John "Sully" Sullivan
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John "Sully" Sullivan is a veteran NYPD officer and central character in the television drama series "Third Watch," known for his experience, loyalty, and complex personal struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John "Sully" Sullivan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4559702 — 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: John "Sully" Sullivan Context triple: [Third Watch, mainCharacter, John "Sully" Sullivan]
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A.
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan is the large, blue, furry monster who serves as the top scarer and later a caring father figure in Pixar's animated film series Monsters, Inc.
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B.
Billy L. Sullivan
Billy L. Sullivan is an American actor best known for his role on the sitcom "The Golden Palace."
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C.
John O'Brien
John O'Brien is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2004 film adaptation of the classic television series "Starsky & Hutch."
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D.
Jim Corrigan
Jim Corrigan is a DC Comics character best known as the human host of the powerful supernatural entity known as the Spectre.
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E.
John McGlynn
John McGlynn is a Scottish football manager best known for his successful spells in charge of Raith Rovers.
- 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: John "Sully" Sullivan Target entity description: John "Sully" Sullivan is a veteran NYPD officer and central character in the television drama series "Third Watch," known for his experience, loyalty, and complex personal struggles.
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A.
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan is the large, blue, furry monster who serves as the top scarer and later a caring father figure in Pixar's animated film series Monsters, Inc.
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B.
Billy L. Sullivan
Billy L. Sullivan is an American actor best known for his role on the sitcom "The Golden Palace."
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C.
John O'Brien
John O'Brien is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the 2004 film adaptation of the classic television series "Starsky & Hutch."
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D.
Jim Corrigan
Jim Corrigan is a DC Comics character best known as the human host of the powerful supernatural entity known as the Spectre.
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E.
John McGlynn
John McGlynn is a Scottish football manager best known for his successful spells in charge of Raith Rovers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| affiliation | NYPD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Third Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
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experienced ⓘ loyal ⓘ protective ⓘ world-weary ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBySeriesCreators |
Edward Allen Bernero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | New York City Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Third Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusOfStoryline |
cop partnership dynamics
ⓘ
personal redemption ⓘ |
| fullName | John Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | television drama ⓘ |
| hasBackstoryElement |
disillusionment with the job
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long service in NYPD ⓘ loss of loved ones ⓘ |
| hasPersonalStruggles |
alcohol use
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depression ⓘ grief ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loyalty to partners
ⓘ
moral ambiguity in police work ⓘ psychological toll of policing ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | veteran cop mentor ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalBroadcast | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Sully NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | police officer ⓘ |
| partner | Ty Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeRank | officer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Skipp Sudduth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | police officer ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWith Ty Davis Jr. |
mentor
ⓘ
police partner ⓘ |
| roleInSeries | main character ⓘ |
| seriesDebutInEpisode | Season 1 of Third Watch ⓘ |
| setting | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| worksShift | third watch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John "Sully" Sullivan Description of subject: John "Sully" Sullivan is a veteran NYPD officer and central character in the television drama series "Third Watch," known for his experience, loyalty, and complex personal struggles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.