Larry Kline
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Larry Kline is the fictional mayor of Hawkins, Indiana, in the television series "Stranger Things," known for his self-serving and corrupt behavior during the events of the show’s third season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larry Kline canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5019015 — 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: Larry Kline Context triple: [Hawkins, Indiana, mayor, Larry Kline]
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A.
Larry Kellner
Larry Kellner is an American business executive best known for leading Continental Airlines as its chief executive officer.
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B.
John Froines
John Froines was an American chemist, anti–Vietnam War activist, and one of the defendants in the infamous Chicago Seven trial.
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C.
Ron Eldard
Ron Eldard is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Sleepers," "ER," and "Black Hawk Down."
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D.
Hank Corwin
Hank Corwin is an acclaimed American film editor known for his impressionistic, nonlinear cutting style on films such as The Tree of Life, The Big Short, and Vice.
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E.
Bill Pankow
Bill Pankow is an American film editor known for his work on numerous feature films, including crime and thriller dramas.
- 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: Larry Kline Target entity description: Larry Kline is the fictional mayor of Hawkins, Indiana, in the television series "Stranger Things," known for his self-serving and corrupt behavior during the events of the show’s third season.
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A.
Larry Kellner
Larry Kellner is an American business executive best known for leading Continental Airlines as its chief executive officer.
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B.
John Froines
John Froines was an American chemist, anti–Vietnam War activist, and one of the defendants in the infamous Chicago Seven trial.
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C.
Ron Eldard
Ron Eldard is an American actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, including roles in projects like "Sleepers," "ER," and "Black Hawk Down."
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D.
Hank Corwin
Hank Corwin is an acclaimed American film editor known for his impressionistic, nonlinear cutting style on films such as The Tree of Life, The Big Short, and Vice.
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E.
Bill Pankow
Bill Pankow is an American film editor known for his work on numerous feature films, including crime and thriller dramas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
mayor ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Stranger Things season 3
ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Things Season 3
|
| basedIn | Hawkins Town Hall ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
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corrupt ⓘ cowardly ⓘ self-serving ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Russian operatives beneath Starcourt Mall ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Jim Hopper
ⓘ
Joyce Byers ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
The Duffer Brothers
ⓘ
linked to:
Duffer Brothers
|
| createdFor | Stranger Things ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | alive as of end of season 3 ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Stranger Things ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Stranger Things season 3, episode 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Things Season 3
|
| genre |
horror television series
ⓘ
science fiction television series ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Mayor Kline ⓘ |
| introducedInSeason | 3 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | obstacle to protagonists’ investigation of Starcourt Mall ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | political antagonist in Hawkins ⓘ |
| network | Netflix ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
exposed for corruption related to Starcourt Mall
ⓘ
interrogated and beaten by Jim Hopper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abusing mayoral power
ⓘ
accepting bribes ⓘ facilitating construction of Starcourt Mall ⓘ |
| occupation | Mayor of Hawkins, Indiana ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hawkins local government
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawkins Police Department
|
| politicalAffiliation |
Republican Party (implied in series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Republican Party
|
| portrayedBy | Cary Elwes ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mayor of Hawkins ⓘ |
| residence | Hawkins, Indiana ⓘ |
| setting | 1980s ⓘ |
| settingUniverseLocation | fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
corporate influence in small towns
ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1985 in fiction ⓘ |
| uses | mayoral office for personal gain ⓘ |
| worksFor | Starcourt Mall interests ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larry Kline Description of subject: Larry Kline is the fictional mayor of Hawkins, Indiana, in the television series "Stranger Things," known for his self-serving and corrupt behavior during the events of the show’s third season.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.