Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake
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Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake is a worn-down, alcoholic country music singer whose struggle for redemption and renewed purpose forms the emotional core of the film.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake | 1 |
| Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10514755 — 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)
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Target entity: Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake Context triple: [Crazy Heart, portrays, Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake]
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A.
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Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett is a ruthless, authoritarian sheriff whose chilling performance in the Western film "Unforgiven" earned Hackman widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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B.
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C.
Lee Marvin as Vince Stone
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Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
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E.
Clint Eastwood as Philo Beddoe
Clint Eastwood as Philo Beddoe is the tough but easygoing trucker and bare-knuckle brawler, often accompanied by his pet orangutan Clyde, in the comedic action films of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- 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: Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake Target entity description: Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake is a worn-down, alcoholic country music singer whose struggle for redemption and renewed purpose forms the emotional core of the film.
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A.
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett is a ruthless, authoritarian sheriff whose chilling performance in the Western film "Unforgiven" earned Hackman widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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B.
Bill Paxton as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon
Bill Paxton as Dale "Hurricane" Dixon is a small-town Arkansas police chief whose mix of eager ambition, moral conflict, and vulnerability makes him the emotional center of the crime thriller One False Move.
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C.
Lee Marvin as Vince Stone
Lee Marvin as Vince Stone refers to Marvin’s memorable portrayal of a sadistic, hot-headed mob enforcer in the classic 1953 film noir "The Big Heat."
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D.
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
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E.
Clint Eastwood as Philo Beddoe
Clint Eastwood as Philo Beddoe is the tough but easygoing trucker and bare-knuckle brawler, often accompanied by his pet orangutan Clyde, in the comedic action films of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacter
ⓘ
filmCharacter ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
drama film
ⓘ
music film ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Crazy Heart ⓘ |
| associatedWithAward |
Academy Award for Best Actor (Jeff Bridges)
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama (Jeff Bridges) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bad Blake (novel character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bad Blake
|
| characterArc | from self-destruction to attempted recovery ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
worn-down ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Scott Cooper ⓘ |
| diegeticRole | singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| emotionalCoreOf | Crazy Heart ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| genre | country music ⓘ |
| lifeStage | middle-aged ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAttribute |
faded fame
ⓘ
touring small venues ⓘ troubled past ⓘ |
| occupation |
country singer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ |
| performsSongInFilm |
"The Weary Kind"
ⓘ
linked to:
The Weary Kind
|
| portrayedBy | Jeff Bridges ⓘ |
| relationshipType |
mentor-mentee dynamic with Tommy Sweet
ⓘ
romantic relationship with Jean Craddock ⓘ |
| seeks |
redemption
ⓘ
renewed purpose ⓘ |
| settingContext |
American Southwest
ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| strugglesWith |
alcoholism
ⓘ
career decline ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
addiction
ⓘ
aging ⓘ redemption ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake Description of subject: Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake is a worn-down, alcoholic country music singer whose struggle for redemption and renewed purpose forms the emotional core of the film.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake