Count von Krolock
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Count von Krolock is a charismatic, aristocratic vampire noble who serves as the central antagonist in Roman Polanski’s horror-comedy film "The Fearless Vampire Killers."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count von Krolock canonical | 3 |
| Count von Krolock in The Fearless Vampire Killers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11235214 — 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: Count von Krolock Context triple: [The Fearless Vampire Killers, mainCharacter, Count von Krolock]
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A.
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Fritz von Tarlenheim is a loyal and courageous young nobleman who aids Rudolf Rassendyll in Anthony Hope’s adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda."
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B.
Baron Carl von Stutterheim
Baron Carl von Stutterheim was an Austrian nobleman and patron of the arts best known today as the dedicatee of Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C major, D. 956.
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C.
Rudolf Gwalther
Rudolf Gwalther was a 16th-century Swiss Reformed theologian and pastor who succeeded Heinrich Bullinger in Zurich and played a key role in consolidating the Protestant Reformation there.
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D.
Ludwig Crüwell
Ludwig Crüwell was a German Wehrmacht general and Afrika Korps commander during World War II, noted for his leadership in the North African campaign.
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E.
Baron von Steingel
Baron von Steingel was a wealthy Baltic German noble and oil industrialist who commissioned the iconic Swallow’s Nest castle overlooking the Black Sea in Crimea.
- 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: Count von Krolock Target entity description: Count von Krolock is a charismatic, aristocratic vampire noble who serves as the central antagonist in Roman Polanski’s horror-comedy film "The Fearless Vampire Killers."
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A.
Fritz von Tarlenheim
Fritz von Tarlenheim is a loyal and courageous young nobleman who aids Rudolf Rassendyll in Anthony Hope’s adventure novel "The Prisoner of Zenda."
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B.
Baron Carl von Stutterheim
Baron Carl von Stutterheim was an Austrian nobleman and patron of the arts best known today as the dedicatee of Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C major, D. 956.
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C.
Rudolf Gwalther
Rudolf Gwalther was a 16th-century Swiss Reformed theologian and pastor who succeeded Heinrich Bullinger in Zurich and played a key role in consolidating the Protestant Reformation there.
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D.
Ludwig Crüwell
Ludwig Crüwell was a German Wehrmacht general and Afrika Korps commander during World War II, noted for his leadership in the North African campaign.
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E.
Baron von Steingel
Baron von Steingel was a wealthy Baltic German noble and oil industrialist who commissioned the iconic Swallow’s Nest castle overlooking the Black Sea in Crimea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ vampire ⓘ |
| antagonistIn | The Fearless Vampire Killers ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Fearless Vampire Killers ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| createdBy | Roman Polanski ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Fearless Vampire Killers ⓘ |
| feedsOn | human blood ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Fearless Vampire Killers ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | horror-comedy film ⓘ |
| hasAlignment | evil ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse |
The Fearless Vampire Killers universe
ⓘ
linked to:
The Fearless Vampire Killers
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| hasResidenceType | castle ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesInFiction | vampire ⓘ |
| hasSupernaturalAbility | vampirism ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Count ⓘ |
| isAristocrat | true ⓘ |
| isCentralAntagonist | true ⓘ |
| isCharismatic | true ⓘ |
| isMale | true ⓘ |
| isUndead | true ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Transylvanian ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ferdy Mayne ⓘ |
| workDirectedBy | Roman Polanski ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Count von Krolock Description of subject: Count von Krolock is a charismatic, aristocratic vampire noble who serves as the central antagonist in Roman Polanski’s horror-comedy film "The Fearless Vampire Killers."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Count von Krolock