Lieutenant Hank Wade in The Bridge
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Lieutenant Hank Wade in *The Bridge* is a seasoned, no-nonsense police lieutenant who oversees investigations on the U.S.–Mexico border, often mediating between clashing personalities and jurisdictions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Hank Wade in The Bridge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3121229 — 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: Lieutenant Hank Wade in The Bridge Context triple: [Ted Levine, role, Lieutenant Hank Wade in The Bridge]
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A.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor – Gary Sinise
Lieutenant Dan Taylor, portrayed by Gary Sinise, is a Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose journey from bitterness and despair to acceptance and purpose forms one of the film’s most memorable emotional arcs.
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B.
Corporal Henderson in Saving Private Ryan
Corporal Henderson is a minor U.S. Army soldier character in the World War II film "Saving Private Ryan," portrayed by actor Max Martini.
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C.
Jake Hooker
Jake Hooker was an American musician and songwriter best known as the guitarist and co-writer of the hit song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll."
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D.
Captain Weaver
Captain Weaver is a hardened, pragmatic military leader who commands the 2nd Massachusetts resistance regiment in the post-apocalyptic sci‑fi TV series "Falling Skies."
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E.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in The Fugitive
Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in *The Fugitive* is the relentless, sharp-witted lawman portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones, whose dogged pursuit of Dr. Richard Kimble earned the actor an Academy Award.
- 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: Lieutenant Hank Wade in The Bridge Target entity description: Lieutenant Hank Wade in *The Bridge* is a seasoned, no-nonsense police lieutenant who oversees investigations on the U.S.–Mexico border, often mediating between clashing personalities and jurisdictions.
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A.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor – Gary Sinise
Lieutenant Dan Taylor, portrayed by Gary Sinise, is a Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose journey from bitterness and despair to acceptance and purpose forms one of the film’s most memorable emotional arcs.
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B.
Corporal Henderson in Saving Private Ryan
Corporal Henderson is a minor U.S. Army soldier character in the World War II film "Saving Private Ryan," portrayed by actor Max Martini.
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C.
Jake Hooker
Jake Hooker was an American musician and songwriter best known as the guitarist and co-writer of the hit song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll."
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D.
Captain Weaver
Captain Weaver is a hardened, pragmatic military leader who commands the 2nd Massachusetts resistance regiment in the post-apocalyptic sci‑fi TV series "Falling Skies."
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E.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in The Fugitive
Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in *The Fugitive* is the relentless, sharp-witted lawman portrayed by Tommy Lee Jones, whose dogged pursuit of Dr. Richard Kimble earned the actor an Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Bridge
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surface form:
The Bridge (U.S. TV series)
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| employer | El Paso Police Department ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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thriller ⓘ |
| mediatesBetween |
Mexican law enforcement agencies
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U.S. law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | police lieutenant ⓘ |
| oversees | border-related criminal investigations ⓘ |
| personality |
no-nonsense
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seasoned ⓘ |
| responsibility |
managing inter-jurisdictional conflicts
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supervising homicide investigations ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | superior officer to primary investigators ⓘ |
| setting |
El Paso–Juárez metropolitan area
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surface form:
El Paso–Ciudad Juárez border area
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| universe |
The Bridge
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surface form:
The Bridge (U.S. adaptation) fictional universe
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| worksIn |
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
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surface form:
U.S.–Mexico border region
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Hank Wade in The Bridge Description of subject: Lieutenant Hank Wade in *The Bridge* is a seasoned, no-nonsense police lieutenant who oversees investigations on the U.S.–Mexico border, often mediating between clashing personalities and jurisdictions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.