Captain Lee Crane
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Captain Lee Crane is the fictional submarine commander and central protagonist of the 1960s science-fiction TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Lee Crane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6545970 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Lee Crane Context triple: [David Hedison, characterPortrayed, Captain Lee Crane]
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A.
Captain Weaver
Captain Weaver is a hardened, pragmatic military leader who commands the 2nd Massachusetts resistance regiment in the post-apocalyptic sci‑fi TV series "Falling Skies."
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B.
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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C.
Lieutenant Randy Disher
Lieutenant Randy Disher is a quirky, well-meaning but often bumbling police lieutenant and band frontman who serves as comic relief and a loyal ally to Adrian Monk in the TV series "Monk."
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D.
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the Chindits, the special forces long-range penetration units operating behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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E.
Lieutenant Mitch Kellaway
Lieutenant Mitch Kellaway is a hard-nosed, skeptical police detective who relentlessly pursues the mysterious vigilante created by the magical mask in "The Mask" franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Lee Crane Target entity description: Captain Lee Crane is the fictional submarine commander and central protagonist of the 1960s science-fiction TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."
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A.
Captain Weaver
Captain Weaver is a hardened, pragmatic military leader who commands the 2nd Massachusetts resistance regiment in the post-apocalyptic sci‑fi TV series "Falling Skies."
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B.
Lt. Jim Bledsoe
Lt. Jim Bledsoe is a key U.S. Navy submarine officer in the World War II drama "Run Silent, Run Deep," known for his conflict with the commanding captain over tactics and command.
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C.
Lieutenant Randy Disher
Lieutenant Randy Disher is a quirky, well-meaning but often bumbling police lieutenant and band frontman who serves as comic relief and a loyal ally to Adrian Monk in the TV series "Monk."
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D.
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the Chindits, the special forces long-range penetration units operating behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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E.
Lieutenant Mitch Kellaway
Lieutenant Mitch Kellaway is a hard-nosed, skeptical police detective who relentlessly pursues the mysterious vigilante created by the magical mask in "The Mask" franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| airingDecadeOfWork | 1960s ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | concepts from the 1961 film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
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decisive ⓘ disciplined ⓘ loyal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Irwin Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Admiral Harriman Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Season 1 Episode 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | live-action television ⓘ |
| fullName | Lee Crane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColleague |
Admiral Harriman Nelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chief Petty Officer Francis Sharkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Kowalski NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Commander Chip Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Admiral Harriman Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Captain ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central protagonist of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea TV series
ⓘ
commanding experimental submarine Seaview ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
submarine commander ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | David Hedison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commanding officer of the submarine Seaview ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | 20th Century Fox Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenDebutYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| seriesTitle | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
aboard the submarine Seaview
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global oceans ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | near future of the 1960s ⓘ |
| vesselCommanded |
SSR N-1 Seaview
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USOS Seaview NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksFor | Nelson Institute of Marine Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Lee Crane Description of subject: Captain Lee Crane is the fictional submarine commander and central protagonist of the 1960s science-fiction TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.