supportingCharacter

P7748
predicate

Indicates that one entity plays a secondary or assisting role in the story or context relative to another primary entity.

All labels observed (29)

Label Occurrences
supportingCharacter canonical 295
helpsCharacter 236
hasSupportingCharacter 149

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: supportingCharacter
Generated description
Indicates that one entity plays a secondary or assisting role in the story or context relative to another primary entity.

Sample triples (978)

Subject Object
Polly in Fawlty Towers
surface form: Polly Sherman
Sybil Fawlty via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Polly in Fawlty Towers
surface form: Polly Sherman
Manuel via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Dr. Jerome Davenport Antwone Fisher via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Ugly Americans Callie Maggotbone NERFINISHED
Ugly Americans Leonard Powers NERFINISHED
Ugly Americans Randall Skeffington NERFINISHED
Ugly Americans Twayne Boneraper NERFINISHED
Ugly Americans Grimes NERFINISHED
Sleeping Beauty legend prince via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter"
Bob Wallace Major General Thomas F. Waverly via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Bing Crosby as Bob Wallace Major General Thomas F. Waverly via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Batman #232 Talia al Ghul via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" NERFINISHED
Mr. Barrymore Selden via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Jingles via predicate surface "sidekickCharacter" NERFINISHED
Mama Odie Tiana via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Mama Odie Prince Naveen via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Sophie Hall Claire Smith-Wyman via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Crush’s turtle crew Marlin via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Crush’s turtle crew Dory via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Pallade Odysseus via predicate surface "associatedHero" NERFINISHED
Pallade Perseus via predicate surface "associatedHero" NERFINISHED
Pallade Heracles via predicate surface "associatedHero" NERFINISHED
Pallade Jason via predicate surface "associatedHero" NERFINISHED
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Samuel Drake NERFINISHED
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection Nadine Ross NERFINISHED
Moonwind Joe Gardner via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Moonwind 22 via predicate surface "helpsCharacter"
The Master of Disguise Jennifer Esposito via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED
The Master of Disguise Brent Spiner via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED
The Master of Disguise Harold Gould via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED
The Master of Disguise James Brolin via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED
Bailey in Finding Dory
surface form: Bailey
Dory via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Bailey in Finding Dory
surface form: Bailey
Marlin via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Bailey in Finding Dory
surface form: Bailey
Nemo via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Bailey in Finding Dory
surface form: Bailey
Hank via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Jason Todd Batman via predicate surface "sidekickOf" NERFINISHED
God of Gamblers Andy Lau via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED
City on Fire Danny Lee via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED
City on Fire Sun Yueh via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED
Mrs. Bronson Norma via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
The Spirit comic strip
surface form: The Spirit
Ellen Dolan via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" NERFINISHED
The Spirit comic strip
surface form: The Spirit
Commissioner Dolan via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" NERFINISHED
The Spirit comic strip
surface form: The Spirit
Ebony White via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" NERFINISHED
The Spirit comic strip
surface form: The Spirit
P’Gell via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" NERFINISHED
Gaxton in Onward
surface form: The Manticore
Ian Lightfoot via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Gaxton in Onward
surface form: The Manticore
Barley Lightfoot via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
Jimmy Callahan Doug Harris via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" NERFINISHED
The Return of the Soldier Jenny Baldry NERFINISHED
The Return of the Soldier Ian Holm via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED
The Return of the Soldier Frank Finlay via predicate surface "supportingActor" NERFINISHED