Eddie Valiant

E183540

fictional character film character private detective

Eddie Valiant is a hard-boiled, down-on-his-luck private detective who becomes entangled with cartoon characters in the hybrid live-action/animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Eddie Valiant canonical	27
Eddie Valiant (novel character)	1
Teddy Valiant	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1637022 — 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: Eddie Valiant
Context triple: [Who Framed Roger Rabbit, mainCharacter, Eddie Valiant]

A. Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 drama film starring Bette Davis, known for its exploration of vanity, marriage, and personal transformation.
B. Rupert Psmith
Rupert Psmith is a witty, impeccably dressed, and verbally flamboyant young Englishman who stars in several humorous P. G. Wodehouse stories.
C. Mr Obadiah Slope
Mr Obadiah Slope is a scheming, ambitious clergyman and social climber in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Barchester Towers," known for his hypocrisy and manipulative pursuit of power within the church and local society.
D. Cosmo Brown
Cosmo Brown is the wisecracking, musically gifted best friend and sidekick to Don Lockwood in the classic Hollywood musical film "Singin' in the Rain."
E. Johnny Morgenstern
Johnny Morgenstern is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Morgenstern.
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: Eddie Valiant
Target entity description: Eddie Valiant is a hard-boiled, down-on-his-luck private detective who becomes entangled with cartoon characters in the hybrid live-action/animated film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit."

A. Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington is a 1944 drama film starring Bette Davis, known for its exploration of vanity, marriage, and personal transformation.
B. Rupert Psmith
Rupert Psmith is a witty, impeccably dressed, and verbally flamboyant young Englishman who stars in several humorous P. G. Wodehouse stories.
C. Mr Obadiah Slope
Mr Obadiah Slope is a scheming, ambitious clergyman and social climber in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Barchester Towers," known for his hypocrisy and manipulative pursuit of power within the church and local society.
D. Cosmo Brown
Cosmo Brown is the wisecracking, musically gifted best friend and sidekick to Don Lockwood in the classic Hollywood musical film "Singin' in the Rain."
E. Johnny Morgenstern
Johnny Morgenstern is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Morgenstern.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ private detective ⓘ
allyOf	Jessica Rabbit ⓘ Roger Rabbit ⓘ
appearsIn	Disney media ⓘ Touchstone Pictures film ⓘ Who Censored Roger Rabbit ⓘ linked to: Who Censored Roger Rabbit? Who Framed Roger Rabbit ⓘ
associatedMedium	live-action/animation hybrid film ⓘ
associatedWith	Toons ⓘ
basedOn	Eddie Valiant (novel character) ⓘ linked to: Eddie Valiant
creator	Gary K. Wolf ⓘ
employer	Valiant & Valiant ⓘ
enemyOf	Judge Doom ⓘ
filmDebutYear	1988 ⓘ
filmDirectorOfAppearance	Robert Zemeckis ⓘ
filmGenreContext	comedy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ neo-noir ⓘ
firstAppearance	Who Censored Roger Rabbit ⓘ linked to: Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
firstFilmAppearance	Who Framed Roger Rabbit ⓘ
formerOccupation	police officer ⓘ
genre	hard-boiled detective ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	alcoholic ⓘ cynical ⓘ down-on-his-luck ⓘ grieving ⓘ
hasTheme	overcoming prejudice against toons ⓘ redemption arc ⓘ
hasWeapon	revolver ⓘ
investigates	Marvin Acme's death ⓘ the alleged affair of Jessica Rabbit ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
loveInterest	Dolores ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableFor	bridging the human and cartoon worlds ⓘ investigating the framing of Roger Rabbit ⓘ
occupation	private detective ⓘ
partnerOf	Roger Rabbit ⓘ
portrayedBy	Bob Hoskins ⓘ
relative	Teddy Valiant ⓘ linked to: Eddie Valiant
settingOfActivity	1940s Los Angeles ⓘ
sibling	Teddy Valiant ⓘ
uses	toon props ⓘ
worksIn	Los Angeles ⓘ Toontown ⓘ linked to: Mickey's Toontown
worksWith	Maroon Cartoon Studios ⓘ