James Woods as John Moss
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James Woods as John Moss refers to Woods’s portrayal of a tough, streetwise New York City detective in the action-comedy film "The Hard Way."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Woods as John Moss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9839710 — 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: James Woods as John Moss Context triple: [The Hard Way, portrays, James Woods as John Moss]
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A.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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B.
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches is a manipulative, self-serving handler and father-figure to the title character in the dark comedy crime series "Barry."
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C.
Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary
Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary is the portrayal of a seasoned, morally conflicted corporate executive grappling with loyalty, layoffs, and personal integrity in the drama film "The Company Men."
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D.
Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward
Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward is a portrayal of a seasoned, high-ranking corporate executive whose life unravels after a layoff in the drama film "The Company Men."
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E.
Paul Giamatti as Marty Wolf
Paul Giamatti as Marty Wolf refers to the over-the-top, scheming Hollywood producer antagonist he portrays in the family comedy film "Big Fat Liar."
- 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: James Woods as John Moss Target entity description: James Woods as John Moss refers to Woods’s portrayal of a tough, streetwise New York City detective in the action-comedy film "The Hard Way."
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A.
Fred Ward as John Anglin
Fred Ward as John Anglin is the actor’s portrayal of one of the real-life inmate escapees in the 1979 prison drama film "Escape from Alcatraz."
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B.
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches is a manipulative, self-serving handler and father-figure to the title character in the dark comedy crime series "Barry."
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C.
Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary
Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary is the portrayal of a seasoned, morally conflicted corporate executive grappling with loyalty, layoffs, and personal integrity in the drama film "The Company Men."
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D.
Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward
Chris Cooper as Phil Woodward is a portrayal of a seasoned, high-ranking corporate executive whose life unravels after a layoff in the drama film "The Company Men."
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E.
Paul Giamatti as Marty Wolf
Paul Giamatti as Marty Wolf refers to the over-the-top, scheming Hollywood producer antagonist he portrays in the family comedy film "Big Fat Liar."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
ⓘ
filmRole ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Hard Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | protagonist ⓘ |
| characterBackstoryElement | veteranDetectiveWithLongServiceRecord ⓘ |
| characterName | John Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterOccupation |
New York City police detective
ⓘ
homicide detective ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
short-tempered ⓘ streetwise ⓘ tough ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Nick Lang’sHollywoodMethods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarActor | Michael J. Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coStarCharacter | Nick Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre | actionComedyFilmRole ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | liveActionCinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
mentorFigureToNickLang
ⓘ
reluctantPartnerToNickLang ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blendOfComedyAndIntensity
ⓘ
chemistryWithMichaelJFox ⓘ |
| policeDepartment | New York City Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policeRank | detective ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | James Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonistOfWork | The Party Crasher GENERATED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriodOfSetting | late20thCentury ⓘ |
| toneOfPerformance |
gritty
ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ |
| workDirector | John Badham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workDistributor | Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| workType | featureFilm ⓘ |
| workWriter |
Daniel Pyne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lem Dobbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Kozoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Woods as John Moss Description of subject: James Woods as John Moss refers to Woods’s portrayal of a tough, streetwise New York City detective in the action-comedy film "The Hard Way."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.