Roger Cudney

Roger Cudney

Known for

Acting

Born

June 22, 1936

Birthplace

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Died

July 5, 2021 (aged 85)

Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudney came to Mexico in the 1960s to play the lead in the musical Show Boat and ended up staying. He'd find steady work in both films and telenovelas, most often typecast as authoritarian characters and other "gringo" villains. He also appeared in the occasional Hollywood film. He died on July 5, 2021 of a heart attack following a car accident.

Best known work

Total Recall

Total Recall

1990

Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985

Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

1989

40 y 20

40 y 20

2016

Instructions Not Included

Instructions Not Included

2013

The Arrival

The Arrival

1996

Amityville II: The Possession

Amityville II: The Possession

1982

Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation

2006

Species: The Awakening

Species: The Awakening

2007

Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil

1997

Filmography

2025
The Containment
as Bishop
2018
Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo
as Stuart
2017
Hysteria
2017
Diario de un Mirrey
2016
40 y 20TV
as Arnold (1 episode)
2014
Happy Times
as Dr. Guillermo Murray
2014
The Perfect Dictatorship
as Embajador USA
2013
Instructions Not Included
as Abogado Julie
2012
The Fantastic World of Juan Orol
as Don Guillermo
2012
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
as Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg
2011
El Encanto del ÁguilaTV
as Paul Con Hintze (13 episodes)
2009
Bajo tierra
as Old gringo
2008
Julia
as Frank
2007
Propiedad Ajena
as Roger Cassey
2007
Species: The Awakening
as Leland Fisk
2007
The Wailer 2
as Professor Tomas McBride
2006
Fast Food Nation
as Terry
2002
King of Texas
as Smithwick
2001
In the Time of the Butterflies
as Manuel de Moya, as Manuel De Moya
2001
Warden of Red Rock
as Prisoner
2001
The Pearl
as Captain
2000
Baño de Sangre
as Coronel
1999
Little Saints
as Scott Haines
1997
La ChacalaTV
as Profesor Von Derek (180 episodes)
1997
Dance with the Devil
as Herbert