Bob Barnes
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Bob Barnes is a disillusioned veteran CIA operative whose morally conflicted actions drive much of the political and personal drama in the geopolitical thriller film "Syriana."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bob Barnes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1790715 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bob Barnes Context triple: [Syriana, character, Bob Barnes]
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A.
Bill Bolling
Bill Bolling is an American Republican politician who served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2014.
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B.
Jim Barnes
Jim Barnes was an early 20th-century professional golfer known as one of the sport’s pioneering major champions.
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C.
Bill Bryant
Bill Bryant is an American businessman and Republican politician from Washington state who has served as a Port of Seattle commissioner and ran for governor in 2016.
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D.
Ralph Riggs
Ralph Riggs was an American stage actor best known for his work in mid-20th-century Broadway musicals, including originating a role in the landmark Rodgers and Hammerstein show "Oklahoma!".
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E.
Harvey M. Vaile
Harvey M. Vaile was a prominent 19th-century businessman and politician from Independence, Missouri, best known as the original owner of the ornate Vaile Mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bob Barnes Target entity description: Bob Barnes is a disillusioned veteran CIA operative whose morally conflicted actions drive much of the political and personal drama in the geopolitical thriller film "Syriana."
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A.
Bill Bolling
Bill Bolling is an American Republican politician who served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2014.
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B.
Jim Barnes
Jim Barnes was an early 20th-century professional golfer known as one of the sport’s pioneering major champions.
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C.
Bill Bryant
Bill Bryant is an American businessman and Republican politician from Washington state who has served as a Port of Seattle commissioner and ran for governor in 2016.
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D.
Ralph Riggs
Ralph Riggs was an American stage actor best known for his work in mid-20th-century Broadway musicals, including originating a role in the landmark Rodgers and Hammerstein show "Oklahoma!".
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E.
Harvey M. Vaile
Harvey M. Vaile was a prominent 19th-century businessman and politician from Independence, Missouri, best known as the original owner of the ornate Vaile Mansion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | middle-aged ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Syriana ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmGenre | drama film ⓘ |
| awardAssociation |
George Clooney
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surface form:
George Clooney won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Bob Barnes
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| basedOn | Robert Baer ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
disillusioned
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experienced ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ |
| conflictType |
conflict with CIA superiors
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internal moral conflict ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Stephen Gaghan ⓘ |
| employer | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| filmProductionCompanyOfAppearance | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Syriana ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre | geopolitical thriller ⓘ |
| hairColorInFilm | gray ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Middle East covert operations
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assassination plots ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Central Intelligence Agency
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United States government ⓘ |
| loyaltyConflictWith | personal ethics ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | complex ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies cost of political manipulation on individuals
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explores consequences of covert operations ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antihero
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protagonist ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
participates in a failed assassination attempt on Prince Nasir
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survives a missile attack early in the film ⓘ |
| occupation |
CIA operative
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intelligence officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | George Clooney ⓘ |
| settingAssociation |
Middle East
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
U.S. foreign policy
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government corruption ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ oil politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bob Barnes Description of subject: Bob Barnes is a disillusioned veteran CIA operative whose morally conflicted actions drive much of the political and personal drama in the geopolitical thriller film "Syriana."
Referenced by (1)
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