Michael Hunsaker
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Michael Hunsaker is a fictional former Vietnam War comrade of Roger Murtaugh whose involvement in a dangerous heroin-smuggling operation drives much of the plot in the action film "Lethal Weapon."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Hunsaker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9926891 — 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: Michael Hunsaker Context triple: [Lethal Weapon, character, Michael Hunsaker]
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A.
John Kiffmeyer
John Kiffmeyer is an American drummer best known for being the original drummer of the punk rock band Green Day during their early years.
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B.
Michael Sarnoski
Michael Sarnoski is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing the acclaimed drama "Pig" and later helming the horror prequel "A Quiet Place: Day One."
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C.
John Hufnagel
John Hufnagel is a prominent Canadian Football League coach and executive best known for leading the Calgary Stampeders to multiple Grey Cup championships.
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D.
Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
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E.
John Beeman
John Beeman was an early Texas settler associated with the pioneering families connected to John Neely Bryan, the founder of Dallas.
- 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: Michael Hunsaker Target entity description: Michael Hunsaker is a fictional former Vietnam War comrade of Roger Murtaugh whose involvement in a dangerous heroin-smuggling operation drives much of the plot in the action film "Lethal Weapon."
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A.
John Kiffmeyer
John Kiffmeyer is an American drummer best known for being the original drummer of the punk rock band Green Day during their early years.
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B.
Michael Sarnoski
Michael Sarnoski is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing the acclaimed drama "Pig" and later helming the horror prequel "A Quiet Place: Day One."
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C.
John Hufnagel
John Hufnagel is a prominent Canadian Football League coach and executive best known for leading the Calgary Stampeders to multiple Grey Cup championships.
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D.
Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
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E.
John Beeman
John Beeman was an early Texas settler associated with the pioneering families connected to John Neely Bryan, the founder of Dallas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lethal Weapon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | buddy cop film ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
General Peter McAllister
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Riggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization | Shadow Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalOrigin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Shane Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hunsaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | deceased ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Lethal Weapon franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Lethal Weapon (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | action film ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasChild | Amanda Hunsaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
banker
ⓘ
former soldier ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Roger Murtaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn | heroin smuggling ⓘ |
| killedBy | Shadow Company operatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | murder ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| militaryComradeOf | Roger Murtaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
motivates Murtaugh and Riggs to pursue case
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whistleblower on Shadow Company ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
catalyst for main investigation
ⓘ
key figure in heroin-smuggling operation ⓘ |
| settingOfResidence | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
consequences of war
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corruption ⓘ drug trafficking ⓘ |
| workOfFiction | Lethal Weapon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1987 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Hunsaker Description of subject: Michael Hunsaker is a fictional former Vietnam War comrade of Roger Murtaugh whose involvement in a dangerous heroin-smuggling operation drives much of the plot in the action film "Lethal Weapon."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.