Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake

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fictional character television character

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake is a fictional, affable and often bumbling commanding officer of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the M*A*S*H franchise.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake canonical	4
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11802163 — 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: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake
Context triple: [Roger Bowen, portrayed, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake]

A. Colonel Noel Wild
Colonel Noel Wild was a British Army officer who played a key leadership role in the Allied deception efforts surrounding Operation Bodyguard during World War II.
B. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading American forces in the successful defense of Craney Island during the War of 1812.
C. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Hodge
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Hodge was a British cavalry officer best known for his command role in the 13th Light Dragoons during the Napoleonic era.
D. Lieutenant Robert Maynard
Lieutenant Robert Maynard was a British Royal Navy officer best known for leading the 1718 naval engagement that resulted in the death of the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
E. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine was a British Army officer best known for his ill-fated command of imperial forces during the disastrous 1879 Battle of Isandlwana in the Anglo-Zulu War.
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: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake
Target entity description: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake is a fictional, affable and often bumbling commanding officer of the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the M*A*S*H franchise.

A. Colonel Noel Wild
Colonel Noel Wild was a British Army officer who played a key leadership role in the Allied deception efforts surrounding Operation Bodyguard during World War II.
B. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Beatty was a U.S. Army officer best known for leading American forces in the successful defense of Craney Island during the War of 1812.
C. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Hodge
Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Hodge was a British cavalry officer best known for his command role in the 13th Light Dragoons during the Napoleonic era.
D. Lieutenant Robert Maynard
Lieutenant Robert Maynard was a British Royal Navy officer best known for leading the 1718 naval engagement that resulted in the death of the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
E. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Pulleine was a British Army officer best known for his ill-fated command of imperial forces during the disastrous 1879 Battle of Isandlwana in the Anglo-Zulu War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ
adaptedBy	Larry Gelbart (for television) ⓘ linked to: Larry Gelbart
appearsIn	MASH (1970 film) ⓘ linked to: MASH MASH (1972 TV series) ⓘ linked to: MAS*H (TV series)
characterTrait	affable ⓘ easygoing ⓘ often bumbling ⓘ
commandStyle	informal and tolerant of rule-bending by his surgeons ⓘ
conflict	Korean War ⓘ
createdBy	Richard Hooker (original novel character) ⓘ
deathContext	returns home from Korea ⓘ
employer	United States Army ⓘ
fictionalDeath	killed in action when his plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	MASH ⓘ linked to: MASH (TV series)
firstAppearance	MASH (1970 film) ⓘ linked to: MASH MASH (TV series) season 1 ⓘ linked to: MAS*H (TV series)
fullName	Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake ⓘ linked to: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake
gender	male ⓘ
genre	war comedy-drama ⓘ
hasChild	Henry Blake Jr. ⓘ linked to: Henry Blake Molly Blake ⓘ
hobby	fishing ⓘ golf ⓘ
homeTown	Bloomington, Illinois ⓘ
knownFor	commanding the 4077th MASH with a relaxed leadership style ⓘ
medium	film ⓘ television ⓘ
militaryRank	Lieutenant Colonel ⓘ
militaryStatus	reserve officer ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableRelationship	Frank Burns ⓘ Hawkeye Pierce ⓘ Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan ⓘ Radar O'Reilly ⓘ Trapper John McIntyre ⓘ
notableScene	farewell episode in which the 4077th learns of his death via radio message ⓘ
occupation	U.S. Army officer ⓘ surgeon ⓘ
personality	laid-back commander who often delegates responsibility ⓘ
portrayedBy	McLean Stevenson ⓘ Roger Bowen ⓘ
positionHeld	commanding officer of the 4077th MASH ⓘ
seriesRegularSeasons	MASH TV series seasons 1–3 ⓘ linked to: MASH (TV series)
serviceBranch	U.S. Army Medical Corps ⓘ linked to: Army Medical Department
setting	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
spouse	Lorraine Blake ⓘ
workLocation	4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roger Bowen → portrayed → Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake ⓘ

McLean Stevenson → notableRole → Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake ⓘ

Colonel Sherman T. Potter → replacesCharacter → Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake ⓘ

4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital → commandedBy → Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake ⓘ

Lorraine Blake → spouseFullName → Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake ⓘ

linked to: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake

Henry Blake → fullName → Lieutenant Colonel Henry Braymore Blake ⓘ

subject linked to: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake