John Steed
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John Steed is the suave, bowler-hatted British secret agent and gentleman spy who serves as the central protagonist of the classic TV series "The Avengers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Steed canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5513941 — 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 Steed Context triple: [The Avengers, character, John Steed]
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A.
Harry Palmer
Harry Palmer is the central protagonist of the musical film "For Me and My Gal," around whom the story’s romantic and dramatic events revolve.
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B.
Ronnie Winslow
Ronnie Winslow is the young naval cadet at the center of Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," whose alleged theft and subsequent expulsion spark a major legal and moral battle over justice and individual rights.
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C.
Raymond Shaw
Raymond Shaw is the brainwashed Korean War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient whose programmed assassination role drives the political thriller plot of "The Manchurian Candidate."
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D.
Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
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E.
Eddie Valiant
Eddie Valiant is a hard-boiled, down-on-his-luck private detective who becomes entangled with cartoon characters in the hybrid live-action/animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
- 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 Steed Target entity description: John Steed is the suave, bowler-hatted British secret agent and gentleman spy who serves as the central protagonist of the classic TV series "The Avengers."
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A.
Harry Palmer
Harry Palmer is the central protagonist of the musical film "For Me and My Gal," around whom the story’s romantic and dramatic events revolve.
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B.
Ronnie Winslow
Ronnie Winslow is the young naval cadet at the center of Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," whose alleged theft and subsequent expulsion spark a major legal and moral battle over justice and individual rights.
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C.
Raymond Shaw
Raymond Shaw is the brainwashed Korean War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient whose programmed assassination role drives the political thriller plot of "The Manchurian Candidate."
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D.
Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
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E.
Eddie Valiant
Eddie Valiant is a hard-boiled, down-on-his-luck private detective who becomes entangled with cartoon characters in the hybrid live-action/animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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gentleman spy ⓘ protagonist ⓘ secret agent ⓘ spy ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Avengers
NERFINISHED
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The New Avengers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cathy Gale
NERFINISHED
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Emma Peel NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Gambit NERFINISHED ⓘ Purdey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tara King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
chivalrous
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suave ⓘ unflappable ⓘ urbane ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Sydney Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
archetype of the gentleman spy
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iconic figure of 1960s British television ⓘ |
| dressStyle | Edwardian-style gentleman ⓘ |
| employer |
British intelligence
NERFINISHED
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Ministry (The Avengers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Avengers universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fightingStyle | nonchalant hand-to-hand combat ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Avengers (1961 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceEpisode | Brought to Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
spy fiction
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spy-fi ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Savile Row-style suits
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bowler hat ⓘ umbrella ⓘ |
| notableFor | mixing espionage with eccentric British humor ⓘ |
| occupation |
intelligence officer
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secret agent ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Patrick Macnee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | main protagonist ⓘ |
| setting | Cold War-era Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | umbrella sword ⓘ |
| worksFor | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Steed Description of subject: John Steed is the suave, bowler-hatted British secret agent and gentleman spy who serves as the central protagonist of the classic TV series "The Avengers."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.