Creed Bratton (character)
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Creed Bratton is an eccentric and mysterious quality assurance director at Dunder Mifflin whose bizarre behavior and cryptic past provide much of the surreal humor in the U.S. version of The Office.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Creed Bratton | 12 |
| Creed Bratton (character) canonical | 4 |
| Creed Bratton (actor) | 3 |
| Creed Bratton (implied) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1987234 — 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: Creed Bratton (character) Context triple: [The Office (U.S. TV series), mainCharacter, Creed Bratton (character)]
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A.
Dan Quagmire
Dan Quagmire is a minor character in the animated television series "Family Guy," known primarily as the father of Glenn Quagmire.
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B.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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C.
Bill Sampson
Bill Sampson is a successful theater director and the devoted younger lover of aging Broadway star Margo Channing in the classic film "All About Eve."
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D.
Jeeter Fry
Jeeter Fry is the original character from the stage musical "Oklahoma!" on whom the darker, reimagined Jud Fry in the film adaptation was based.
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E.
Sam Carmichael
Sam Carmichael is one of the central father-figure characters in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!", known as a former lover of Donna and a possible father of her daughter Sophie.
- 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: Creed Bratton (character) Target entity description: Creed Bratton is an eccentric and mysterious quality assurance director at Dunder Mifflin whose bizarre behavior and cryptic past provide much of the surreal humor in the U.S. version of The Office.
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A.
Dan Quagmire
Dan Quagmire is a minor character in the animated television series "Family Guy," known primarily as the father of Glenn Quagmire.
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B.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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C.
Bill Sampson
Bill Sampson is a successful theater director and the devoted younger lover of aging Broadway star Margo Channing in the classic film "All About Eve."
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D.
Jeeter Fry
Jeeter Fry is the original character from the stage musical "Oklahoma!" on whom the darker, reimagined Jud Fry in the film adaptation was based.
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E.
Sam Carmichael
Sam Carmichael is one of the central father-figure characters in the musical and film "Mamma Mia!", known as a former lover of Donna and a possible father of her daughter Sophie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Office (U.S. TV series)
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The Office (U.S.) Season 2 ⓘ
linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
The Office (U.S.) Season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
The Office (U.S.) Season 4 ⓘ
linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
The Office (U.S.) Season 5 ⓘ
linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
The Office (U.S.) Season 6 ⓘ
linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
The Office (U.S.) Season 7 ⓘ
linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
The Office (U.S.) Season 8 ⓘ
linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
The Office (U.S.) Season 9 ⓘ
linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
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| basedOn |
Creed Bratton (actor)
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linked to:
Creed Bratton (character)
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| characterTrait |
eccentric
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mysterious ⓘ surreal ⓘ unreliable ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor | The Office (U.S. TV series) ⓘ |
| department | quality assurance ⓘ |
| employedAs | quality assurance director at Dunder Mifflin ⓘ |
| employer | Dunder Mifflin ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasColleague |
Andy Bernard
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Angela Martin ⓘ Dwight Schrute ⓘ Erin Hannon ⓘ Jim Halpert ⓘ Kelly Kapoor ⓘ Kevin Malone ⓘ Meredith Palmer ⓘ Michael Scott (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Michael Scott
Oscar Martinez ⓘ Pam Beesly ⓘ Phyllis Vance ⓘ Ryan Howard ⓘ Stanley Hudson ⓘ Toby Flenderson ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
absurdist humor
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deadpan delivery ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
The Office (U.S.) Season 1
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linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
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| knownFor |
bizarre behavior
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cryptic past ⓘ dark humor ⓘ identity confusion jokes ⓘ nonsensical comments ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
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supporting character ⓘ |
| occupation | quality assurance director ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Office (U.S.) ensemble cast
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linked to:
The Office (U.S. TV series)
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| portrayedBy |
Creed Bratton (actor)
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linked to:
Creed Bratton (character)
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| setting |
Scranton, Pennsylvania
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linked to:
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
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| worksAt |
Dunder Mifflin Scranton branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Scranton branch
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Creed Bratton (character) Description of subject: Creed Bratton is an eccentric and mysterious quality assurance director at Dunder Mifflin whose bizarre behavior and cryptic past provide much of the surreal humor in the U.S. version of The Office.
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