Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley
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Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley is the portrayal of the film’s outwardly pious but secretly villainous televangelist leader in the 1987 comedy crime film "Dragnet."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley Context triple: [Dragnet (film, 1987), featuresActorAsCharacter, Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley]
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Charlie Plummer
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley Target entity description: Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley is the portrayal of the film’s outwardly pious but secretly villainous televangelist leader in the 1987 comedy crime film "Dragnet."
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A.
Anthony Hopkins as Stevens
Anthony Hopkins as Stevens is the restrained, duty-obsessed English butler whose emotional repression and unwavering loyalty define the poignant core of the film "The Remains of the Day."
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B.
Michael Caine as John Tarrant
Michael Caine as John Tarrant is the central character in the 1974 British thriller "The Black Windmill," portraying a seasoned MI6 agent whose son is kidnapped, forcing him into a tense battle against both terrorists and his own superiors.
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C.
Michael Caine as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead
Michael Caine as Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead is the portrayal of a young, aristocratic British Army officer in the 1964 war film "Zulu," which helped launch Caine to international stardom.
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D.
Charlie Plummer
Charlie Plummer is an American actor known for his roles in films such as "Lean on Pete," "All the Money in the World," and various independent dramas.
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E.
Gary Oldman as Tiny Tim
Gary Oldman as Tiny Tim refers to the acclaimed British actor’s vocal and performance-capture portrayal of the frail, kind-hearted Cratchit child in the 2009 animated adaptation of Charles Dickens’ "A Christmas Carol."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
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filmCharacterRole ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Dragnet (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
crime
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religiousHypocrisy ⓘ satire ⓘ televangelism ⓘ |
| basedOnFranchise | Dragnet franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castingReasonInferred | suitabilityForSophisticatedVillainRoles ⓘ |
| characterName | Reverend Jonathan Whirley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTraitInFiction |
charismatic
ⓘ
duplicitous ⓘ manipulative ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| moralAlignmentInFiction | villainous ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | antagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor | playing a corrupt televangelist leader in Dragnet (1987 film) ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | televangelist ⓘ |
| partOfCastOf | Dragnet (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayalEra | 1980s cinema ⓘ |
| portrayalType | liveActionPerformance ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Christopher Plummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicPersonaInFiction | pious ⓘ |
| religiousRoleInFiction | reverend ⓘ |
| secretNatureInFiction |
criminal
ⓘ
villainousLeader ⓘ |
| workGenre | comedy crime film ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
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Subject: Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley Description of subject: Christopher Plummer as Reverend Jonathan Whirley is the portrayal of the film’s outwardly pious but secretly villainous televangelist leader in the 1987 comedy crime film "Dragnet."
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