Elias Grodin
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Elias Grodin is a central, morally conflicted U.S. Army sergeant character in the Vietnam War film "Platoon," portrayed by Willem Dafoe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elias Grodin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13977334 — 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: Elias Grodin Context triple: [Sergeant Elias Grodin, fullName, Elias Grodin]
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A.
Joseph Markovitch
Joseph Markovitch was the father of French photographer and painter Dora Maar, a key figure in the Surrealist movement and companion of Pablo Picasso.
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B.
Nicholas Grodin
Nicholas Grodin is the son of the late American actor and comedian Charles Grodin.
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C.
Paul Adelstein
Paul Adelstein is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Cooper Freedman on the television medical drama "Private Practice."
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D.
Sam Denoff
Sam Denoff was an American television writer and producer best known for his influential work on classic sitcoms such as "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "That Girl."
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E.
Isaac Patinkin
Isaac Patinkin is the son of American actor and singer Mandy Patinkin.
- 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: Elias Grodin Target entity description: Elias Grodin is a central, morally conflicted U.S. Army sergeant character in the Vietnam War film "Platoon," portrayed by Willem Dafoe.
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A.
Joseph Markovitch
Joseph Markovitch was the father of French photographer and painter Dora Maar, a key figure in the Surrealist movement and companion of Pablo Picasso.
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B.
Nicholas Grodin
Nicholas Grodin is the son of the late American actor and comedian Charles Grodin.
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C.
Paul Adelstein
Paul Adelstein is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Cooper Freedman on the television medical drama "Private Practice."
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D.
Sam Denoff
Sam Denoff was an American television writer and producer best known for his influential work on classic sitcoms such as "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and "That Girl."
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E.
Isaac Patinkin
Isaac Patinkin is the son of American actor and singer Mandy Patinkin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.