Sheriff Shelby Parlow in Justified
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Sheriff Shelby Parlow is a complex and morally ambiguous lawman in the TV series "Justified," whose hidden past and shifting loyalties play a key role in the show's Harlan County power struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sheriff Shelby Parlow in Justified canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5108457 — 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: Sheriff Shelby Parlow in Justified Context triple: [Jim Beaver, portrayed, Sheriff Shelby Parlow in Justified]
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A.
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in "No Country for Old Men" is a weary, morally reflective West Texas lawman who serves as the film’s conscience while confronting a new era of senseless violence he struggles to understand.
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B.
Sheriff
The Sheriff is the elected chief law enforcement official of a county, responsible for overseeing public safety, managing the sheriff’s office, and operating the county jail.
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C.
Sheriff Tod Shaw
Sheriff Tod Shaw is the small-town lawman protagonist of the 1954 Western film "Suddenly," who becomes embroiled in a tense plot to assassinate the President.
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D.
Sheriff Sam Galt
Sheriff Sam Galt is the principled frontier lawman protagonist of the Western film "The Iron Sheriff."
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E.
Sheriff Woody Pride
Sheriff Woody Pride is the pull-string cowboy doll and loyal, level-headed leader of Andy's toys in Pixar's Toy Story film series.
- 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: Sheriff Shelby Parlow in Justified Target entity description: Sheriff Shelby Parlow is a complex and morally ambiguous lawman in the TV series "Justified," whose hidden past and shifting loyalties play a key role in the show's Harlan County power struggles.
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A.
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in No Country for Old Men
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell in "No Country for Old Men" is a weary, morally reflective West Texas lawman who serves as the film’s conscience while confronting a new era of senseless violence he struggles to understand.
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B.
Sheriff
The Sheriff is the elected chief law enforcement official of a county, responsible for overseeing public safety, managing the sheriff’s office, and operating the county jail.
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C.
Sheriff Tod Shaw
Sheriff Tod Shaw is the small-town lawman protagonist of the 1954 Western film "Suddenly," who becomes embroiled in a tense plot to assassinate the President.
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D.
Sheriff Sam Galt
Sheriff Sam Galt is the principled frontier lawman protagonist of the Western film "The Iron Sheriff."
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E.
Sheriff Woody Pride
Sheriff Woody Pride is the pull-string cowboy doll and loyal, level-headed leader of Andy's toys in Pixar's Toy Story film series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Justified ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
identity ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| basedOn | works by Elmore Leonard ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
morally ambiguous
ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Graham Yost ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Harlan County, Kentucky ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork |
Justified (TV series)
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linked to:
Justified
|
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
neo-western ⓘ |
| hasHiddenPast | true ⓘ |
| hasMoralAmbiguity | true ⓘ |
| hasShiftingLoyalties | true ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Harlan County power struggles ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonist
ⓘ
lawman ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| network | FX ⓘ |
| occupation | sheriff ⓘ |
| partOf |
Justified universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Justified
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| portrayedBy | Jim Beaver ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Sheriff of Harlan County
ⓘ
linked to:
Sheriff
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheriff Shelby Parlow in Justified Description of subject: Sheriff Shelby Parlow is a complex and morally ambiguous lawman in the TV series "Justified," whose hidden past and shifting loyalties play a key role in the show's Harlan County power struggles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.