“
Go back to Jersey, sonny. This is the City of the Angels, and you haven't got any wings.
”
Captain Dudley Smith is the main antagonist of the 1997 film L.A. Confidential. He is the corrupt captain of the Los Angeles Police Department who attempts to take control of organized crime after mob boss, Mickey Cohen is incarcerated.
He is portrayed by James Cromwell.
Victims[]
- Tony Brancato - Shot to death in his car by unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett.
- Anthony Trombino - Shot to death in his car by unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett.
- Unnamed Male Drug Dealer - Shot to death by two unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett.
- Deuce Perkins - Shot to death by two unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett.
- Unnamed Male Cook - Shot in the chest by either Dudley Smith, Michael Breuning or William Carlisle with a shotgun off-screen, body shown.
- Patti DeLuca - Shot by either Dudley Smith, Michael Breuning or William Carlisle with a shotgun off-screen, body shown.
- Susan "Sue" Lefferts - Shot by either Dudley Smith, Michael Breuning or William Carlisle with a shotgun off-screen, body shown.
- Richard "Dick" Stensland - Shot by either Dudley Smith, Michael Breuning or William Carlisle with a shotgun off-screen, body shown.
- Two Unnamed Men - Shot by either Dudley Smith, Michael Breuning or William Carlisle with a shotgun off-screen, bodies shown.
- Matt Reynolds - Throat slit by Dudley Smith, Pierce Patchett, or henchmen working for them off-screen, body shown.
- Leland "Buzz" Meeks - Killed by Dick Stensland or unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett off-screen, body shown.
- Sergeant Jack Vincennes - Shot in the heart by Dudley Smith.
- Sid Hudgens - Either suffocated by Dudley Smith or beaten to death by Dudley and Michael Breuning off-screen, body shown.
- Pierce Morehouse Patchett - Bled out after having his wrists slit by Dudley Smith or gangsters working for him and made to look like suicide off-screen, body shown.
- At Least Two Unnamed People - Murdered by Dick Stensland and Buzz Meeks on the orders of Dudley Smith prior to the film, mentioned.
Kill Count[]
- Total - 17
- 13 Men
- 2 Women
- 2 Victims of Unknown Gender
Characters Killed by Dudley Smith[]
- Tony Brancato - Shot to death in his car by unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett.
- Anthony Trombino - Shot to death in his car by unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett.
- Deuce Perkins - Shot to death by two unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett.
- Patti DeLuca - Shot by either Dudley Smith, Michael Breuning or William Carlisle with a shotgun off-screen, body shown.
- Susan "Sue" Lefferts - Shot by either Dudley Smith, Michael Breuning or William Carlisle with a shotgun off-screen, body shown.
- Richard "Dick" Stensland - Shot by either Dudley Smith, Michael Breuning or William Carlisle with a shotgun off-screen, body shown.
- Matt Reynolds - Throat slit by Dudley Smith, Pierce Patchett, or henchmen working for them off-screen, body shown.
- Leland "Buzz" Meeks - Killed by Dick Stensland or unnamed henchmen on the orders of Dudley Smith and Pierce Patchett off-screen, body shown.
- Sergeant Jack Vincennes - Shot in the heart by Dudley Smith.
- Sid Hudgens - Either suffocated by Dudley Smith or beaten to death by Dudley and Michael Breuning off-screen, body shown.
- Pierce Morehouse Patchett - Bled out after having his wrists slit by Dudley Smith or gangsters working for him and made to look like suicide off-screen, body shown.
Death[]
- Shot in the back by Ed Exley with a shotgun.
Trivia[]
- Based on the character of the same name from the novel.