Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes
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Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes is a witty, resourceful British POW and skilled pickpocket who serves as one of Colonel Hogan’s key operatives in the WWII-era sitcom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8577971 — 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)
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Target entity: Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes Context triple: [Richard Dawson, role, Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes]
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A.
Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko is the fast-talking, scheming U.S. Army motor pool sergeant and central comic character from the classic television sitcom "The Phil Silvers Show."
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B.
Sergeant Elias Grodin
Sergeant Elias Grodin is a central, idealistic yet battle-weary soldier in the Vietnam War film "Platoon," known for his moral integrity and conflict with the more brutal Sergeant Barnes.
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C.
Sergeant Joe Bomowski
Sergeant Joe Bomowski is a tough but comically beleaguered Los Angeles police detective whose overbearing mother constantly interferes in both his personal life and police work.
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D.
Lieutenant Kotler
Lieutenant Kotler is a young, strict, and often cruel Nazi officer stationed at the Auschwitz concentration camp in the novel "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas."
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E.
Sergeant Joe Swanson
Sergeant Joe Swanson is a tough, wheelchair-using police officer and Peter Griffin’s close friend on the animated television series "Family Guy."
- 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)
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Target entity: Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes Target entity description: Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes is a witty, resourceful British POW and skilled pickpocket who serves as one of Colonel Hogan’s key operatives in the WWII-era sitcom.
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A.
Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko is the fast-talking, scheming U.S. Army motor pool sergeant and central comic character from the classic television sitcom "The Phil Silvers Show."
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B.
Sergeant Elias Grodin
Sergeant Elias Grodin is a central, idealistic yet battle-weary soldier in the Vietnam War film "Platoon," known for his moral integrity and conflict with the more brutal Sergeant Barnes.
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C.
Sergeant Joe Bomowski
Sergeant Joe Bomowski is a tough but comically beleaguered Los Angeles police detective whose overbearing mother constantly interferes in both his personal life and police work.
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D.
Lieutenant Kotler
Lieutenant Kotler is a young, strict, and often cruel Nazi officer stationed at the Auschwitz concentration camp in the novel "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas."
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E.
Sergeant Joe Swanson
Sergeant Joe Swanson is a tough, wheelchair-using police officer and Peter Griffin’s close friend on the animated television series "Family Guy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British soldier
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fictional character ⓘ prisoner of war ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| allegiance | Allied forces ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hogan's Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedAt | Stalag 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginInStory | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Hogan's Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Colonel Wilhelm Klink
NERFINISHED
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Major Wolfgang Hochstetter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Hogan's Heroes, Season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| humorStyle | dry wit ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Allied cause
ⓘ
Colonel Robert Hogan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf | Colonel Hogan's team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comic relief
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undercover operations ⓘ |
| occupation | POW operative ⓘ |
| participatesIn | sabotage missions against Nazis ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
resourceful
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sarcastic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Dawson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prisonCampNumber | Stalag 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Corporal ⓘ |
| setting | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skill |
disguise
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forgery ⓘ impersonation ⓘ lockpicking ⓘ pickpocketing ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Colonel Robert Hogan
NERFINISHED
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Corporal Louis LeBeau NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Andrew Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Hans Schultz NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant James Kinchloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes Description of subject: Corporal Peter Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes is a witty, resourceful British POW and skilled pickpocket who serves as one of Colonel Hogan’s key operatives in the WWII-era sitcom.
Referenced by (1)
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