Jack Goodman
E529541
Jack Goodman is a character from the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London," known as the ill-fated friend whose death triggers the movie’s supernatural events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Goodman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5514197 — 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: Jack Goodman Context triple: [An American Werewolf in London, mainCharacter, Jack Goodman]
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A.
Josh Astrachan
Josh Astrachan is a film producer best known for his work on acclaimed independent and prestige films, including the ensemble mystery drama "Gosford Park."
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B.
Maury Winetrobe
Maury Winetrobe is a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as "Pocketful of Miracles."
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C.
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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D.
Adam Walinsky
Adam Walinsky is an American lawyer, speechwriter, and political advisor best known for his close work with Robert F. Kennedy during the 1960s.
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E.
Johnny Gandelsman
Johnny Gandelsman is a Grammy-winning violinist and producer known for his work with ensembles like Brooklyn Rider and the Silk Road Ensemble, as well as for his innovative solo projects.
- 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: Jack Goodman Target entity description: Jack Goodman is a character from the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London," known as the ill-fated friend whose death triggers the movie’s supernatural events.
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A.
Josh Astrachan
Josh Astrachan is a film producer best known for his work on acclaimed independent and prestige films, including the ensemble mystery drama "Gosford Park."
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B.
Maury Winetrobe
Maury Winetrobe is a film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood productions such as "Pocketful of Miracles."
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C.
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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D.
Adam Walinsky
Adam Walinsky is an American lawyer, speechwriter, and political advisor best known for his close work with Robert F. Kennedy during the 1960s.
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E.
Johnny Gandelsman
Johnny Gandelsman is a Grammy-winning violinist and producer known for his work with ensembles like Brooklyn Rider and the Silk Road Ensemble, as well as for his innovative solo projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsAs |
ghost
ⓘ
living human ⓘ undead ⓘ |
| appearsIn | An American Werewolf in London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
horror ⓘ horror-comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Slaughtered Lamb pub NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyConditionAfterDeath | progressively decomposed ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | werewolf attack ⓘ |
| createdBy | John Landis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | An American Werewolf in London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| genreElement |
black comedy
ⓘ
supernatural horror ⓘ |
| hasFriend | David Kessler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Jack Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
inciting incident character ⓘ supernatural guide ⓘ victim of werewolf ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | An American Werewolf in London franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Griffin Dunne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist | best friend of David Kessler ⓘ |
| settingOfDeath | English moors ⓘ |
| urgesAction | suicide of David Kessler to end the curse ⓘ |
| warnsAbout |
full moon transformations
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werewolf curse ⓘ |
| warnsCharacter | David Kessler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack Goodman Description of subject: Jack Goodman is a character from the horror-comedy film "An American Werewolf in London," known as the ill-fated friend whose death triggers the movie’s supernatural events.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.