Dr. Richard Kimble

E390596

fictional character film character television character

Dr. Richard Kimble is the wrongfully accused surgeon protagonist of "The Fugitive," best known from Harrison Ford’s portrayal in the 1993 film adaptation.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Dr. Richard Kimble canonical	14
Dr. Richard Kimble in The Fugitive	1
Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble	1
Richard Kimble	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3819774 — 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: Dr. Richard Kimble
Context triple: [Harrison Ford, characterPortrayed, Dr. Richard Kimble]

A. Harry Callahan
Harry Callahan is a fictional tough, rule-bending San Francisco police inspector famously portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the "Dirty Harry" film series.
B. Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford is a seasoned FBI agent and head of the Behavioral Science Unit who mentors Clarice Starling in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter novels and their film adaptations.
C. Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
D. Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
E. John Tate
John Tate was an influential American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in number theory and arithmetic geometry.
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: Dr. Richard Kimble
Target entity description: Dr. Richard Kimble is the wrongfully accused surgeon protagonist of "The Fugitive," best known from Harrison Ford’s portrayal in the 1993 film adaptation.

A. Harry Callahan
Harry Callahan is a fictional tough, rule-bending San Francisco police inspector famously portrayed by Clint Eastwood in the "Dirty Harry" film series.
B. Jack Crawford
Jack Crawford is a seasoned FBI agent and head of the Behavioral Science Unit who mentors Clarice Starling in Thomas Harris’s Hannibal Lecter novels and their film adaptations.
C. Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
D. Michael Cage
Michael Cage is a former American professional basketball player and dominant rebounder who starred in college before enjoying a long NBA career primarily in the 1980s and 1990s.
E. John Tate
John Tate was an influential American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in number theory and arithmetic geometry.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ television character ⓘ
accusedOf	murder of his wife ⓘ
adaptedInto	The Fugitive (1993 film) ⓘ The Fugitive (2000 TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Fugitive (TV series)
appearsIn	The Fugitive (1963 TV series) ⓘ linked to: The Fugitive (TV series) The Fugitive (1993 film) ⓘ The Fugitive (novelizations and tie-in media) ⓘ linked to: The Fugitive (TV series)
associatedWith	ABC (American Broadcasting Company) ⓘ linked to: American Broadcasting Company The Fugitive franchise ⓘ linked to: The Fugitive
characterRole	protagonist ⓘ
creator	Roy Huggins ⓘ
enemy	the one-armed man ⓘ linked to: the One-Armed Man
gender	male ⓘ
genre	crime drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	influential archetype of the wrongfully accused fugitive ⓘ
introducedIn	The Fugitive (1963) ⓘ linked to: The Fugitive
keyPlotElement	search for the one-armed man ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ television ⓘ
narrativeTheme	man on the run ⓘ quest for justice ⓘ wrongful conviction ⓘ
nationalityInStory	American ⓘ
notableFor	being pursued as a fugitive ⓘ being wrongfully accused of murdering his wife ⓘ
occupation	physician ⓘ surgeon ⓘ
portrayedBy	David Janssen ⓘ Harrison Ford ⓘ Tim Daly ⓘ
portrayedByIn1963Series	David Janssen ⓘ
portrayedByIn1993Film	Harrison Ford ⓘ
portrayedByIn2000Series	Tim Daly ⓘ
primaryAntagonistInStory	Philip Gerard ⓘ Samuel Gerard ⓘ
professionInStory	vascular surgeon ⓘ
pursuedBy	Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard ⓘ linked to: Deputy U.S. Marshal Philip Gerard Lieutenant Philip Gerard ⓘ linked to: Lt. Philip Gerard
settingOfCriminalCase	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
spouse	Helen Kimble ⓘ
wronglyAccused	true ⓘ