Dudley Smith in L.A. Confidential

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fictional character film character

Dudley Smith in L.A. Confidential is the corrupt, manipulative LAPD captain who serves as the film’s primary antagonist, orchestrating much of its crime and moral decay.

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Label	Occurrences
Dudley Smith in L.A. Confidential canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
adaptedForScreenBy	Brian Helgeland NERFINISHED ⓘ Curtis Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ
alignment	corrupt faction within LAPD ⓘ
antagonistTo	Bud White NERFINISHED ⓘ Ed Exley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Vincennes NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	L.A. Confidential (1997 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardContext	appears in Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential ⓘ
basedOn	Dudley Liam Smith (L.A. Confidential novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterTrait	authoritarian ⓘ charismatic ⓘ corrupt ⓘ manipulative ⓘ ruthless ⓘ
controls	criminal enterprises in Los Angeles ⓘ
createdBy	James Ellroy NERFINISHED ⓘ
employer	Los Angeles Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmDirectedBy	Curtis Hanson NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	1997 ⓘ
firstAppearance	L.A. Confidential (1990 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
genre	neo-noir crime film character ⓘ
involvedIn	Nite Owl diner massacre cover-up NERFINISHED ⓘ drug trafficking operations ⓘ prostitution rackets ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
narrativeFunction	embodiment of institutional corruption ⓘ
nationality	Irish-American ⓘ
notableFor	orchestrating organized crime operations ⓘ systemic corruption within LAPD ⓘ
occupation	police officer ⓘ
portrayedBy	James Cromwell NERFINISHED ⓘ
position	head of LAPD Vice Division ⓘ
rank	LAPD captain ⓘ
roleInStory	primary antagonist ⓘ
setting	Los Angeles ⓘ
timePeriod	early 1950s ⓘ
usesMethod	intimidation ⓘ murder ⓘ political influence ⓘ

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James Cromwell → portrayed → Dudley Smith in L.A. Confidential ⓘ