Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland
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Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland is the character portrayed by actor Robert Wagner, a young U.S. Army Air Forces officer, in the 1962 World War II film "The War Lover."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland canonical | 1 |
| Robert Wagner as Ed Bolland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13510297 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland Context triple: [The War Lover, coLeadActorRole, Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland]
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- 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: Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland Target entity description: Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland is the character portrayed by actor Robert Wagner, a young U.S. Army Air Forces officer, in the 1962 World War II film "The War Lover."
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A.
Bruce Davison as Lt. Garnett DeBuin
Bruce Davison as Lt. Garnett DeBuin is a young, idealistic U.S. Army officer whose moral conflict and evolving perspective on violence and Native American warfare form a central thread of the Western film "Ulzana's Raid."
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B.
James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett
James Cagney as Eddie Bartlett is the tough, fast-talking World War I veteran turned Prohibition-era bootlegger and gangster he portrays in the classic crime film "The Roaring Twenties."
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C.
Lee Marvin as Col. Bartlett
Lee Marvin as Col. Bartlett is a commanding, battle-hardened World War II officer characterized by his tough, no-nonsense leadership in the war film "Attack!".
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D.
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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E.
Richard Crenna as Colonel Sam Trautman
Richard Crenna as Colonel Sam Trautman is the stern yet paternal U.S. Army colonel who serves as John Rambo’s former commanding officer and moral counterpoint in the Rambo film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional film character
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military officer character ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeDepicted |
B-17 Flying Fortress
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linked to:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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| appearsIn | The War Lover ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The War Lover (novel)
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linked to:
The War Lover
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| basedOnAuthor | John Hersey ⓘ |
| conflictDepicted | World War II ⓘ |
| coStarWith |
Shirley Anne Field
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Steve McQueen ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| directorOfWork | Philip Leacock ⓘ |
| genre | war film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | bomber crew member ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Wagner ⓘ |
| productionCountry |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| rank | First Lieutenant ⓘ |
| setting |
European Theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
European theatre of World War II
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| workReleaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| workTitle | The War Lover ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1962 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland Description of subject: Robert Wagner as 1st Lt. Ed Bolland is the character portrayed by actor Robert Wagner, a young U.S. Army Air Forces officer, in the 1962 World War II film "The War Lover."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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