Ted Striker
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Ted Striker is the anxious, traumatized former fighter pilot and hilariously inept yet ultimately heroic protagonist of the parody disaster film "Airplane!".
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ted Striker canonical | 12 |
| Ted Stryker | 2 |
| Ted Stryker – former Royal Canadian Air Force pilot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6135338 — 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: Ted Striker Context triple: [Airplane!, mainCharacter, Ted Striker]
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A.
Johnny Stark
Johnny Stark was a prominent French impresario and talent manager best known for discovering and managing singer Mireille Mathieu.
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B.
Phil Urich
Phil Urich is a Marvel Comics character who briefly became a heroic version of the Green Goblin before later adopting other villainous identities.
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C.
Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark is an American actor and television writer best known for his role in the 1985 horror-comedy film "Fright Night" and for his work on sitcoms such as "According to Jim."
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D.
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart was a Canadian-American character actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood films and on stage during the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Orator Shafer
Orator Shafer was a 19th-century American professional baseball outfielder known for his strong throwing arm and standout defensive play.
- 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: Ted Striker Target entity description: Ted Striker is the anxious, traumatized former fighter pilot and hilariously inept yet ultimately heroic protagonist of the parody disaster film "Airplane!".
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A.
Johnny Stark
Johnny Stark was a prominent French impresario and talent manager best known for discovering and managing singer Mireille Mathieu.
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B.
Phil Urich
Phil Urich is a Marvel Comics character who briefly became a heroic version of the Green Goblin before later adopting other villainous identities.
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C.
Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark is an American actor and television writer best known for his role in the 1985 horror-comedy film "Fright Night" and for his work on sitcoms such as "According to Jim."
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D.
Gene Lockhart
Gene Lockhart was a Canadian-American character actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood films and on stage during the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Orator Shafer
Orator Shafer was a 19th-century American professional baseball outfielder known for his strong throwing arm and standout defensive play.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Airplane!
ⓘ
Airplane! II: The Sequel ⓘ
linked to:
Airplane II: The Sequel
|
| appearsInGenre |
comedy film
ⓘ
parody film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ZAZ comedy style ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
overcoming trauma
ⓘ
redemption ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ted Stryker
ⓘ
linked to:
Ted Striker
|
| basedOnCharacterFrom | Zero Hour! ⓘ |
| comicFunction | parody of disaster-movie hero ⓘ |
| createdBy |
David Zucker
ⓘ
Jerry Zucker ⓘ Jim Abrahams ⓘ |
| filmSeries |
Airplane! series
ⓘ
linked to:
Airplane!
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | parody disaster film ⓘ |
| hasCharacterArc | from neurotic ex-pilot to confident leader ⓘ |
| hasConflictWith | Rex Kramer ⓘ |
| hasFlashbacksTo | wartime missions ⓘ |
| hasFriendOrAlly |
Dr. Rumack
ⓘ
Steve McCroskey ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Elaine Dickinson ⓘ |
| hasPostTraumaticStressFrom | combat experience ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
fearful of flying ⓘ heroic ⓘ incompetent ⓘ romantic ⓘ traumatized ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | reluctant hero ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableAction |
lands a crippled airliner
ⓘ
overcomes fear of flying ⓘ saves passengers and crew ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "Surely you can't be serious." ⓘ |
| occupation |
fighter pilot
ⓘ
taxi driver ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Hays ⓘ |
| primarySetting | commercial airliner ⓘ |
| relationshipStatusWithElaineDickinson | on-again, off-again ⓘ |
| servedIn | war ⓘ |
| transportationModeFlown |
Boeing 707 (fictionalized airliner)
ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing 707
|
| usesRunningGag | drinking problem ⓘ |
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: Ted Striker Description of subject: Ted Striker is the anxious, traumatized former fighter pilot and hilariously inept yet ultimately heroic protagonist of the parody disaster film "Airplane!".
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the 1957 film Zero Hour!
linked to: Ted Striker
subject linked to:
the 1957 film Zero Hour!
linked to: Ted Striker
linked to: Ted Striker
subject linked to:
Elaine Dickinson is a flight attendant
subject linked to:
Rex Kramer is a flight commander and Striker’s former commanding officer
subject linked to:
Rex Kramer is a flight commander and Striker’s former commanding officer