Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder
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Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder is the portrayal of a troubled, alcoholic ex-cop turned private investigator in the 1986 neo-noir crime film "8 Million Ways to Die."
All labels observed (1)
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| Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10676977 — 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: Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder Context triple: [8 Million Ways to Die, leadActorRole, Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder]
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A.
Dennis Franz as Detective Marino
Dennis Franz as Detective Marino is a tough, streetwise New York City police detective character in Brian De Palma’s thriller film "Dressed to Kill."
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B.
William Petersen as Will Graham
William Petersen as Will Graham is the lead portrayal of the haunted FBI profiler tracking a cannibalistic serial killer in Michael Mann’s 1986 thriller "Manhunter," adapted from Thomas Harris’s novel "Red Dragon."
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C.
James Garner as Murphy Jones
James Garner as Murphy Jones is the charming, widowed small-town pharmacist whose warm, understated performance anchors the romantic comedy-drama film "Murphy's Romance."
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D.
Clint Eastwood as Philo Beddoe
Clint Eastwood as Philo Beddoe is the tough but easygoing trucker and bare-knuckle brawler, often accompanied by his pet orangutan Clyde, in the comedic action films of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake
Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake is a worn-down, alcoholic country music singer whose struggle for redemption and renewed purpose forms the emotional core of the film.
- 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: Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder Target entity description: Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder is the portrayal of a troubled, alcoholic ex-cop turned private investigator in the 1986 neo-noir crime film "8 Million Ways to Die."
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A.
Dennis Franz as Detective Marino
Dennis Franz as Detective Marino is a tough, streetwise New York City police detective character in Brian De Palma’s thriller film "Dressed to Kill."
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B.
William Petersen as Will Graham
William Petersen as Will Graham is the lead portrayal of the haunted FBI profiler tracking a cannibalistic serial killer in Michael Mann’s 1986 thriller "Manhunter," adapted from Thomas Harris’s novel "Red Dragon."
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C.
James Garner as Murphy Jones
James Garner as Murphy Jones is the charming, widowed small-town pharmacist whose warm, understated performance anchors the romantic comedy-drama film "Murphy's Romance."
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D.
Clint Eastwood as Philo Beddoe
Clint Eastwood as Philo Beddoe is the tough but easygoing trucker and bare-knuckle brawler, often accompanied by his pet orangutan Clyde, in the comedic action films of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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E.
Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake
Jeff Bridges as Otis "Bad" Blake is a worn-down, alcoholic country music singer whose struggle for redemption and renewed purpose forms the emotional core of the film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictionalCharacterPortrayal ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | 8 Million Ways to Die ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Matthew Scudder novel series
ⓘ
linked to:
Matthew Scudder series
|
| basedOnAuthor | Lawrence Block ⓘ |
| centralThemeAssociation |
addiction
ⓘ
crime investigation ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| characterName | Matt Scudder ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
troubled ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| directorOfWork | Hal Ashby ⓘ |
| formerOccupationInFiction | police officer ⓘ |
| genreContext |
crime drama
ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction | private investigator ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jeff Bridges ⓘ |
| releaseDecadeOfWork | 1980s ⓘ |
| screenCharacterStatus | ex-cop ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| workType | neo-noir crime film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder Description of subject: Jeff Bridges as Matt Scudder is the portrayal of a troubled, alcoholic ex-cop turned private investigator in the 1986 neo-noir crime film "8 Million Ways to Die."
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