Frank
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Frank is the given name of Captain Frank Furillo, the central police precinct commander character from the television series "Hill Street Blues."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11343566 — 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: Frank Context triple: [Captain Frank Furillo, givenName, Frank]
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Frank
Frank is the given first name of the American contemporary street artist and graphic designer Shepard Fairey, known for his iconic "OBEY" and Barack Obama "Hope" posters.
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Frank
Frank is the given name of British screenwriter and children's author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
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Frank
Frank is the critically acclaimed 2003 debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, blending jazz, soul, and R&B influences.
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Frank
Frank is a central, charismatic yet sinister antagonist in the psychological thriller film "Don't Worry Darling," portrayed by Chris Pine.
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Frank
Frank is the Allied reporting name for the Japanese Nakajima Ki-84, a highly capable World War II fighter aircraft used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.
- 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: Frank Target entity description: Frank is the given name of Captain Frank Furillo, the central police precinct commander character from the television series "Hill Street Blues."
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Frank
Frank is the nickname of Frank Sheeran, an American labor union official and alleged mob hitman whose life inspired the film "The Irishman."
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Frank
Frank is the given name of American actor Frank Grillo, known for his roles in action and thriller films such as "The Purge" series and "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."
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Frank
Frank is the given first name of American crime novelist Mickey Spillane, best known for creating the hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer.
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Frank
Frank is the given name of filmmaker Frank Darabont, the acclaimed director and screenwriter known for works such as The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.
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Frank
Frank is the given name of Frank Oz, the renowned puppeteer, actor, and director best known for his work with the Muppets and on Star Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| characterType | police commander ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Michael Kozoll
ⓘ
Steven Bochco ⓘ |
| employer |
Hill Street police precinct
ⓘ
linked to:
Hill Street police station
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| familyName | Furillo ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
Hill Street Blues season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Hill Street Blues
|
| genre | police drama character ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| hasEthicalCharacteristic |
concerned with community policing
ⓘ
dedicated to duty ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mediaTypeOfAppearance | television series ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | main character ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the central police precinct commander in Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| occupation |
police captain
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| partOf | ensemble cast of Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel J. Travanti ⓘ |
| positionHeld | precinct commander ⓘ |
| roleIn | Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| workLocation | an unnamed urban American city ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Description of subject: Frank is the given name of Captain Frank Furillo, the central police precinct commander character from the television series "Hill Street Blues."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.