Frank Pembleton
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Frank Pembleton is a brilliant, intense, and morally driven homicide detective from the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frank Pembleton canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5555577 — 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: Frank Pembleton Context triple: [Andre Braugher, characterPortrayed, Frank Pembleton]
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A.
Percival C. McLeach
Percival C. McLeach is the ruthless poacher and main villain in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers Down Under," known for hunting rare animals in the Australian outback.
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Charles Pritchard
Charles Pritchard was a 19th-century British astronomer and clergyman known for his pioneering work in stellar photometry and his influential role in developing observational astronomy at Oxford.
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C.
Roy McGivern
Roy McGivern is a Northern Irish football administrator best known for serving as chairman of Linfield FC, one of the country’s most successful and historic clubs.
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D.
Louis Hobson
Louis Hobson is an American musical theatre actor best known for his work on Broadway, including originating a role in the acclaimed rock musical "Next to Normal."
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E.
Frank Parrish
Frank Parrish is a fictional character portrayed by actor Tim Reid, likely in a film or television production.
- 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: Frank Pembleton Target entity description: Frank Pembleton is a brilliant, intense, and morally driven homicide detective from the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
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A.
Percival C. McLeach
Percival C. McLeach is the ruthless poacher and main villain in Disney’s animated film "The Rescuers Down Under," known for hunting rare animals in the Australian outback.
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B.
Charles Pritchard
Charles Pritchard was a 19th-century British astronomer and clergyman known for his pioneering work in stellar photometry and his influential role in developing observational astronomy at Oxford.
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C.
Roy McGivern
Roy McGivern is a Northern Irish football administrator best known for serving as chairman of Linfield FC, one of the country’s most successful and historic clubs.
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D.
Louis Hobson
Louis Hobson is an American musical theatre actor best known for his work on Broadway, including originating a role in the acclaimed rock musical "Next to Normal."
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E.
Frank Parrish
Frank Parrish is a fictional character portrayed by actor Tim Reid, likely in a film or television production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| alignment | law enforcement ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Homicide: Life on the Street ⓘ |
| awardAssociation | Role for which Andre Braugher won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ |
| basedOn | detectives in David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets ⓘ |
| characterType | protagonist ⓘ |
| cityOfWork | Baltimore ⓘ |
| createdBy | Paul Attanasio ⓘ |
| createdFor | NBC ⓘ |
| employer | Baltimore Police Department ⓘ |
| familyName | Pembleton ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Homicide: Life on the Street universe
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linked to:
Homicide: Life on the Street
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| firstAppearance |
Homicide: Life on the Street, Season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Homicide: Life on the Street
|
| fullName | Francis Xavier Pembleton ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | police procedural ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| hasChild | Olivia Pembleton ⓘ |
| hasColleague |
Al Giardello
ⓘ
John Munch ⓘ Kay Howard ⓘ |
| hasPartner | Tim Bayliss ⓘ |
| hasSkill |
deductive reasoning
ⓘ
interrogation ⓘ psychological insight ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Mary Pembleton ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Homicide: The Movie ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| moralView | sees homicide as a moral crime requiring absolute justice ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex relationship with partner Tim Bayliss
ⓘ
interrogation skills ⓘ moral absolutism ⓘ |
| occupation | homicide detective ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
brilliant
ⓘ
intense ⓘ morally driven ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Andre Braugher ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| setting |
Baltimore, Maryland
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linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| storyArc |
eventually resigns from the Baltimore Police Department
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struggles with faith and morality in homicide work ⓘ suffers a stroke that affects his work as a detective ⓘ |
| suffersFrom | stroke ⓘ |
| worksIn | Homicide Unit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Pembleton Description of subject: Frank Pembleton is a brilliant, intense, and morally driven homicide detective from the television series "Homicide: Life on the Street."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lieutenant Al Giardello in Homicide: Life on the Street
subject linked to:
Braugher