George Smiley
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George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Smiley canonical | 64 |
| George Smiley series | 8 |
| George Smiley universe | 2 |
| John le Carré Smiley universe | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T382351 — 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)
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Target entity: George Smiley Context triple: [Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011 film), followsCharacter, George Smiley]
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A.
William Parcher
William Parcher is a mysterious, menacing government agent who appears as a figment of John Nash’s delusions in the film "A Beautiful Mind."
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B.
James Bond
James Bond is a fictional British secret agent, code-named 007, known for his espionage missions, suave demeanor, and presence in a long-running series of novels and films.
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C.
James Jesus Angleton
James Jesus Angleton was a prominent American intelligence officer best known for serving as the long-time chief of counterintelligence at the CIA during the Cold War.
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D.
John Underhill
John Underhill was a 17th-century English colonial soldier and militia leader in New England, known for his prominent and controversial role in early Native American conflicts.
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E.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
- 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: George Smiley Target entity description: George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
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A.
William Parcher
William Parcher is a mysterious, menacing government agent who appears as a figment of John Nash’s delusions in the film "A Beautiful Mind."
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B.
James Bond
James Bond is a fictional British secret agent, code-named 007, known for his espionage missions, suave demeanor, and presence in a long-running series of novels and films.
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C.
James Jesus Angleton
James Jesus Angleton was a prominent American intelligence officer best known for serving as the long-time chief of counterintelligence at the CIA during the Cold War.
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D.
John Underhill
John Underhill was a 17th-century English colonial soldier and militia leader in New England, known for his prominent and controversial role in early Native American conflicts.
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E.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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intelligence officer ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| affiliation | British intelligence ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Karla Trilogy
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Smiley Versus Karla trilogy ⓘ
linked to:
Smiley’s People (novel)
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| basedOn |
John Bingham
ⓘ
real-life British intelligence officers ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bespectacled
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brilliant ⓘ middle-aged ⓘ morally complex ⓘ overweight ⓘ physically unremarkable ⓘ quiet ⓘ understated demeanor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | John le Carré ⓘ |
| employer |
British Secret Intelligence Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Secret Intelligence Service
Circus ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | George Smiley series ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Call for the Dead ⓘ |
| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| methodology |
careful observation
ⓘ
patient investigation ⓘ psychological insight ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
recurring character ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEnemy | Karla ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Murder of Quality
ⓘ
Call for the Dead ⓘ Smiley's People ⓘ
linked to:
Smiley’s People (novel)
The Honourable Schoolboy ⓘ The Looking Glass War ⓘ The Secret Pilgrim ⓘ The Spy Who Came in from the Cold ⓘ Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ⓘ
linked to:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
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| occupation |
intelligence officer
ⓘ
spy ⓘ |
| skill |
analysis
ⓘ
counterintelligence ⓘ interrogation ⓘ uncovering traitors ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Smiley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Smiley Description of subject: George Smiley is a quiet, brilliant British intelligence officer in John le Carré’s spy novels, known for his understated demeanor, moral complexity, and skill at uncovering traitors within the secret service.
Referenced by (76)
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subject linked to:
Smiley’s People (novel)
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Smiley’s People (novel)
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
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