Del Spooner
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Del Spooner is a skeptical Chicago police detective in the science fiction film "I, Robot," known for his deep distrust of robots and his investigation into a seemingly impossible robot-related crime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Del Spooner canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11070805 — 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: Del Spooner Context triple: [I, Robot, mainCharacter, Del Spooner]
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A.
Owen Brewster
Owen Brewster was a mid-20th-century American Republican politician who served as both governor of Maine and a U.S. senator.
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B.
Conrad Dobler
Conrad Dobler was a hard-nosed NFL offensive lineman best known for his aggressive, often controversial play with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970s.
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C.
Dennis Spooner
Dennis Spooner was a British television writer and script editor best known for his influential work on early Doctor Who and other popular 1960s adventure and spy series.
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D.
Victor Sullivan
Victor Sullivan is a seasoned fortune hunter and mentor figure in the Uncharted franchise, known for his roguish charm, cigar habit, and partnership with protagonist Nathan Drake.
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E.
Ulysses Everett McGill
Ulysses Everett McGill is the fast-talking, self-styled intellectual escapee who leads a trio of convicts on a comedic odyssey through 1930s Mississippi in the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
- 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: Del Spooner Target entity description: Del Spooner is a skeptical Chicago police detective in the science fiction film "I, Robot," known for his deep distrust of robots and his investigation into a seemingly impossible robot-related crime.
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A.
Owen Brewster
Owen Brewster was a mid-20th-century American Republican politician who served as both governor of Maine and a U.S. senator.
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B.
Conrad Dobler
Conrad Dobler was a hard-nosed NFL offensive lineman best known for his aggressive, often controversial play with the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1970s.
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C.
Dennis Spooner
Dennis Spooner was a British television writer and script editor best known for his influential work on early Doctor Who and other popular 1960s adventure and spy series.
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D.
Victor Sullivan
Victor Sullivan is a seasoned fortune hunter and mentor figure in the Uncharted franchise, known for his roguish charm, cigar habit, and partnership with protagonist Nathan Drake.
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E.
Ulysses Everett McGill
Ulysses Everett McGill is the fast-talking, self-styled intellectual escapee who leads a trio of convicts on a comedic odyssey through 1930s Mississippi in the film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | I, Robot ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | science fiction film ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | English-language film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Susan Calvin
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Susan Calvin
U.S. Robotics ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation
robot Sonny ⓘ |
| backstoryEvent | survived a car accident involving a robot rescue ⓘ |
| basedOn | concepts from Isaac Asimov's Robot series ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
determined ⓘ distrustful of robots ⓘ skeptical ⓘ stubborn ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Akiva Goldsman
ⓘ
Jeff Vintar ⓘ |
| disregards | public enthusiasm for robots ⓘ |
| employer |
Chicago Police Department
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago police
|
| familyName | Spooner ⓘ |
| fears | loss of human control to robots ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
I, Robot film universe
ⓘ
linked to:
I, Robot
|
| filmReleaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| follows | police procedures ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Del ⓘ |
| hairColor | black ⓘ |
| hasAlly |
Sonny
ⓘ
Susan Calvin ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Susan Calvin
|
| hasInjury | left arm ⓘ |
| hasProsthesis | cybernetic left arm ⓘ |
| investigates | death of Dr. Alfred Lanning ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mistrusts |
artificial intelligence
ⓘ
robots ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of I, Robot ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deep distrust of robots
ⓘ
investigating a seemingly impossible robot-related crime ⓘ |
| occupation |
Chicago Police Department detective
ⓘ
police detective ⓘ |
| opposes |
VIKI
ⓘ
rogue NS-5 robots ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Will Smith ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago ⓘ |
| timePeriod | year 2035 ⓘ |
| usesVehicle | futuristic Audi car ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | service handgun ⓘ |
| workLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Del Spooner Description of subject: Del Spooner is a skeptical Chicago police detective in the science fiction film "I, Robot," known for his deep distrust of robots and his investigation into a seemingly impossible robot-related crime.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.