Count Zaroff – Leslie Banks
E136045
Count Zaroff, portrayed by Leslie Banks, is the sophisticated yet sadistic big-game hunter who stalks human prey on his isolated island in the 1932 film "The Most Dangerous Game."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Count Zaroff – Leslie Banks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1200911 — 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 Zaroff – Leslie Banks Context triple: [The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film), characterPortrayedBy, Count Zaroff – Leslie Banks]
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A.
Elias Kane
Elias Kane was an early 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as Illinois’ first secretary of state and later as a U.S. senator.
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B.
Rathbone
Rathbone is a surname most famously associated with English actor Basil Rathbone, renowned for his definitive portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in classic films.
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C.
Harry Palmer
Harry Palmer is the central protagonist of the musical film "For Me and My Gal," around whom the story’s romantic and dramatic events revolve.
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D.
Sir Carter
Sir Carter is one of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's twin children, born in 2017.
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E.
Wolfman Jack
Wolfman Jack was a famous American disc jockey known for his gravelly voice, energetic on-air persona, and influential presence in rock and roll radio.
- 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 Zaroff – Leslie Banks Target entity description: Count Zaroff, portrayed by Leslie Banks, is the sophisticated yet sadistic big-game hunter who stalks human prey on his isolated island in the 1932 film "The Most Dangerous Game."
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A.
Elias Kane
Elias Kane was an early 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as Illinois’ first secretary of state and later as a U.S. senator.
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B.
Rathbone
Rathbone is a surname most famously associated with English actor Basil Rathbone, renowned for his definitive portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in classic films.
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C.
Harry Palmer
Harry Palmer is the central protagonist of the musical film "For Me and My Gal," around whom the story’s romantic and dramatic events revolve.
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D.
Sir Carter
Sir Carter is one of Beyoncé and Jay-Z's twin children, born in 2017.
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E.
Wolfman Jack
Wolfman Jack was a famous American disc jockey known for his gravelly voice, energetic on-air persona, and influential presence in rock and roll radio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
Count Zaroff
ⓘ
surface form:
General Zaroff
|
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Bob Rainsford ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Most Dangerous Game
ⓘ
surface form:
The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)
|
| associatedWithTheme |
civilization versus savagery
ⓘ
man as prey ⓘ the ethics of hunting ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
The Most Dangerous Game
ⓘ
surface form:
The Most Dangerous Game (1924 short story)
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| characterTrait |
cultured
ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ ruthless ⓘ sadistic ⓘ sophisticated ⓘ |
| collects | trophies of his human victims ⓘ |
| createdFor | film adaptation of The Most Dangerous Game ⓘ |
| deathInStory | killed during final confrontation with Bob Rainsford ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Most Dangerous Game
ⓘ
surface form:
The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext |
adventure film
ⓘ
pre-Code horror film ⓘ |
| hobby |
big-game hunting
ⓘ
hunting humans ⓘ |
| householdStaff | Ivan ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| manner | polite yet menacing host ⓘ |
| medium | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| methodOfHunting | stalking human prey ⓘ |
| motive |
boredom with conventional hunting
ⓘ
desire for ultimate thrill ⓘ |
| nationality | Russian ⓘ |
| notableFeature | scarred face (as portrayed by Leslie Banks) ⓘ |
| occupation | big-game hunter ⓘ |
| owns | remote island estate ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Leslie Banks ⓘ |
| residesIn | isolated island ⓘ |
| roleInStory | main antagonist ⓘ |
| settingOfHunts | jungle on his island ⓘ |
| title | Count ⓘ |
| uses |
hunting dogs
ⓘ
traps ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice |
bow and arrow
ⓘ
firearms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Count Zaroff – Leslie Banks Description of subject: Count Zaroff, portrayed by Leslie Banks, is the sophisticated yet sadistic big-game hunter who stalks human prey on his isolated island in the 1932 film "The Most Dangerous Game."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)