Hank Hanson
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Hank Hanson is a troubled, debt-ridden younger brother whose desperate choices help drive the tragic crime plot in the film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hank Hanson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10583460 — 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: Hank Hanson Context triple: [Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, hasCharacter, Hank Hanson]
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A.
Bob Hanson
Bob Hanson is the gruff, world-weary owner of a remote desert diner who becomes an unlikely defender of humanity in the supernatural action-horror film "Legion" (2010).
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B.
Hanson Puthuff
Hanson Puthuff was an American landscape painter best known for his luminous Southern California scenes and his prominent role in the California Impressionist movement.
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C.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an American actor best known for his lanky, affable screen presence in 1960s comedies and for playing the title role in the TV series "Ellery Queen."
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D.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an Irish hairdresser best known as the long-term partner of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury during the final years of Mercury’s life.
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E.
Michael Hunsaker
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."
- 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: Hank Hanson Target entity description: Hank Hanson is a troubled, debt-ridden younger brother whose desperate choices help drive the tragic crime plot in the film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead."
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A.
Bob Hanson
Bob Hanson is the gruff, world-weary owner of a remote desert diner who becomes an unlikely defender of humanity in the supernatural action-horror film "Legion" (2010).
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B.
Hanson Puthuff
Hanson Puthuff was an American landscape painter best known for his luminous Southern California scenes and his prominent role in the California Impressionist movement.
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C.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an American actor best known for his lanky, affable screen presence in 1960s comedies and for playing the title role in the TV series "Ellery Queen."
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D.
Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an Irish hairdresser best known as the long-term partner of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury during the final years of Mercury’s life.
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E.
Michael Hunsaker
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."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | crime drama film ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
crime gone wrong
ⓘ
desperation ⓘ family tragedy ⓘ |
| causes |
death of his mother
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family conflict ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
debt-ridden
ⓘ
desperate ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| commits | armed robbery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Kelly Masterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasChild | Hank Hanson's daughter ⓘ |
| hasFather | Charles Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | Nanette Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProblem |
drug use
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financial debt ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Andy Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| motive |
pay off debts
ⓘ
support his daughter ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
deuteragonist
ⓘ
tragic character ⓘ |
| occupation | office worker ⓘ |
| participatesIn | jewelry store robbery plot ⓘ |
| partOfCastEnsembleWith |
Andy Hanson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gina Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanette Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ethan Hawke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeOf |
Andy Hanson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gina Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Hank Hanson's daughter ⓘ Nanette Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Gina Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 2007 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hank Hanson Description of subject: Hank Hanson is a troubled, debt-ridden younger brother whose desperate choices help drive the tragic crime plot in the film "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.