Francis Dolarhyde
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Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Francis Dolarhyde canonical | 8 |
| Francis Dollarhyde | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3309361 — 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: Francis Dolarhyde Context triple: [Richard Armitage, portrayed, Francis Dolarhyde]
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Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb)
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb) is the fictional serial killer and primary antagonist in Thomas Harris's novel and its film adaptation "The Silence of the Lambs," known for his gruesome crimes that drive the story's investigation.
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B.
Tom Ripley
Tom Ripley is a charming yet deeply amoral con artist and serial imposter best known as the psychologically complex antihero of Patricia Highsmith’s crime novels.
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C.
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
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D.
Thomas Ripley
Thomas Ripley was an 18th-century English architect and master carpenter known for his work on prominent country houses and public buildings, including contributions to Palladian architecture.
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E.
Anton Chigurh
Anton Chigurh is the cold, relentless hitman and primary antagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the Coen brothers’ film "No Country for Old Men," known for his emotionless demeanor and coin-toss method of deciding victims’ fates.
- 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: Francis Dolarhyde Target entity description: Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
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A.
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb)
Buffalo Bill (Jame Gumb) is the fictional serial killer and primary antagonist in Thomas Harris's novel and its film adaptation "The Silence of the Lambs," known for his gruesome crimes that drive the story's investigation.
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B.
Tom Ripley
Tom Ripley is a charming yet deeply amoral con artist and serial imposter best known as the psychologically complex antihero of Patricia Highsmith’s crime novels.
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C.
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
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D.
Thomas Ripley
Thomas Ripley was an 18th-century English architect and master carpenter known for his work on prominent country houses and public buildings, including contributions to Palladian architecture.
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E.
Anton Chigurh
Anton Chigurh is the cold, relentless hitman and primary antagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the Coen brothers’ film "No Country for Old Men," known for his emotionless demeanor and coin-toss method of deciding victims’ fates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
fictional serial killer ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationFrom | Red Dragon novel ⓘ |
| alias |
The Tooth Fairy
ⓘ
linked to:
Tooth Fairy
|
| antagonistOf | Will Graham ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hannibal (TV series)
ⓘ
Manhunter ⓘ
linked to:
Manhunter (film)
Red Dragon ⓘ Red Dragon (2002 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Red Dragon
|
| associatedWith | Hannibal Lecter ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
novel Red Dragon
ⓘ
linked to:
Red Dragon
|
| causeOfDeath |
killed by Will Graham (in the novel)
ⓘ
shot by police (in some adaptations) ⓘ |
| consultedAboutBy | Hannibal Lecter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States (within the fiction)
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linked to:
United States (fictional setting)
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| creator | Thomas Harris ⓘ |
| familyBackground | abusive childhood ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Hannibal Lecter series
ⓘ
linked to:
Hannibal Lecter novels
|
| firstAppearance | novel Red Dragon (1981) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
psychological horror ⓘ |
| hasFandom | Hannibal fandom ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | William Blake painting The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
FBI
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Will Graham ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | thriller ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ television ⓘ |
| modusOperandi | killing entire families in their homes ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | The Tooth Fairy ⓘ |
| notableFeature | cleft palate (surgically repaired) ⓘ |
| notableFor | serial murders of entire families ⓘ |
| occupation | serial killer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ralph Fiennes
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Richard Armitage ⓘ Tom Noonan ⓘ |
| psychologicalTrait | obsession with transformation ⓘ |
| residence | St. Louis, Missouri (in Red Dragon) ⓘ |
| role | primary antagonist in Red Dragon ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| teethCharacteristic | uses dentures with filed teeth ⓘ |
| victimProfile | suburban families ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Francis Dolarhyde Description of subject: Francis Dolarhyde is the fictional serial killer known as "The Tooth Fairy" in Thomas Harris's novel *Red Dragon* and its screen adaptations.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Francis Dolarhyde
linked to: Francis Dolarhyde