Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
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Lieutenant Hiram Coffey is a Navy SEAL team leader and increasingly unstable antagonist in the 1989 science fiction film "The Abyss."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Hiram Coffey canonical | 2 |
| Lt. Hiram Coffey | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4306243 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lieutenant Hiram Coffey Context triple: [Michael Biehn, portrayed, Lieutenant Hiram Coffey]
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A.
Lt. Eugene M. Bradley
Lt. Eugene M. Bradley was a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot whose fatal training accident in 1941 led to the naming of Bradley International Airport in his honor.
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B.
Lieutenant Baugh
Lieutenant Baugh was a British officer involved in the 1857 Barrackpore incident, a key early flashpoint in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Major Henry West
Major Henry West is a British Army officer and the primary human antagonist in the post-apocalyptic horror film "28 Days Later," known for his ruthless and morally corrupt survival tactics.
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D.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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E.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
- 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: Lieutenant Hiram Coffey Target entity description: Lieutenant Hiram Coffey is a Navy SEAL team leader and increasingly unstable antagonist in the 1989 science fiction film "The Abyss."
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A.
Lt. Eugene M. Bradley
Lt. Eugene M. Bradley was a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot whose fatal training accident in 1941 led to the naming of Bradley International Airport in his honor.
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B.
Lieutenant Baugh
Lieutenant Baugh was a British officer involved in the 1857 Barrackpore incident, a key early flashpoint in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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C.
Major Henry West
Major Henry West is a British Army officer and the primary human antagonist in the post-apocalyptic horror film "28 Days Later," known for his ruthless and morally corrupt survival tactics.
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D.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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E.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| affiliationInStory | U.S. military mission ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Abyss ⓘ |
| associatedWithEventInStory | search for sunken U.S. nuclear submarine ⓘ |
| characterArc | progression from disciplined officer to dangerous antagonist ⓘ |
| characterTrait | increasingly unstable ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Bud Brigman
ⓘ
Lindsey Brigman ⓘ |
| costumeElement |
SEAL diving gear
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U.S. Navy uniform ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalService |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | James Cameron ⓘ |
| familyName | Coffey ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Abyss (1989 film)
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linked to:
The Abyss
|
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
science fiction
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thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | Hiram ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mentalHealthAspect | suffers from high-pressure-induced paranoia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | military commander sent to recover a lost submarine ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to bring a nuclear warhead to the ocean surface
ⓘ
disobeys orders under the influence of pressure-induced psychosis ⓘ |
| occupation | Navy SEAL team leader ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
The Abyss (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Abyss
|
| portrayedBy | Michael Biehn ⓘ |
| primaryLocationInWork | Benthic Explorer drilling rig vicinity ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| roleInWork | antagonist ⓘ |
| screenTimeContext | supporting character with major plot impact ⓘ |
| screenWriterCreator | James Cameron ⓘ |
| settingOfActions |
deep-sea drilling platform
ⓘ
underwater environment ⓘ |
| storyOutcome | dies during an underwater submersible confrontation ⓘ |
| themeConnection | military paranoia during Cold War era ⓘ |
| unit | Navy SEALs ⓘ |
| weaponAssociation | nuclear warhead ⓘ |
| workType | science fiction film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Hiram Coffey Description of subject: Lieutenant Hiram Coffey is a Navy SEAL team leader and increasingly unstable antagonist in the 1989 science fiction film "The Abyss."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lieutenant Hiram Coffey
linked to: Lieutenant Hiram Coffey