Kevin Costner as Charley Waite
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Kevin Costner as Charley Waite is the stoic, morally driven former gunslinger and cattleman he portrays in the 2003 Western film "Open Range."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kevin Costner as Charley Waite canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4884824 — 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)
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Target entity: Kevin Costner as Charley Waite Context triple: [Open Range, leadActorForCharacter, Kevin Costner as Charley Waite]
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A.
Roger Murtaugh
Roger Murtaugh is a veteran, family-oriented Los Angeles homicide detective best known as one of the two main protagonists in the Lethal Weapon film series.
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B.
Biff Brannon
Biff Brannon is a thoughtful, observant café owner in Carson McCullers’ novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," known for his quiet compassion and reflective nature.
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C.
Jim Rockford
Jim Rockford is the wisecracking, down-on-his-luck private investigator protagonist of the 1970s television series "The Rockford Files," portrayed by James Garner.
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D.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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E.
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham is the corporate downsizer and frequent flyer protagonist of the film "Up in the Air," known for his detached lifestyle and constant business travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kevin Costner as Charley Waite Target entity description: Kevin Costner as Charley Waite is the stoic, morally driven former gunslinger and cattleman he portrays in the 2003 Western film "Open Range."
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A.
Roger Murtaugh
Roger Murtaugh is a veteran, family-oriented Los Angeles homicide detective best known as one of the two main protagonists in the Lethal Weapon film series.
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B.
Biff Brannon
Biff Brannon is a thoughtful, observant café owner in Carson McCullers’ novel "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," known for his quiet compassion and reflective nature.
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C.
Jim Rockford
Jim Rockford is the wisecracking, down-on-his-luck private investigator protagonist of the 1970s television series "The Rockford Files," portrayed by James Garner.
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D.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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E.
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham is the corporate downsizer and frequent flyer protagonist of the film "Up in the Air," known for his detached lifestyle and constant business travel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Open Range ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Boss Spearman’s free‑grazing cattle outfit ⓘ |
| backstory | served as a gunslinger in violent conflicts before becoming a cattleman ⓘ |
| characterArc |
accepts responsibility to confront local tyranny
ⓘ
struggles with his violent past ⓘ |
| closeAssociate | Boss Spearman ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Craig Storper ⓘ |
| createdForWork | Open Range ⓘ |
| distributorOfWork | Buena Vista Pictures ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Open Range universe ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Kevin Costner ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally driven ⓘ |
| moralCode | protects the innocent and stands against bullying ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction |
defends his cattle crew against a corrupt rancher
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participates in a climactic gunfight in the town of Harmonville ⓘ |
| notableScene | initiates the gunfight by shooting the hired gun Butler ⓘ |
| occupation |
cattleman
ⓘ
former gunslinger ⓘ |
| personalityTrait | stoic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kevin Costner ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon | revolver ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Touchstone Pictures ⓘ |
| relationship | partner of Boss Spearman ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Sue Barlow ⓘ |
| setting | Harmonville ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
justice
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nonviolence versus necessary violence ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kevin Costner as Charley Waite Description of subject: Kevin Costner as Charley Waite is the stoic, morally driven former gunslinger and cattleman he portrays in the 2003 Western film "Open Range."
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