Donald Grant in From Russia with Love
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Donald Grant in "From Russia with Love" is the cold, ruthless SPECTRE assassin who serves as James Bond’s primary adversary in the film.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donald Grant (Ian Fleming novel character) | 1 |
| Donald Grant in From Russia with Love canonical | 1 |
| James Bond in From Russia with Love (film) | 1 |
| Red Grant in From Russia with Love | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1009653 — 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: Donald Grant in From Russia with Love Context triple: [Robert Shaw, role, Donald Grant in From Russia with Love]
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A.
James Bond
James Bond is a fictional British secret agent, code-named 007, known for his espionage missions, suave demeanor, and presence in a long-running series of novels and films.
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B.
Le Chiffre
Le Chiffre is a notorious villain in the James Bond universe, best known as the primary antagonist and high-stakes gambler in Ian Fleming’s novel and its film adaptations.
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C.
Felix Leiter
Felix Leiter is a recurring CIA operative and ally of James Bond in the James Bond franchise.
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D.
Auric Goldfinger
Auric Goldfinger is a fictional wealthy and obsessive gold smuggler who serves as the main antagonist in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel and its film adaptation "Goldfinger."
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E.
George Smiley
George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
- 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: Donald Grant in From Russia with Love Target entity description: Donald Grant in "From Russia with Love" is the cold, ruthless SPECTRE assassin who serves as James Bond’s primary adversary in the film.
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A.
James Bond
James Bond is a fictional British secret agent, code-named 007, known for his espionage missions, suave demeanor, and presence in a long-running series of novels and films.
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B.
Le Chiffre
Le Chiffre is a notorious villain in the James Bond universe, best known as the primary antagonist and high-stakes gambler in Ian Fleming’s novel and its film adaptations.
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C.
Felix Leiter
Felix Leiter is a recurring CIA operative and ally of James Bond in the James Bond franchise.
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D.
Auric Goldfinger
Auric Goldfinger is a fictional wealthy and obsessive gold smuggler who serves as the main antagonist in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel and its film adaptation "Goldfinger."
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E.
George Smiley
George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassin
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
SPECTRE
ⓘ
linked to:
Spectre
|
| alias | Red Grant ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
From Russia with Love (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
From Russia, with Love
From Russia with Love (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
From Russia, with Love
|
| basedOn |
Donald Grant (Ian Fleming novel character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Donald Grant in From Russia with Love
|
| characterTrait |
cold
ⓘ
emotionless ⓘ highly trained ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ian Fleming ⓘ |
| deathSceneLocation | Orient Express train compartment ⓘ |
| employedBy |
SPECTRE
ⓘ
linked to:
Spectre
|
| enemyOf | James Bond ⓘ |
| fightsWith | garrote wire hidden in wristwatch ⓘ |
| filmSeries |
Eon Productions James Bond films
ⓘ
linked to:
Eon Productions James Bond film series
|
| firstAppearance |
From Russia with Love (1957 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
From Russia, with Love
|
| firstFilmAppearance |
From Russia with Love (1963 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
From Russia, with Love
|
| franchise |
James Bond film series
ⓘ
linked to:
James Bond (film)
|
| fullName | Donald "Red" Grant ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| killedBy | James Bond ⓘ |
| mission | to kill James Bond and recover the Lektor decoding device ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableScene | train fight with James Bond on the Orient Express ⓘ |
| occupation | professional killer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Shaw ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonistOf |
James Bond in From Russia with Love (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Donald Grant in From Russia with Love
|
| role |
James Bond villain
ⓘ
SPECTRE operative ⓘ |
| takesOrdersFrom |
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
ⓘ
Rosa Klebb ⓘ |
| universe | James Bond universe ⓘ |
| usesDisguise | poses as a British agent to gain Bond’s trust ⓘ |
| weapon |
garrote wire
ⓘ
handgun ⓘ |
| worksFor | Rosa Klebb ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Donald Grant in From Russia with Love Description of subject: Donald Grant in "From Russia with Love" is the cold, ruthless SPECTRE assassin who serves as James Bond’s primary adversary in the film.
Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
Donald Grant in From Russia with Love
linked to: Donald Grant in From Russia with Love
subject linked to:
Donald Grant in From Russia with Love
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