Willem Dafoe as John Clark
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Willem Dafoe as John Clark is Dafoe’s portrayal of the seasoned and resourceful CIA operative John Clark in the political thriller film "Clear and Present Danger."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Willem Dafoe as John Clark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10124563 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Willem Dafoe as John Clark Context triple: [Clear and Present Danger, leadActorAsCharacter, Willem Dafoe as John Clark]
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A.
Thomas Wake – Willem Dafoe
Thomas Wake is the grizzled, domineering lighthouse keeper in the psychological horror film "The Lighthouse," portrayed with intense, eccentric fervor by Willem Dafoe.
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B.
William Petersen as Will Graham
William Petersen as Will Graham is the lead portrayal of the haunted FBI profiler tracking a cannibalistic serial killer in Michael Mann’s 1986 thriller "Manhunter," adapted from Thomas Harris’s novel "Red Dragon."
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C.
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Paul Zara
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Paul Zara refers to Hoffman's portrayal of the seasoned, hard-nosed campaign manager in the 2011 political drama film "The Ides of March."
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D.
Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy
Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy is the journalist character in the 1994 film "Interview with the Vampire" who records Louis de Pointe du Lac’s centuries-spanning life story.
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E.
Winston Miller
Winston Miller was an American screenwriter and film producer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- 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: Willem Dafoe as John Clark Target entity description: Willem Dafoe as John Clark is Dafoe’s portrayal of the seasoned and resourceful CIA operative John Clark in the political thriller film "Clear and Present Danger."
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A.
Thomas Wake – Willem Dafoe
Thomas Wake is the grizzled, domineering lighthouse keeper in the psychological horror film "The Lighthouse," portrayed with intense, eccentric fervor by Willem Dafoe.
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B.
William Petersen as Will Graham
William Petersen as Will Graham is the lead portrayal of the haunted FBI profiler tracking a cannibalistic serial killer in Michael Mann’s 1986 thriller "Manhunter," adapted from Thomas Harris’s novel "Red Dragon."
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C.
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Paul Zara
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Paul Zara refers to Hoffman's portrayal of the seasoned, hard-nosed campaign manager in the 2011 political drama film "The Ides of March."
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D.
Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy
Christian Slater as Daniel Molloy is the journalist character in the 1994 film "Interview with the Vampire" who records Louis de Pointe du Lac’s centuries-spanning life story.
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E.
Winston Miller
Winston Miller was an American screenwriter and film producer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional CIA operative portrayal
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film character portrayal ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | John Clark from the novel Clear and Present Danger ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Clear and Present Danger ⓘ |
| associatedWithFranchise |
Jack Ryan franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
The Jack Ryan film series
|
| basedOn |
John Clark (Tom Clancy character)
ⓘ
linked to:
John Clark
|
| character | John Clark ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs |
resourceful
ⓘ
seasoned ⓘ |
| directorOfFilm | Phillip Noyce ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
action thriller
ⓘ
spy film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | political thriller ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOfSourceMaterial | Tom Clancy ⓘ |
| hasNationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| hasSourceWorkType | techno-thriller novel ⓘ |
| involvedInFictionalEvent | covert operations in Colombia ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| militaryBackgroundInFiction | special operations experience ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | field operations leader ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with Jack Ryan
ⓘ
depiction of covert paramilitary operations ⓘ |
| notablePerformanceForActor | Willem Dafoe ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
CIA operative
ⓘ
covert operations specialist ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Jack Ryan film series
ⓘ
linked to:
The Jack Ryan film series
|
| portrayalEra | 1990s ⓘ |
| portrayalType | live-action performance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Willem Dafoe ⓘ |
| primarySettingOfFilm |
Colombia
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| productionCompanyOfFilm | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Tom Clancy Jack Ryan universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Jack Ryan
|
| themeOfWork |
U.S. foreign policy
ⓘ
covert warfare ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| worksAlongsideInStory | Jack Ryan ⓘ |
| worksForInStory | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
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Subject: Willem Dafoe as John Clark Description of subject: Willem Dafoe as John Clark is Dafoe’s portrayal of the seasoned and resourceful CIA operative John Clark in the political thriller film "Clear and Present Danger."
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