Captain Clark Terrell
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Captain Clark Terrell is a Starfleet officer in the Star Trek universe best known as the ill-fated commanding officer of the USS Reliant in the film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Clark Terrell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9115303 — 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: Captain Clark Terrell Context triple: [USS Reliant (commandeered), formerCommandingOfficer, Captain Clark Terrell]
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Captain Benjamin L. Willard
Captain Benjamin L. Willard is the introspective and morally conflicted U.S. Army officer sent on a covert mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz in the Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now."
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William Hull
William Hull was an American soldier and politician best known as the first governor of the Michigan Territory and for his controversial surrender of Detroit during the War of 1812.
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Captain Thomas Lathrop
Captain Thomas Lathrop was a colonial militia officer in 17th-century Massachusetts, best known for leading and losing his company in the devastating ambush later called the Battle of Bloody Brook during King Philip’s War.
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D.
Capt. Erskine Cooney
Capt. Erskine Cooney is a fictional U.S. Army officer portrayed as an indecisive and often cowardly company commander in the 1956 World War II film "Attack!".
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E.
Captain Joseph Calloway Lea
Captain Joseph Calloway Lea was a prominent early settler and influential figure in southeastern New Mexico whose leadership and contributions to the region led to a county being named in his honor.
- 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 Clark Terrell Target entity description: Captain Clark Terrell is a Starfleet officer in the Star Trek universe best known as the ill-fated commanding officer of the USS Reliant in the film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."
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A.
Captain Benjamin L. Willard
Captain Benjamin L. Willard is the introspective and morally conflicted U.S. Army officer sent on a covert mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz in the Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now."
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B.
William Hull
William Hull was an American soldier and politician best known as the first governor of the Michigan Territory and for his controversial surrender of Detroit during the War of 1812.
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C.
Captain Thomas Lathrop
Captain Thomas Lathrop was a colonial militia officer in 17th-century Massachusetts, best known for leading and losing his company in the devastating ambush later called the Battle of Bloody Brook during King Philip’s War.
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D.
Capt. Erskine Cooney
Capt. Erskine Cooney is a fictional U.S. Army officer portrayed as an indecisive and often cowardly company commander in the 1956 World War II film "Attack!".
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E.
Captain Joseph Calloway Lea
Captain Joseph Calloway Lea was a prominent early settler and influential figure in southeastern New Mexico whose leadership and contributions to the region led to a county being named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Starfleet officer
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fictional character ⓘ |
| affiliation | Starfleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistEncountered | Khan Noonien Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attemptedActionUnderDuress | ordered to kill Admiral James T. Kirk ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide under influence of Ceti eel ⓘ |
| commandedCrewComplement | crew of the USS Reliant ⓘ |
| commandedVesselType | Miranda-class starship ⓘ |
| commandStyle | professional and by-the-book ⓘ |
| costumeElement | Starfleet field jacket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathSceneLocation | Regula I space station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 23rd century ⓘ |
| fate | dies in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAppearance | Nicholas Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| locationOfEncounter | Ceti Alpha V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Starfleet principles ⓘ |
| loyaltyTest | chooses death rather than assassinating Kirk ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| mindControlMethod | Ceti eel ⓘ |
| mission | survey mission to Ceti Alpha VI ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | illustrates the threat posed by Khan and the Ceti eels ⓘ |
| nationalityInCanon | Federation citizen ⓘ |
| notableEvent | encounter with Khan Noonien Singh ⓘ |
| notableQuoteContext | discovery of the Botany Bay cargo containers on Ceti Alpha V ⓘ |
| notableScene |
bridge of the USS Reliant under Khan’s control
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planetary surface investigation on Ceti Alpha V ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paul Winfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | commanding officer of the USS Reliant ⓘ |
| rank | Captain ⓘ |
| resistedControlBy | turning phaser on himself ⓘ |
| screenDebutYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| servesWith | Commander Pavel Chekov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Starfleet Sciences division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | Human ⓘ |
| starshipCommanded | USS Reliant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starshipRegistry | NCC-1864 ⓘ |
| storyRole | supporting character ⓘ |
| underInfluenceOf | Khan Noonien Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Star Trek universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Clark Terrell Description of subject: Captain Clark Terrell is a Starfleet officer in the Star Trek universe best known as the ill-fated commanding officer of the USS Reliant in the film "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.