Noah Cross – John Huston
E243075
Noah Cross, portrayed by John Huston in the film "Chinatown," is a powerful and corrupt Los Angeles tycoon whose sinister schemes drive the movie’s central mystery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Noah Cross – John Huston canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2173024 — 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: Noah Cross – John Huston Context triple: [Chinatown, characterPortrayedBy, Noah Cross – John Huston]
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A.
Noah Wyle
Noah Wyle is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. John Carter on the medical drama "ER" and for leading roles in various science fiction and adventure television series and films.
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B.
Noah Lyman
Noah Lyman is the son of Josh Lyman, the fictional White House Deputy Chief of Staff from the television series "The West Wing."
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Wesley Addy
Wesley Addy was an American character actor known for his work on stage, film, and television, including roles in classic movies like "Kiss Me Deadly" and collaborations with director Robert Aldrich.
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E.
Noah Yaffe
Noah Yaffe is a leading architect and senior figure at Steven Holl Architects, contributing to the firm’s design leadership and major projects.
- 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: Noah Cross – John Huston Target entity description: Noah Cross, portrayed by John Huston in the film "Chinatown," is a powerful and corrupt Los Angeles tycoon whose sinister schemes drive the movie’s central mystery.
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A.
Noah Wyle
Noah Wyle is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. John Carter on the medical drama "ER" and for leading roles in various science fiction and adventure television series and films.
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B.
Noah Lyman
Noah Lyman is the son of Josh Lyman, the fictional White House Deputy Chief of Staff from the television series "The West Wing."
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Wesley Addy
Wesley Addy was an American character actor known for his work on stage, film, and television, including roles in classic movies like "Kiss Me Deadly" and collaborations with director Robert Aldrich.
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E.
Noah Yaffe
Noah Yaffe is a leading architect and senior figure at Steven Holl Architects, contributing to the firm’s design leadership and major projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| antagonistIn | Chinatown ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Chinatown ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of power
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greed ⓘ political corruption ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| controls | Los Angeles water supply (fictional depiction) ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Towne ⓘ |
| enemyOf | J. J. Gittes ⓘ |
| familyRelation | father of Evelyn Mulwray ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Chinatown film series
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinatown film universe
|
| filmGenreContext | neo-noir mystery ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Chinatown (1974 film) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
land fraud scheme
ⓘ
water rights conspiracy ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
corrupt
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manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ wealthy ⓘ |
| occupation |
business tycoon
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land developer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chinatown (1974 film)
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surface form:
Chinatown (film) cast of characters
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| portrayedBy |
John Huston
ⓘ
John Huston ⓘ
surface form:
John Huston (director and actor)
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| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles in the 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Noah Cross – John Huston Description of subject: Noah Cross, portrayed by John Huston in the film "Chinatown," is a powerful and corrupt Los Angeles tycoon whose sinister schemes drive the movie’s central mystery.
Referenced by (1)
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