in Treasure Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island
|
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Muppet Treasure Island ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jim Hawkins (Muppet Treasure Island)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Hawkins
The Muppets ⓘ
linked to:
Muppets
|
| basedOn | Long John Silver ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
charismatic
ⓘ
charming ⓘ cunning ⓘ manipulative ⓘ villainous ⓘ |
| createdFor | Muppet adaptation of Treasure Island ⓘ |
| employer | Captain Smollett (Muppet Treasure Island) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Muppet Treasure Island (1996 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Muppet Treasure Island
|
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ musical comedy ⓘ |
| goal | to obtain Captain Flint's treasure ⓘ |
| hasAllegiance | pirate crew ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | pet lobster Polly ⓘ |
| hasMoralArc | ambiguous ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalAttribute | one-legged ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
ⓘ
menacing ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Treasure Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Treasure Island (novel)
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
musical numbers
ⓘ
theatrical flair ⓘ |
| notableScene | leading the pirate mutiny on the Hispaniola ⓘ |
| occupation |
pirate
ⓘ
ship's cook ⓘ |
| partOf |
Muppet Treasure Island cast
ⓘ
linked to:
Muppet Treasure Island
|
| portrayalStyle | over-the-top theatrical ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tim Curry ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork |
The Jim Henson Company
ⓘ
Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| relationshipToJimHawkins |
mentor-like
ⓘ
secretly adversarial ⓘ |
| roleInStory | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| shipServedOn | Hispaniola (Muppet Treasure Island) ⓘ |
| singsSong | “Professional Pirate” ⓘ |
| targetAudienceOfWork | children and families ⓘ |
| yearOfAppearance | 1996 ⓘ |
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Subject: Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island Description of subject: Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island is the charismatic, villainous pirate cook and primary antagonist portrayed with theatrical flair in the Muppet adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale.
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linked to: Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island
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Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island
linked to: Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island