Beadle Bamford
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Beadle Bamford is a corrupt and obsequious public official who serves as Judge Turpin’s ruthless enforcer in the musical *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beadle Bamford canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5417630 — 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: Beadle Bamford Context triple: [Sweeney Todd (stage production), majorCharacter, Beadle Bamford]
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A.
George Oppenheimer
George Oppenheimer was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work on Hollywood films and Broadway productions in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
Clarence Odbody
Clarence Odbody is the bumbling yet wise guardian angel in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," sent to help George Bailey understand the value of his life.
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D.
Walter Francis Brown
Walter Francis Brown was an American illustrator and artist best known for his work on 19th-century books and periodicals, including providing illustrations for Mark Twain’s travel writings.
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E.
Edgar Lyons
Edgar Lyons was a cinematographer active during the early sound era of American cinema, known for his work on the pioneering all-talking feature film "Lights of New York."
- 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: Beadle Bamford Target entity description: Beadle Bamford is a corrupt and obsequious public official who serves as Judge Turpin’s ruthless enforcer in the musical *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*.
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A.
George Oppenheimer
George Oppenheimer was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work on Hollywood films and Broadway productions in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
Clarence Odbody
Clarence Odbody is the bumbling yet wise guardian angel in the classic film "It's a Wonderful Life," sent to help George Bailey understand the value of his life.
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D.
Walter Francis Brown
Walter Francis Brown was an American illustrator and artist best known for his work on 19th-century books and periodicals, including providing illustrations for Mark Twain’s travel writings.
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E.
Edgar Lyons
Edgar Lyons was a cinematographer active during the early sound era of American cinema, known for his work on the pioneering all-talking feature film "Lights of New York."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ stage musical character ⓘ |
| adaptationAppearance | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Judge Turpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anthony Hope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johanna Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Lovett NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The String of Pearls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
corrupt
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cruel ⓘ obsequious ⓘ ruthless ⓘ sycophantic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Hugh Wheeler
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | murder ⓘ |
| employer | Judge Turpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enforcesFor | Judge Turpin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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horror ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| killedBy | Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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stage ⓘ television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction |
assists Judge Turpin in abusing his power
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helps arrange the wrongful transportation of Benjamin Barker ⓘ inspects barbers and shops in Fleet Street ⓘ participates in the persecution of Sweeney Todd ⓘ |
| notableSong |
“Ladies in Their Sensitivities”
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“Parlor Songs” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
beadle
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public official ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ken Jennings (stage actor)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Timothy Spall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleIn | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workType | musical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beadle Bamford Description of subject: Beadle Bamford is a corrupt and obsequious public official who serves as Judge Turpin’s ruthless enforcer in the musical *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*.
Referenced by (3)
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