Leo O'Bannon
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Leo O'Bannon is a powerful Irish mob boss and political fixer in the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era crime film "Miller's Crossing."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leo O'Bannon canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8278840 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leo O'Bannon Context triple: [Miller's Crossing, hasCharacter, Leo O'Bannon]
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A.
Lazlo Biggs
Lazlo Biggs is the child of American actor Jason Biggs.
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Salvor Hardin
Salvor Hardin is a key political leader and first mayor of Terminus in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, known for his pragmatic, non-military approach to resolving crises.
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C.
Dryden Vos
Dryden Vos is a high-ranking, sadistic crime boss of the Crimson Dawn syndicate in the Star Wars universe, notably appearing in "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
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D.
Jon Kilik
Jon Kilik is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and studio films, including collaborations with directors like Alejandro González Iñárritu and Spike Lee.
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E.
Jango Fett
Jango Fett is a renowned Mandalorian bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe, best known as the genetic template for the Republic's clone army and as the father of Boba Fett.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Leo O'Bannon Target entity description: Leo O'Bannon is a powerful Irish mob boss and political fixer in the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era crime film "Miller's Crossing."
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A.
Lazlo Biggs
Lazlo Biggs is the child of American actor Jason Biggs.
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B.
Salvor Hardin
Salvor Hardin is a key political leader and first mayor of Terminus in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, known for his pragmatic, non-military approach to resolving crises.
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C.
Dryden Vos
Dryden Vos is a high-ranking, sadistic crime boss of the Crimson Dawn syndicate in the Star Wars universe, notably appearing in "Solo: A Star Wars Story."
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D.
Jon Kilik
Jon Kilik is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and studio films, including collaborations with directors like Alejandro González Iñárritu and Spike Lee.
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E.
Jango Fett
Jango Fett is a renowned Mandalorian bounty hunter in the Star Wars universe, best known as the genetic template for the Republic's clone army and as the father of Boba Fett.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish-American gangster
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ mob boss ⓘ political fixer ⓘ |
| affiliation | Irish mob ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Miller's Crossing ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
corruption in politics
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ethnic rivalries in organized crime ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ |
| characterArcElement |
eventually regains control
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temporarily loses power ⓘ |
| characterType | old-school gangster ⓘ |
| conflictType | gang war with Italian mob ⓘ |
| controls |
city politics
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local police ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Ethan Coen
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Joel Coen ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
crime film
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gangster film ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYearContext | 1990 ⓘ |
| filmSettingEra | Prohibition era ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCloseAssociate | Tom Reagan ⓘ |
| hasRival | Johnny Caspar ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loyaltyTheme | loyal to his own code of honor ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary crime boss in Miller's Crossing ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish-American ⓘ |
| notableScene | machine-gun ambush at his house ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
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political fixer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Albert Finney ⓘ |
| powerBase | unnamed American city modeled on 1920s urban Midwest ⓘ |
| protects | Bernie Bernbaum ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith | Verna Bernbaum ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
bribery
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political corruption ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | Thompson submachine gun ⓘ |
| workCountryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leo O'Bannon Description of subject: Leo O'Bannon is a powerful Irish mob boss and political fixer in the Coen brothers' Prohibition-era crime film "Miller's Crossing."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing
subject linked to:
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing
subject linked to:
Tom Reagan in Miller's Crossing