Dudley Smith
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Dudley Smith is a ruthless, corrupt Irish-American police officer and recurring antagonist in James Ellroy’s L.A. Quartet crime novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dudley Smith canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23196198 — 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: Dudley Smith Context triple: [White Jazz, featuresCharacter, Dudley Smith]
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A.
Dudley Sutton
Dudley Sutton was an English character actor best known for his eccentric and memorable roles in film and television, including his long-running part as Tinker Dill in the series "Lovejoy."
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B.
Dudley Clarke
Dudley Clarke was a British Army officer best known for masterminding Allied deception operations in the Mediterranean and Middle East during the Second World War.
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C.
Dudley Manlove
Dudley Manlove was an American radio announcer and character actor best known for his role in the cult science fiction film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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D.
Dudley Phillips
Dudley Phillips is a member of the British folk-rock band Earthworks, contributing to its distinctive acoustic-driven sound.
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E.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
- 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: Dudley Smith Target entity description: Dudley Smith is a ruthless, corrupt Irish-American police officer and recurring antagonist in James Ellroy’s L.A. Quartet crime novels.
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A.
Dudley Sutton
Dudley Sutton was an English character actor best known for his eccentric and memorable roles in film and television, including his long-running part as Tinker Dill in the series "Lovejoy."
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B.
Dudley Clarke
Dudley Clarke was a British Army officer best known for masterminding Allied deception operations in the Mediterranean and Middle East during the Second World War.
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C.
Dudley Manlove
Dudley Manlove was an American radio announcer and character actor best known for his role in the cult science fiction film "Plan 9 from Outer Space."
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D.
Dudley Phillips
Dudley Phillips is a member of the British folk-rock band Earthworks, contributing to its distinctive acoustic-driven sound.
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E.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.