General Jack Beringer
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General Jack Beringer is a fictional U.S. military commander character from the 1983 Cold War techno-thriller film "WarGames."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Jack Beringer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11438980 — 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: General Jack Beringer Context triple: [Barry Corbin, playedCharacter, General Jack Beringer]
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A.
General Frank R. McCoy
General Frank R. McCoy was a senior U.S. Army officer and diplomat who served in various military and advisory roles, including participation in high-level investigative and policy commissions before and during World War II.
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B.
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper is a paranoid U.S. Air Force officer in the satirical film "Dr. Strangelove," whose unhinged actions trigger a potential nuclear apocalypse.
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C.
Major John Reisman
Major John Reisman is the tough, unorthodox U.S. Army officer who leads a group of condemned soldiers on a dangerous commando mission in the war film "The Dirty Dozen."
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D.
General John P. Jumper
General John P. Jumper is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force and held several key operational and command positions during his military career.
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E.
General John K. Gerhart
General John K. Gerhart was a senior United States Air Force officer who held key Cold War-era command positions, including leadership roles in continental air defense.
- 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: General Jack Beringer Target entity description: General Jack Beringer is a fictional U.S. military commander character from the 1983 Cold War techno-thriller film "WarGames."
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A.
General Frank R. McCoy
General Frank R. McCoy was a senior U.S. Army officer and diplomat who served in various military and advisory roles, including participation in high-level investigative and policy commissions before and during World War II.
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B.
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper is a paranoid U.S. Air Force officer in the satirical film "Dr. Strangelove," whose unhinged actions trigger a potential nuclear apocalypse.
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C.
Major John Reisman
Major John Reisman is the tough, unorthodox U.S. Army officer who leads a group of condemned soldiers on a dangerous commando mission in the war film "The Dirty Dozen."
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D.
General John P. Jumper
General John P. Jumper is a retired United States Air Force four-star general who served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force and held several key operational and command positions during his military career.
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E.
General John K. Gerhart
General John K. Gerhart was a senior United States Air Force officer who held key Cold War-era command positions, including leadership roles in continental air defense.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ military officer character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | WarGames ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | WarGames ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
automation in warfare
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military command and control ⓘ nuclear war ⓘ |
| commandLevel | high-ranking general officer ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor | cinema ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | WarGames ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| genre |
Cold War fiction
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techno-thriller ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States military
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linked to:
United States Armed Forces
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| name | General Jack Beringer ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | represents traditional military response to nuclear threat ⓘ |
| occupation | military commander ⓘ |
| partOfCastType | supporting character ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Barry Corbin ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
NORAD commanding officer
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U.S. military commander ⓘ |
| setting |
NORAD command center
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linked to:
NORAD Headquarters
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| workType | Cold War techno-thriller film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Jack Beringer Description of subject: General Jack Beringer is a fictional U.S. military commander character from the 1983 Cold War techno-thriller film "WarGames."
Referenced by (2)
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