Alan Pangborn
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Alan Pangborn is the sheriff of the fictional town of Castle Rock in Stephen King’s works, notably serving as a central protagonist in the novels "The Dark Half" and "Needful Things."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan Pangborn canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20661453 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Pangborn Context triple: [Needful Things, hasCharacter, Alan Pangborn]
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A.
Marshal Dutton
Marshal Dutton is a rock musician and producer best known as the lead vocalist and former guitarist for the band Hinder.
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B.
Lester Crawford
Lester Crawford was the husband of American stage and film actress Helen Broderick.
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C.
Tom Logan
Tom Logan is the charismatic defense attorney portrayed by Robert Redford in the 1986 legal comedy film "Legal Eagles."
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D.
Tom Logan
Tom Logan is a fictional rustler and gang leader portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the 1976 Western film "The Missouri Breaks."
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E.
Sam Hargrave
Sam Hargrave is an American stunt coordinator, actor, and film director best known for directing the action film "Extraction" and for his extensive stunt work in major Hollywood productions, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- 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: Alan Pangborn Target entity description: Alan Pangborn is the sheriff of the fictional town of Castle Rock in Stephen King’s works, notably serving as a central protagonist in the novels "The Dark Half" and "Needful Things."
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A.
Marshal Dutton
Marshal Dutton is a rock musician and producer best known as the lead vocalist and former guitarist for the band Hinder.
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B.
Lester Crawford
Lester Crawford was the husband of American stage and film actress Helen Broderick.
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C.
Tom Logan
Tom Logan is the charismatic defense attorney portrayed by Robert Redford in the 1986 legal comedy film "Legal Eagles."
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D.
Tom Logan
Tom Logan is a fictional rustler and gang leader portrayed by Jack Nicholson in the 1976 Western film "The Missouri Breaks."
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E.
Sam Hargrave
Sam Hargrave is an American stunt coordinator, actor, and film director best known for directing the action film "Extraction" and for his extensive stunt work in major Hollywood productions, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.