Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting
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Doyle Lonnegan in *The Sting* is the ruthless Irish-American crime boss and high-stakes gambler who serves as the film’s primary antagonist, famously portrayed by Robert Shaw.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1009654 — 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: Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting Context triple: [Robert Shaw, role, Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting]
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A.
Danny Ocean
Danny Ocean is the charismatic, sharp-witted leader of an elite group of thieves in the Ocean's heist film series.
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B.
Buddy Russo in The French Connection
Buddy Russo in *The French Connection* is a tough, streetwise New York City detective who partners with Popeye Doyle in the gritty pursuit of an international heroin smuggling ring.
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C.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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D.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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E.
Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton was a notorious 20th-century American bank robber famed for his multiple prison escapes and the apocryphal quote that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."
- 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: Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting Target entity description: Doyle Lonnegan in *The Sting* is the ruthless Irish-American crime boss and high-stakes gambler who serves as the film’s primary antagonist, famously portrayed by Robert Shaw.
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A.
Danny Ocean
Danny Ocean is the charismatic, sharp-witted leader of an elite group of thieves in the Ocean's heist film series.
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B.
Buddy Russo in The French Connection
Buddy Russo in *The French Connection* is a tough, streetwise New York City detective who partners with Popeye Doyle in the gritty pursuit of an international heroin smuggling ring.
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C.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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D.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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E.
Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton was a notorious 20th-century American bank robber famed for his multiple prison escapes and the apocryphal quote that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sting ⓘ |
| associatedWith | the wire con ⓘ |
| characterTrait | ruthless ⓘ |
| createdBy | David S. Ward ⓘ |
| createdForWork | The Sting ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Henry Gondorff
ⓘ
Johnny Hooker ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Irish-American ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn |
caper film
ⓘ
crime comedy ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
illegal gambling operations
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | target of the big con in The Sting ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | orders the killing of Luther Coleman ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “Your boss is quite a card player, Mr. Kelly; how does he do it?” ⓘ |
| notableScene | poker game on the train with Henry Gondorff ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
ⓘ
high-stakes gambler ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
prideful
ⓘ
suspicious ⓘ violent ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Shaw ⓘ |
| portrayedByCharacterAge | middle-aged man ⓘ |
| portrayedByFullName | Robert Archibald Shaw ⓘ |
| portrayedByNationality | British ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in The Sting ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Chicago
|
| timePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting Description of subject: Doyle Lonnegan in *The Sting* is the ruthless Irish-American crime boss and high-stakes gambler who serves as the film’s primary antagonist, famously portrayed by Robert Shaw.
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