Slim Charles
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Slim Charles is a calm, strategic enforcer and later leader in the Baltimore drug trade in the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty and street wisdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slim Charles canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11489016 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slim Charles Context triple: [Barksdale Organization, keyMember, Slim Charles]
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A.
Slick Charles
Slick Charles is a fast-talking, streetwise pimp who becomes one of the unlikely heroes uncovering a sinister conspiracy in the sci-fi mystery film "They Cloned Tyrone."
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B.
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams, known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is a British actor best known for his role as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the television series "Downton Abbey."
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C.
Patrick Augustus Duncan
Patrick Augustus Duncan was the son of pioneering American modern dancer Isadora Duncan, whose tragic early death deeply affected her life and legacy.
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D.
Harry Rex Vonner
Harry Rex Vonner is a shrewd, plainspoken small-town lawyer and close ally of Jake Brigance in John Grisham’s legal thrillers, including "Sycamore Row."
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E.
Robert Ri'chard
Robert Ri'chard is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Coach Carter" and television series such as "One on One" and "Cousin Skeeter."
- 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: Slim Charles Target entity description: Slim Charles is a calm, strategic enforcer and later leader in the Baltimore drug trade in the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty and street wisdom.
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A.
Slick Charles
Slick Charles is a fast-talking, streetwise pimp who becomes one of the unlikely heroes uncovering a sinister conspiracy in the sci-fi mystery film "They Cloned Tyrone."
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B.
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams
Hugh Richard Bonneville Williams, known professionally as Hugh Bonneville, is a British actor best known for his role as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, in the television series "Downton Abbey."
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C.
Patrick Augustus Duncan
Patrick Augustus Duncan was the son of pioneering American modern dancer Isadora Duncan, whose tragic early death deeply affected her life and legacy.
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D.
Harry Rex Vonner
Harry Rex Vonner is a shrewd, plainspoken small-town lawyer and close ally of Jake Brigance in John Grisham’s legal thrillers, including "Sycamore Row."
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E.
Robert Ri'chard
Robert Ri'chard is an American actor best known for his roles in films like "Coach Carter" and television series such as "One on One" and "Cousin Skeeter."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Wire ⓘ |
| appearsInSeason |
The Wire season 3
ⓘ
The Wire season 4 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
The Wire season 5 ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
|
| associatedWith |
Barksdale Organization
ⓘ
Eastside drug trade ⓘ Proposition Joe ⓘ Stanfield Organization ⓘ |
| basedIn | West Baltimore ⓘ |
| characterType |
enforcer
ⓘ
leader ⓘ |
| createdBy | David Simon ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Wire ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Wire season 3
ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | African-American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
calm demeanor
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ strategic thinking ⓘ street wisdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Avon Barksdale
ⓘ
Barksdale Organization ⓘ Eastside Co-Op ⓘ Proposition Joe ⓘ Stanfield Organization ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | pragmatic ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “Game is the game.” ⓘ |
| occupation |
drug enforcer
ⓘ
drug kingpin ⓘ |
| partOf | The Wire ensemble cast ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
calm
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ strategic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Anwan Glover ⓘ |
| roleInPlot |
enforcer for Avon Barksdale during war with Marlo Stanfield
ⓘ
eventual leader figure in Baltimore drug trade ⓘ mediator and strategist within the drug co-op ⓘ |
| setting |
Baltimore, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| themeInvolvement |
drug trade
ⓘ
loyalty and codes of the street ⓘ |
| workLocation | Baltimore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slim Charles Description of subject: Slim Charles is a calm, strategic enforcer and later leader in the Baltimore drug trade in the television series "The Wire," known for his loyalty and street wisdom.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.