H.M. Murdock
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H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock is a fictional, eccentric but brilliant helicopter pilot and member of the A-Team from the 1980s American television series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| H.M. Murdock canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10102036 — 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: H.M. Murdock Context triple: [Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock, fullName, H.M. Murdock]
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A.
George Murdock
George Murdock was an American character actor known for his extensive work in film and television, often portraying authority figures and memorable supporting roles.
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B.
William Joyce Sewell
William Joyce Sewell was a 19th-century Irish-born American Civil War general and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
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C.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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D.
Richard Linton
Richard Linton is an American academic administrator and food science scholar who serves as the president of Kansas State University.
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E.
Raymond Firth
Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand-born social anthropologist best known for his influential work on economic anthropology and his studies of Tikopia society.
- 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: H.M. Murdock Target entity description: H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock is a fictional, eccentric but brilliant helicopter pilot and member of the A-Team from the 1980s American television series.
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A.
George Murdock
George Murdock was an American character actor known for his extensive work in film and television, often portraying authority figures and memorable supporting roles.
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B.
William Joyce Sewell
William Joyce Sewell was a 19th-century Irish-born American Civil War general and Republican politician who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey.
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C.
Kirkpatrick Durham
Kirkpatrick Durham is a village and civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the parish of Kirkpatrick.
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D.
Richard Linton
Richard Linton is an American academic administrator and food science scholar who serves as the president of Kansas State University.
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E.
Raymond Firth
Raymond Firth was a prominent New Zealand-born social anthropologist best known for his influential work on economic anthropology and his studies of Tikopia society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Army ⓘ |
| alignment | hero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The A-Team (1983 TV series)
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linked to:
The A-Team
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| basedIn |
Los Angeles (fictional setting)
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linked to:
Los Angeles (fictionalized)
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| characterIn | The A-Team ⓘ |
| closeTo |
B.A. Baracus
ⓘ
linked to:
B. A. Baracus
John "Hannibal" Smith ⓘ Templeton "Faceman" Peck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy |
Frank Lupo
ⓘ
Stephen J. Cannell ⓘ |
| createdFor | NBC ⓘ |
| era | 1980s television ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The A-Team universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The A-Team (1983 TV series pilot)
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linked to:
The A-Team
|
| fullName | H.M. Murdock ⓘ |
| genre |
action-adventure
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crime drama ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf |
the A-Team
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| mentalHealthStatus | often institutionalized in a VA psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
U.S. Army Special Forces
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linked to:
United States Special Forces
|
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| nickname | Howling Mad ⓘ |
| notableFor | comic and unpredictable flying sequences ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
apparent insanity
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comic relief ⓘ eccentric behavior ⓘ high intelligence ⓘ |
| occupation |
helicopter pilot
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| personality |
loyal
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resourceful ⓘ unpredictable ⓘ zany ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dwight Schultz ⓘ |
| rank | Captain ⓘ |
| runningGag |
B.A. Baracus dislikes flying with him
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frequent escapes from psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| skill |
fixed-wing aircraft piloting
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helicopter piloting ⓘ improvisation ⓘ linguistics ⓘ voice impersonation ⓘ |
| status | fugitive (within series) ⓘ |
| teamRole |
air support specialist
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pilot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: H.M. Murdock Description of subject: H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock is a fictional, eccentric but brilliant helicopter pilot and member of the A-Team from the 1980s American television series.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.