Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale
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Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale is the crafty, good-natured PT boat skipper and central comedic figure in the 1960s World War II–set TV series "McHale's Navy."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale canonical | 4 |
| Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale in McHale's Navy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10260734 — 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)
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Target entity: Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale Context triple: [Ernest Borgnine, characterPortrayed, Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale]
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Lieutenant Commander Stephen Beattie
Lieutenant Commander Stephen Beattie was a Royal Navy officer and Victoria Cross recipient best known for commanding the destroyer HMS Campbeltown in the daring 1942 St Nazaire raid during the Second World War.
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Captain James Deakins
Captain James Deakins is a senior NYPD officer who oversees the Major Case Squad on the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
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C.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer is a gruff but loyal San Francisco police captain who serves as Adrian Monk’s long-suffering boss and friend in the television series "Monk."
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D.
Cmdr. John M. Hoskins
Cmdr. John M. Hoskins is a fictional U.S. Navy officer portrayed as the central figure in the World War II drama film "The Eternal Sea."
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E.
Captain Frank Camparelli
Captain Frank Camparelli is a fictional U.S. Navy officer character, best known as the commanding submarine captain in the film "The Beast of War" (also known as "The Beast").
- 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: Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale Target entity description: Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale is the crafty, good-natured PT boat skipper and central comedic figure in the 1960s World War II–set TV series "McHale's Navy."
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A.
Lieutenant Commander Stephen Beattie
Lieutenant Commander Stephen Beattie was a Royal Navy officer and Victoria Cross recipient best known for commanding the destroyer HMS Campbeltown in the daring 1942 St Nazaire raid during the Second World War.
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B.
Captain James Deakins
Captain James Deakins is a senior NYPD officer who oversees the Major Case Squad on the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
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C.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer is a gruff but loyal San Francisco police captain who serves as Adrian Monk’s long-suffering boss and friend in the television series "Monk."
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D.
Cmdr. John M. Hoskins
Cmdr. John M. Hoskins is a fictional U.S. Navy officer portrayed as the central figure in the World War II drama film "The Eternal Sea."
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E.
Captain Frank Camparelli
Captain Frank Camparelli is a fictional U.S. Navy officer character, best known as the commanding submarine captain in the film "The Beast of War" (also known as "The Beast").
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
McHale's Navy (1964 film)
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linked to:
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force (1965 film) ⓘ
linked to:
McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
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| appearsIn | McHale's Navy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Captain Wallace Binghamton
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linked to:
Captain Wallace B. Binghamton
Ensign Charles Parker ⓘ Fuji ⓘ Gruber ⓘ Tinker ⓘ |
| basedOn | U.S. Navy PT boat officers in World War II (loosely) ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | well-meaning rule-bender ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
crafty
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good-natured ⓘ |
| characterType | sitcom protagonist ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Captain Wallace Binghamton's strict discipline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | World War II ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
McHale's Navy (1962 TV series)
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linked to:
McHale's Navy
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| genreOfWork | war comedy television series ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| leads | misfit PT boat crew ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| memberOf | crew of PT-73 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant Commander ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central comedic figure ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
loyalty to his crew
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resourcefulness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bending Navy regulations for humorous effect
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comic schemes and scams ⓘ |
| occupation | PT boat skipper ⓘ |
| originalAirDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOf |
McHale's Navy franchise
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linked to:
McHale's Navy
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| portrayedBy | Ernest Borgnine ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commanding officer of PT boat crew ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | live-action television ⓘ |
| screenDebutYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | PT-73 skipper (fictional designation) ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Pacific theater of World War II
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linked to:
Pacific War
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| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general television audience ⓘ |
| toneOfPortrayal | lighthearted ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale Description of subject: Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale is the crafty, good-natured PT boat skipper and central comedic figure in the 1960s World War II–set TV series "McHale's Navy."
Referenced by (5)
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subject linked to:
Ermes Effron Borgnino
linked to: Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale
subject linked to:
Ermes