Lee Marvin as Vince Stone
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Lee Marvin as Vince Stone refers to Marvin’s memorable portrayal of a sadistic, hot-headed mob enforcer in the classic 1953 film noir "The Big Heat."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lee Marvin as Vince Stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7775608 — 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: Lee Marvin as Vince Stone Context triple: [The Big Heat, starring, Lee Marvin as Vince Stone]
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A.
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
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B.
Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell
Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell is the intense, idealistic botanist-astronaut protagonist of the 1972 science fiction film "Silent Running," known for his solitary struggle to preserve Earth's last remaining forests in space.
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C.
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett is a ruthless, authoritarian sheriff whose chilling performance in the Western film "Unforgiven" earned Hackman widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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D.
Jon Voight as Luke Martin
Jon Voight as Luke Martin is the portrayal of a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran in the 1978 film "Coming Home," a role that earned Voight widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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E.
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
- 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: Lee Marvin as Vince Stone Target entity description: Lee Marvin as Vince Stone refers to Marvin’s memorable portrayal of a sadistic, hot-headed mob enforcer in the classic 1953 film noir "The Big Heat."
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A.
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts
Bruce Dern as Asa Watts is the actor’s memorable portrayal of the ruthless cattle thief and primary antagonist in the 1972 Western film "The Cowboys."
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B.
Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell
Bruce Dern as Freeman Lowell is the intense, idealistic botanist-astronaut protagonist of the 1972 science fiction film "Silent Running," known for his solitary struggle to preserve Earth's last remaining forests in space.
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C.
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett
Gene Hackman as Little Bill Daggett is a ruthless, authoritarian sheriff whose chilling performance in the Western film "Unforgiven" earned Hackman widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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D.
Jon Voight as Luke Martin
Jon Voight as Luke Martin is the portrayal of a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran in the 1978 film "Coming Home," a role that earned Voight widespread acclaim and an Academy Award.
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E.
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance is the menacing outlaw gunslinger and primary villain in the classic Western film "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmRole ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Dave Bannion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Big Heat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCrimeBoss | Mike Lagana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Big Heat (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhiteFilm | true ⓘ |
| characterName | Vince Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hot-headed
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sadistic ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarsInclude |
Glenn Ford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloria Grahame NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocelyn Brando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilm | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of Lee Marvin’s breakout roles ⓘ |
| directorOfFilm | Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gene Havlick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eraDepicted | early 1950s ⓘ |
| filmGenre |
crime film
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ |
| filmMusicBy | Henry Vars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| filmStudioDistributor | Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedPerceptionOfActor | established Lee Marvin’s screen persona as a tough heavy ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
often cited in discussions of screen violence in film noir
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remembered for the scalding coffee disfigurement scene ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary henchman antagonist ⓘ |
| notableScene | throws hot coffee in Debby Marsh’s face ⓘ |
| novelAuthor | William P. McGivern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | mob enforcer ⓘ |
| partOfGenreTradition | classic Hollywood film noir ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
intense
ⓘ
menacing ⓘ |
| portrayalEra | classic studio era Hollywood ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Lee Marvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| roleType | supporting role ⓘ |
| screenwriterOfFilm | Sydney Boehm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | unnamed American city ⓘ |
| victimInNotableScene | Debby Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimPortrayedBy | Gloria Grahame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| violenceAgainstWomenTheme | central to character’s depiction ⓘ |
| violenceLevel | notoriously brutal ⓘ |
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Subject: Lee Marvin as Vince Stone Description of subject: Lee Marvin as Vince Stone refers to Marvin’s memorable portrayal of a sadistic, hot-headed mob enforcer in the classic 1953 film noir "The Big Heat."
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