Terry Benedict
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Terry Benedict is the wealthy, vengeful casino owner and primary antagonist in the Ocean’s film series, known for his ruthless pursuit of Danny Ocean and his crew.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Terry Benedict canonical | 12 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Terry Benedict Context triple: [Ocean's Twelve, character, Terry Benedict]
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A.
Terry Tumey
Terry Tumey is an American college athletics administrator and former UCLA football player and NFL defensive lineman who serves as the athletic director at Fresno State.
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B.
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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C.
Don Burgess
Don Burgess is an American cinematographer best known for his Oscar-nominated work on the film "Forrest Gump" and his frequent collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis.
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D.
Tom Luddy
Tom Luddy was an American film producer, curator, and influential cinephile best known as a co-founder and long-time guiding force of the Telluride Film Festival.
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E.
Cliff Hagan
Cliff Hagan is an American Hall of Fame basketball player best known for his scoring prowess with the St. Louis Hawks and later as a player-coach in the ABA.
- 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: Terry Benedict Target entity description: Terry Benedict is the wealthy, vengeful casino owner and primary antagonist in the Ocean’s film series, known for his ruthless pursuit of Danny Ocean and his crew.
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A.
Terry Tumey
Terry Tumey is an American college athletics administrator and former UCLA football player and NFL defensive lineman who serves as the athletic director at Fresno State.
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B.
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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C.
Don Burgess
Don Burgess is an American cinematographer best known for his Oscar-nominated work on the film "Forrest Gump" and his frequent collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis.
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D.
Tom Luddy
Tom Luddy was an American film producer, curator, and influential cinephile best known as a co-founder and long-time guiding force of the Telluride Film Festival.
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E.
Cliff Hagan
Cliff Hagan is an American Hall of Fame basketball player best known for his scoring prowess with the St. Louis Hawks and later as a player-coach in the ABA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| alliesWith |
Willy Bank (initially, in Ocean's Thirteen)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bank casino
|
| appearsIn |
Ocean's Eleven
ⓘ
Ocean's Thirteen ⓘ Ocean's Twelve ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ocean's crew ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the 1960 film Ocean's 11 ⓘ |
| businessTrait |
obsessed with security
ⓘ
uncompromising with debtors ⓘ |
| characterRole | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| conflictType | revenge against Ocean's crew ⓘ |
| creator | Steven Soderbergh ⓘ |
| demands | repayment of stolen money with interest from Ocean's crew ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Danny Ocean
ⓘ
Linus Caldwell ⓘ Rusty Ryan ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Ocean's Eleven (2001 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ocean's Eleven
|
| franchise | Ocean's film series ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | heist film character ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
Ocean's Thirteen (2007 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ocean's Thirteen
|
| laterAlliesWith | Danny Ocean (against Willy Bank) ⓘ |
| loyalTo | his casinos ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| nationality | American (implied) ⓘ |
| notableAction | orders surveillance and intimidation of Ocean's crew ⓘ |
| notableFor | ruthless pursuit of Danny Ocean and his crew ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "You shook Sinatra's hand." ⓘ |
| notableScene |
confrontation with Danny Ocean in the Bellagio vault
ⓘ
financing revenge operation against Willy Bank (Ocean's Thirteen) ⓘ meeting with Ocean's crew in Amsterdam (Ocean's Twelve) ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
casino owner ⓘ |
| owns |
Bellagio
ⓘ
linked to:
Bellagio (Las Vegas)
MGM Grand ⓘ The Mirage ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
calculating
ⓘ
ruthless ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Andy García ⓘ |
| powerStatus | influential Las Vegas casino magnate ⓘ |
| relationship | boyfriend of Tess Ocean (at the beginning of Ocean's Eleven) ⓘ |
| residence |
Las Vegas
ⓘ
linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
| universe |
Ocean's cinematic universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Ocean's film series
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| victimOf | casino heist by Danny Ocean's crew ⓘ |
| wealthStatus | extremely wealthy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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