Triple
T4559259
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | A Few Good Men |
E120552
|
entity |
| Predicate | portrayedBy |
P1507
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
J. T. Walsh
J. T. Walsh was an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in numerous films of the 1980s and 1990s.
|
E525731
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: J. T. Walsh | Statement: [A Few Good Men, portrayedBy, J. T. Walsh]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. T. Walsh Context triple: [A Few Good Men, portrayedBy, J. T. Walsh]
-
A.
John McShain
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
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B.
John McIntire
John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
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C.
James T. Walsh
James T. Walsh is an American Republican politician who represented a central New York district in the U.S. House of Representatives for two decades.
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D.
Hugh McDevitt
Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
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E.
Glen Selvy
Glen Selvy is a central character in Don DeLillo’s novel "Running Dog," depicted as a disillusioned former government operative entangled in a dangerous conspiracy involving a rumored pornographic film of Adolf Hitler.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: J. T. Walsh Triple: [A Few Good Men, portrayedBy, J. T. Walsh]
Generated description
J. T. Walsh was an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in numerous films of the 1980s and 1990s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: J. T. Walsh Target entity description: J. T. Walsh was an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in numerous films of the 1980s and 1990s.
-
A.
John McShain
John McShain was an American building contractor known for constructing major U.S. landmarks, including the Pentagon and significant parts of Washington, D.C.'s federal architecture.
-
B.
John McIntire
John McIntire was an American character actor known for his distinctive deep voice and roles in Western films and television, as well as voice work in classic Disney animated features.
-
C.
James T. Walsh
James T. Walsh is an American Republican politician who represented a central New York district in the U.S. House of Representatives for two decades.
-
D.
Hugh McDevitt
Hugh McDevitt is an immunologist renowned for his pioneering work on the genetic control of the immune response and the role of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules in disease susceptibility.
-
E.
Glen Selvy
Glen Selvy is a central character in Don DeLillo’s novel "Running Dog," depicted as a disillusioned former government operative entangled in a dangerous conspiracy involving a rumored pornographic film of Adolf Hitler.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd4636f1648190a701445c2fcd9c17 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd5829cc34819086ad2ae58446502e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:22 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bf9ad2f8e48190aac71e657a9e1197 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 7:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bf9b9dbabc81908ef4d25455616f76 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 7:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bf9c45029c8190b9588a436d9804af |
completed | March 22, 2026, 7:37 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:09 p.m.