Det. J.D. LaRue
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Det. J.D. LaRue is a hard-drinking, often scheming detective from the television series "Hill Street Blues," known for his mix of comic relief and flawed dedication to police work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Det. J.D. LaRue canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11343583 — 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: Det. J.D. LaRue Context triple: [Captain Frank Furillo, hasColleague, Det. J.D. LaRue]
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A.
Det. Jeff Ward
Det. Jeff Ward is a fictional New York City police detective featured as a character in the television series "N.Y.P.D."
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B.
Det. Mick Belker
Det. Mick Belker is a scruffy, streetwise undercover detective known for his unorthodox methods and gruff demeanor on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
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C.
Detective Keith Frazier
Detective Keith Frazier is the determined NYPD hostage negotiator portrayed by Denzel Washington in the heist thriller film "Inside Man."
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D.
Detective Bill Reimers
Detective Bill Reimers is a comedic police detective portrayed by Emilio Estevez in the 1987 buddy-cop film "Stakeout."
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E.
Detective Zack Nichols
Detective Zack Nichols is a cerebral, introspective NYPD detective on Law & Order: Criminal Intent known for his psychological insight and unconventional investigative style.
- 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: Det. J.D. LaRue Target entity description: Det. J.D. LaRue is a hard-drinking, often scheming detective from the television series "Hill Street Blues," known for his mix of comic relief and flawed dedication to police work.
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A.
Det. Jeff Ward
Det. Jeff Ward is a fictional New York City police detective featured as a character in the television series "N.Y.P.D."
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B.
Det. Mick Belker
Det. Mick Belker is a scruffy, streetwise undercover detective known for his unorthodox methods and gruff demeanor on the television series "Hill Street Blues."
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C.
Detective Keith Frazier
Detective Keith Frazier is the determined NYPD hostage negotiator portrayed by Denzel Washington in the heist thriller film "Inside Man."
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D.
Detective Bill Reimers
Detective Bill Reimers is a comedic police detective portrayed by Emilio Estevez in the 1987 buddy-cop film "Stakeout."
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E.
Detective Zack Nichols
Detective Zack Nichols is a cerebral, introspective NYPD detective on Law & Order: Criminal Intent known for his psychological insight and unconventional investigative style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | 1980s American television ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
personal redemption
ⓘ
police corruption ⓘ workplace camaraderie ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
charming ⓘ flawed ⓘ manipulative ⓘ scheming ⓘ |
| characterType |
comic relief character
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hard-drinking detective ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
NBC television network
ⓘ
linked to:
NBC
|
| employer | Metropolitan Police Department (fictional city in Hill Street Blues) ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn |
Hill Street Blues season 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Hill Street Blues
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
ensemble drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasAddiction | alcohol ⓘ |
| hasFullName |
J. D. LaRue
ⓘ
linked to:
J.D. LaRue
|
| hasPartner |
Det. Neal Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Detective Neal Washington
|
| knownFor |
cutting corners in investigations
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eventual attempts at sobriety ⓘ get-rich-quick schemes ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo | partner Det. Neal Washington ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
depicts problems of alcoholism in police work
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provides comic relief ⓘ |
| occupation |
police detective
ⓘ
undercover detective ⓘ |
| partOfEnsemble |
Hill Street Blues detective squad
ⓘ
linked to:
Hill Street Blues
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| portrayedBy | Kiel Martin ⓘ |
| roleIn | Hill Street Blues ⓘ |
| screenDebutChannel | NBC ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed American inner-city neighborhood ⓘ |
| strugglesWith | alcoholism ⓘ |
| title | Detective ⓘ |
| worksFor |
Hill Street police precinct
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linked to:
Hill Street police station
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| worksWith |
Capt. Frank Furillo
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linked to:
Captain Frank Furillo
Det. Mick Belker ⓘ Sgt. Phil Esterhaus ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Det. J.D. LaRue Description of subject: Det. J.D. LaRue is a hard-drinking, often scheming detective from the television series "Hill Street Blues," known for his mix of comic relief and flawed dedication to police work.
Referenced by (2)
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