Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers
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Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers is a sharp-witted, hard-drinking intelligence officer of Easy Company whose close friendship with Major Dick Winters and keen strategic insight make him a memorable figure in the miniseries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8725409 — 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: Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers Context triple: [Ron Livingston, characterRole, Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers]
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A.
Corporal Henderson in Saving Private Ryan
Corporal Henderson is a minor U.S. Army soldier character in the World War II film "Saving Private Ryan," portrayed by actor Max Martini.
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B.
Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes
Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes is a hardened, battle-scarred Vietnam War squad leader and one of the central, morally ambiguous figures in Oliver Stone’s film "Platoon."
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C.
Major Timothy Cain
Major Timothy Cain is a ruthless Umbrella Corporation commander and primary human antagonist in the horror-action film Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
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D.
Major Roy Franklin
Major Roy Franklin is a British officer in the World War II adventure novel and film "The Guns of Navarone," whose injury and compromised status create a critical moral and tactical dilemma for the commando team.
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E.
Master Sergeant Farell
Master Sergeant Farell is a tough, battle-hardened military instructor from the film "Edge of Tomorrow," known for training and commanding soldiers in humanity’s war against alien invaders.
- 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: Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers Target entity description: Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers is a sharp-witted, hard-drinking intelligence officer of Easy Company whose close friendship with Major Dick Winters and keen strategic insight make him a memorable figure in the miniseries.
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A.
Corporal Henderson in Saving Private Ryan
Corporal Henderson is a minor U.S. Army soldier character in the World War II film "Saving Private Ryan," portrayed by actor Max Martini.
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B.
Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes
Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes is a hardened, battle-scarred Vietnam War squad leader and one of the central, morally ambiguous figures in Oliver Stone’s film "Platoon."
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C.
Major Timothy Cain
Major Timothy Cain is a ruthless Umbrella Corporation commander and primary human antagonist in the horror-action film Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
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D.
Major Roy Franklin
Major Roy Franklin is a British officer in the World War II adventure novel and film "The Guns of Navarone," whose injury and compromised status create a critical moral and tactical dilemma for the commando team.
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E.
Master Sergeant Farell
Master Sergeant Farell is a tough, battle-hardened military instructor from the film "Edge of Tomorrow," known for training and commanding soldiers in humanity’s war against alien invaders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| adaptedForTelevisionBy |
HBO
ⓘ
Steven Spielberg ⓘ Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States Army ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Band of Brothers ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode |
Bastogne
ⓘ
Carentan ⓘ Crossroads ⓘ Currahee ⓘ Day of Days ⓘ Points ⓘ Replacements ⓘ The Breaking Point ⓘ The Last Patrol ⓘ Why We Fight ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Lewis Nixon III
ⓘ
linked to:
Lewis Nixon
|
| branchOfService |
U.S. Army Airborne
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Army Airborne Forces
|
| characterArcIncludes |
emotional fatigue from combat
ⓘ
struggle with alcoholism ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf |
Major Richard Winters (Band of Brothers)
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard D. Winters
|
| createdBy | Stephen E. Ambrose ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Currahee (Band of Brothers episode)
ⓘ
linked to:
Band of Brothers
|
| friendOf | Captain Lewis Nixon (Band of Brothers) and Major Richard Winters (Band of Brothers) friendship ⓘ |
| genre | war drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cynical sense of humor
ⓘ
loyalty to Easy Company ⓘ reconnaissance and intelligence gathering ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Captain ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy drinking
ⓘ
sharp wit ⓘ strategic insight ⓘ |
| occupation | intelligence officer ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne (Band of Brothers)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day landings in Normandy (Band of Brothers) ⓘ
linked to:
D-Day
Operation Market Garden (Band of Brothers) ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Market Garden
advance into Germany (Band of Brothers) ⓘ |
| partOf | Easy Company ensemble of Band of Brothers ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
intelligent
ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ world-weary ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ron Livingston ⓘ |
| relationshipType | Winters’ confidant ⓘ |
| roleInUnit | battalion intelligence officer ⓘ |
| setting |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| unit | Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers Description of subject: Captain Lewis Nixon in Band of Brothers is a sharp-witted, hard-drinking intelligence officer of Easy Company whose close friendship with Major Dick Winters and keen strategic insight make him a memorable figure in the miniseries.
Referenced by (1)
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