C.D. Bales
E362196
C.D. Bales is the witty, large-nosed fire chief and romantic lead portrayed by Steve Martin in the 1987 film "Roxanne," a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C.D. Bales canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2645728 — 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: C.D. Bales Context triple: [Roxanne, mainCharacter, C.D. Bales]
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A.
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Hollywood films and later for his work in early television.
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B.
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
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C.
J. Miles Dale
J. Miles Dale is a Canadian film and television producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance film "The Shape of Water."
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D.
John Boles
John Boles was an American actor and singer best known for his leading-man roles in early sound-era Hollywood films.
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E.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
- 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: C.D. Bales Target entity description: C.D. Bales is the witty, large-nosed fire chief and romantic lead portrayed by Steve Martin in the 1987 film "Roxanne," a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac.
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A.
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Hollywood films and later for his work in early television.
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B.
Johnston McCulley
Johnston McCulley was an American writer best known as the creator of the swashbuckling masked hero Zorro.
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C.
J. Miles Dale
J. Miles Dale is a Canadian film and television producer best known for his Academy Award–winning work on Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance film "The Shape of Water."
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D.
John Boles
John Boles was an American actor and singer best known for his leading-man roles in early sound-era Hollywood films.
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E.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Roxanne ⓘ |
| appearsInFilmReleasedIn | 1987 ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Cyrano de Bergerac
ⓘ
linked to:
Cyrano de Bergerac (play)
|
| communicatesThrough |
love letters
ⓘ
telephone speeches ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
1987 film Roxanne
ⓘ
linked to:
film "Roxanne"
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | large nose ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter | Chris McConnell ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Roxanne Kowalski ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | romantic lead ⓘ |
| notableScene | barroom insult contest about his nose ⓘ |
| occupation | fire chief ⓘ |
| personalityTrait | witty ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Steve Martin ⓘ |
| romanticRivalWith | Chris McConnell ⓘ |
| setting | small town in Washington state ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
inner beauty vs. outer appearance
ⓘ
self-acceptance ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: C.D. Bales Description of subject: C.D. Bales is the witty, large-nosed fire chief and romantic lead portrayed by Steve Martin in the 1987 film "Roxanne," a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.