Lt. Daniel Kaffee
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Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lt. Daniel Kaffee canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4559248 — 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: Lt. Daniel Kaffee Context triple: [A Few Good Men, mainCharacter, Lt. Daniel Kaffee]
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A.
Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver
Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver is a fictional prosecutor character from the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," portrayed by actor Courtney B. Vance.
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B.
Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford is a seasoned FBI agent and head of the Behavioral Science Unit who mentors Clarice Starling in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter novels and their film adaptations.
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C.
Mickey Haller
Mickey Haller is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney, known as "The Lincoln Lawyer," who conducts much of his legal work from the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car in Michael Connelly’s crime novels.
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D.
Mark Robarts
Mark Robarts is an ambitious young clergyman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Framley Parsonage," whose social aspirations and financial imprudence drive much of the story’s conflict.
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E.
Rayford Young
Rayford Young is a former Texas Tech college basketball player best known as the father of NBA All-Star point guard Trae Young.
- 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: Lt. Daniel Kaffee Target entity description: Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
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A.
Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver
Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver is a fictional prosecutor character from the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," portrayed by actor Courtney B. Vance.
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B.
Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford is a seasoned FBI agent and head of the Behavioral Science Unit who mentors Clarice Starling in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter novels and their film adaptations.
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C.
Mickey Haller
Mickey Haller is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney, known as "The Lincoln Lawyer," who conducts much of his legal work from the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car in Michael Connelly’s crime novels.
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D.
Mark Robarts
Mark Robarts is an ambitious young clergyman in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Framley Parsonage," whose social aspirations and financial imprudence drive much of the story’s conflict.
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E.
Rayford Young
Rayford Young is a former Texas Tech college basketball player best known as the father of NBA All-Star point guard Trae Young.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy officer
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fictional character ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
A Few Good Men (film)
NERFINISHED
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A Few Good Men (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Washington, D.C. (JAG office in film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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initially reluctant ⓘ sharp-witted ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Aaron Sorkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousLine | "I want the truth!" ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | A Few Good Men (stage play, 1989) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext |
legal drama
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military courtroom drama ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
clients found guilty of conduct unbecoming a United States Marine
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secures acquittal on murder charge for the two Marines ⓘ |
| legalRole | defense counsel ⓘ |
| legalStrategy | seeks to prove existence of an illegal "Code Red" order ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | evolves from plea-bargain oriented lawyer to committed trial advocate ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist of A Few Good Men ⓘ |
| notableFor | defending two Marines accused of murdering Pfc. William Santiago ⓘ |
| notableRelationship |
adversarial relationship with Col. Nathan R. Jessup
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friendship with Lt. Sam Weinberg ⓘ professional partnership with Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway ⓘ |
| notableScene | cross-examining Col. Nathan R. Jessup ⓘ |
| occupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| personality |
charismatic
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sarcastic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Cruise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| profession | JAG lawyer ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| setting |
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (case background)
NERFINISHED
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military courtroom ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
conflict between military code and law
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pursuit of truth ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Lt. Cdr. JoAnne Galloway
NERFINISHED
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Lt. Sam Weinberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Lt. Daniel Kaffee Description of subject: Lt. Daniel Kaffee is a young, initially reluctant but sharp-witted U.S. Navy lawyer who becomes determined to uncover the truth in the military courtroom drama "A Few Good Men."
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