Noah Cross
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Noah Cross is a powerful and corrupt land baron who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "Chinatown."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Noah Cross canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10338745 — 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: Noah Cross Context triple: [J. J. Gittes, associatedWith, Noah Cross]
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A.
Noah Emmerich
Noah Emmerich is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, particularly his acclaimed performance as FBI agent Stan Beeman in the series "The Americans."
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B.
Steve Rhoades
Steve Rhoades is a mild-mannered, socially conscious banker and neighbor to the Bundy family on the sitcom "Married... with Children."
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C.
Noah Grant
Noah Grant was the grandfather of Ulysses S. Grant and an early American settler and farmer in Ohio.
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D.
Noah Hathaway
Noah Hathaway is an American actor best known for his role as the young warrior Atreyu in the fantasy film "The NeverEnding Story" (1984).
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E.
Elias Pearce
Elias Pearce was the mountaineer credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta in California.
- 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: Noah Cross Target entity description: Noah Cross is a powerful and corrupt land baron who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "Chinatown."
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A.
Noah Emmerich
Noah Emmerich is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, particularly his acclaimed performance as FBI agent Stan Beeman in the series "The Americans."
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B.
Steve Rhoades
Steve Rhoades is a mild-mannered, socially conscious banker and neighbor to the Bundy family on the sitcom "Married... with Children."
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C.
Noah Grant
Noah Grant was the grandfather of Ulysses S. Grant and an early American settler and farmer in Ohio.
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D.
Noah Hathaway
Noah Hathaway is an American actor best known for his role as the young warrior Atreyu in the fantasy film "The NeverEnding Story" (1984).
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E.
Elias Pearce
Elias Pearce was the mountaineer credited with making the first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | J. J. Gittes ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Chinatown ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | neo-noir film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Albacore Club (fictional social club in Chinatown)
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ water rights in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
corrupt
ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ powerful ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| controls | land in the San Fernando Valley (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Towne ⓘ |
| createdFor | the screenplay of Chinatown ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
father of Evelyn Mulwray
ⓘ
grandfather of Katherine ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Chinatown universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinatown film series
|
| filmReleaseYearOfWork | 1974 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Chinatown (1974 film) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFirstName | Noah ⓘ |
| hasLastName | Cross ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
abuse of power
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incest ⓘ political corruption ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
land speculation scheme
ⓘ
water supply conspiracy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | villainous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | drives central mystery of Chinatown ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the main villain in Chinatown ⓘ |
| occupation | land baron ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
influential civic leader
ⓘ
wealthy businessman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Huston ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in Chinatown ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | supporting but pivotal role ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noah Cross Description of subject: Noah Cross is a powerful and corrupt land baron who serves as the primary antagonist in the film "Chinatown."
Referenced by (14)
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