Charlie Cappa
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Charlie Cappa is the conflicted small-time hood and devout yet morally torn protagonist of Martin Scorsese’s crime drama film "Mean Streets."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charlie Cappa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2173136 — 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: Charlie Cappa Context triple: [Mean Streets, mainCharacter, Charlie Cappa]
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A.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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B.
John Cassisi
John Cassisi is an American former child actor best known for playing the mob boss Fat Sam in the 1976 musical gangster film "Bugsy Malone."
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C.
Lenny Venito
Lenny Venito is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, often playing tough, streetwise, or comedic New Yorker types.
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D.
Tom Lofaro
Tom Lofaro is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the long-running comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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E.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
- 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: Charlie Cappa Target entity description: Charlie Cappa is the conflicted small-time hood and devout yet morally torn protagonist of Martin Scorsese’s crime drama film "Mean Streets."
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A.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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B.
John Cassisi
John Cassisi is an American former child actor best known for playing the mob boss Fat Sam in the 1976 musical gangster film "Bugsy Malone."
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C.
Lenny Venito
Lenny Venito is an American character actor known for his supporting roles in film and television, often playing tough, streetwise, or comedic New Yorker types.
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D.
Tom Lofaro
Tom Lofaro is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the long-running comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
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E.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Mean Streets ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Catholic guilt
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loyalty and betrayal ⓘ sin and redemption ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
devout
ⓘ
guilt-ridden ⓘ loyal ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ |
| closeRelationshipWith |
Johnny Boy
ⓘ
Teresa ⓘ |
| conflictWith | organized crime lifestyle ⓘ |
| countryOfWorkOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| familyName | Cappa ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Mean Streets ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | crime drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Charlie ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| moralConflict | religious faith versus criminal activity ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian-American ⓘ |
| occupation | small-time hood ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Harvey Keitel ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Mean Streets ⓘ |
| religiousBelief | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| settingNeighborhood | Little Italy ⓘ |
| workDirector | Martin Scorsese ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1973 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charlie Cappa Description of subject: Charlie Cappa is the conflicted small-time hood and devout yet morally torn protagonist of Martin Scorsese’s crime drama film "Mean Streets."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.