H.M.
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H.M. is the nickname of Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock, the eccentric and comedic helicopter pilot from the television series The A-Team.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| H.M. canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10102038 — 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. Context triple: [Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock, givenName, H.M.]
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A.
Herman
Herman is a surname most notably associated with Edward S. Herman, an American economist, media analyst, and critic of U.S. foreign policy.
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B.
Herman
Herman is the given first name of the American blues singer and harmonica player Junior Parker.
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C.
Herman
Herman is the given name of Belgian politician Herman De Croo, a long-serving liberal statesman and former President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.
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D.
Herman
Herman is the middle name of legendary American baseball player Babe Ruth, whose full name was George Herman Ruth Jr.
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E.
Harvey
Harvey is a classic 1950 American comedy film in which James Stewart plays a genial man whose best friend is an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit.
- 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. Target entity description: H.M. is the nickname of Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock, the eccentric and comedic helicopter pilot from the television series The A-Team.
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A.
Herman
Herman is a surname most notably associated with Edward S. Herman, an American economist, media analyst, and critic of U.S. foreign policy.
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B.
Herman
Herman is the given name of Belgian politician Herman De Croo, a long-serving liberal statesman and former President of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives.
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C.
Herman
Herman is the middle name of legendary American baseball player Babe Ruth, whose full name was George Herman Ruth Jr.
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D.
Herman
Herman is the given first name of the American blues singer and harmonica player Junior Parker.
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E.
Harvey
Harvey is a classic 1950 American comedy film in which James Stewart plays a genial man whose best friend is an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| alignment | heroic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Captain H.M. Murdock
ⓘ
Howling Mad Murdock ⓘ
linked to:
Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock
|
| appearsIn |
The A-Team
ⓘ
The A-Team (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| associatedWith |
B.A. Baracus
ⓘ
linked to:
B. A. Baracus
John "Hannibal" Smith ⓘ Templeton "Faceman" Peck ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The A-Team franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team video game
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor | NBC ⓘ |
| debutYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The A-Team universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| firstAppearance |
The A-Team (1983 TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| fullName | H.M. Murdock ⓘ |
| genre | action-adventure television ⓘ |
| hasCatchphrase | various humorous and improvised lines ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
comedic
ⓘ
eccentric ⓘ mentally unstable (played for comedy) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf |
the A-Team
ⓘ
linked to:
The A-Team
|
| narrativeFunction | comic relief in action scenes ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| nickname |
H.M.
ⓘ
Howling Mad ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
often resides in a psychiatric hospital
ⓘ
talks to imaginary animals or objects ⓘ wears eccentric clothing ⓘ |
| occupation | helicopter pilot ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dwight Schultz ⓘ |
| rank | Captain ⓘ |
| setting | post-Vietnam War United States ⓘ |
| skill |
disguise
ⓘ
fixed-wing aircraft piloting ⓘ helicopter piloting ⓘ improvisation ⓘ linguistic mimicry ⓘ |
| teamRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
pilot ⓘ |
| worksWith | Vietnam War veteran mercenaries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: H.M. Description of subject: H.M. is the nickname of Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock, the eccentric and comedic helicopter pilot from the television series The A-Team.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.