supportingCharacter

P7748
predicate

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

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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
Miracle Max Inigo Montoya via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" ⓘ
Miracle Max Fezzik via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" ⓘ
Beyond: Two Souls Nathan Dawkins ⓘ
Barney Fife Andy Taylor via predicate surface "sidekickOf" ⓘ
Laverne & Shirley Lenny Kosnowski ⓘ
Laverne & Shirley Squiggy ⓘ
Laverne & Shirley Frank DeFazio ⓘ
Laverne & Shirley Carmine Ragusa ⓘ
Laverne & Shirley Edna Babish ⓘ
The Simpsons Ned Flanders ⓘ
The Simpsons Mr. Burns ⓘ
The Simpsons Moe Szyslak ⓘ
The Simpsons Krusty the Clown ⓘ
The Simpsons Chief Wiggum ⓘ
The Simpsons Milhouse Van Houten ⓘ
The Simpsons Apu Nahasapeemapetilon ⓘ
The Simpsons Principal Skinner ⓘ
The Simpsons Patty Bouvier ⓘ
The Simpsons Selma Bouvier ⓘ
Marpessa Idas via predicate surface "associatedHero" ⓘ
Steven Universe Connie Maheswaran via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" ⓘ
Steven Universe Greg Universe via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" ⓘ
Steven Universe Peridot via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" ⓘ
Steven Universe Lapis Lazuli via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" ⓘ
Steven Universe Jasper via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" ⓘ
Steven Universe Rose Quartz via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" ⓘ
Steven Universe Lion via predicate surface "hasSupportingCharacter" ⓘ
Story of Shakuntala King Dushyanta via predicate surface "hasDeuteragonist" ⓘ
The Horse’s Mouth Michael Gough via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Shield of Heracles Heracles via predicate surface "associatedHero" ⓘ
A Walk in the Woods Gaia Wise via predicate surface "hasSupportingRole" ⓘ
Gran Torino Bee Vang via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Gran Torino Ahney Her via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Gran Torino Christopher Carley via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Gran Torino John Carroll Lynch via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Anupam Kher as Dr. Cliff Patel Pat Solitano via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" ⓘ
The Great Beauty Carlo Verdone via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
The Great Beauty Sabrina Ferilli via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
The Great Beauty Carolina Crescentini via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
The Great Beauty Iaia Forte via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
The Case of the Velvet Claws Della Street ⓘ
The Case of the Velvet Claws Paul Drake ⓘ
Shug Avery Celie Johnson via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" ⓘ
surface form: Celie
Charley Willy Loman via predicate surface "helpsCharacter" ⓘ
Laura
surface form: Laura (film)
Clifton Webb as Waldo Lydecker via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Gilmore Girls Kelly Bishop via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Gilmore Girls Edward Herrmann via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Gilmore Girls Scott Patterson via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Gilmore Girls Melissa McCarthy via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ
Gilmore Girls Keiko Agena via predicate surface "supportingActor" ⓘ