Roger Cudney

Roger Cudney

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Roger Cudney (June 22, 1936 – July 5, 2021) was an American actor, singer, dubbing director, radio and television announcer. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudney was known for starring in numerous Mexican films and telenovelas in which he often portrayed authoritarian characters or other villains. In 2003, The Wall Street Journal described his career playing 'unpopular gringos':MEXICO CITY -- Roger Cudney, a smallish, 66-year-old with a receding hairline and a gleaming smile, may be the most notorious gringo in Mexico. Some Mexicans know him as a plunderer of ancient archaeological treasures. Others remember him as the union-busting manager of a sweatshop. Still others recognize Mr. Cudney as a pathologically nasty Texas ranger or a meddling diplomat.

Mr. Cudney has been all of these things and more in a 30-year acting career in Mexican TV and movies. The Ohio-born Mr. Cudney came to Mexico in the 1960s to play the lead in the musical Show Boat but he soon found a different dramatic calling. "Roger Cudney is the epitome of the bad gringo, a blending of all the worst American stereotypes," says David Wilt, who compiled the Biographical Dictionary of Mexican Film Performers.

On the Mexican soap opera, Amigas y rivales (Friends and Rivals), Mr. Cudney was a racist South Texas rancher who caught a couple of illegal Mexican immigrants trespassing on his property, shortly after the World Trade Center attack. "Git off of my land," the actor snarled, waving a shotgun. Then, in his distinctively accented Spanish, he ad-libbed: "Thousands of Americans have just died in New York. They shouldn't let anyone enter my country anymore."

Cudney also had parts in mainstream Hollywood films, including a co-starring role opposite Charles Bronson in The Evil That Men Do, Total Recall, Rambo: First Blood Part II, the James Bond film Licence to Kill, Julia, Perdita Durango and Original Sin. He portrayed the part of the United States Ambassador to Mexico in La Dictadura Perfecta.

Cudney was married, with three sons and one daughter.

He died on July 5, 2021, of a heart attack following a car accident.

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Filmography

all 63

Movies 60

TV Shows 3

Bishop
The Containment

The Containment (2021)

Movie
Stuart
Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo

Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo (2018)

Movie
Hysteria

Hysteria (2017)

Movie
Diario de un Mirrey

Diario de un Mirrey (2017)

Movie
Dr. Guillermo Murray
Happy Times

Happy Times (2014)

Movie
Embajador USA
The Perfect Dictatorship

The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)

Movie
Abogado Julie
Instructions Not Included

Instructions Not Included (2013)

Movie
Don Guillermo
The Fantastic World of Juan Orol

The Fantastic World of Juan Orol (2012)

Movie
Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg
Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)

Movie
Great Chancellor
Z-Baw

Z-Baw (2012)

Movie
Donato
Soul Walker

Soul Walker (2012)

Movie
Paddy O'Brien
La noche del pirata

La noche del pirata (2011)

Movie
Old gringo
Bajo tierra

Bajo tierra (2009)

Movie
Julia

Julia (2008)

Movie
Roger Cassey
Propiedad Ajena

Propiedad Ajena (2007)

Movie
Professor Tomas McBride
The Wailer 2

The Wailer 2 (2007)

Movie
Leland Fisk
Species: The Awakening

Species: The Awakening (2007)

Movie
4.48
Terry
Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation (2006)

Movie
Smithwick
King of Texas

King of Texas (2002)

Movie
Manuel de Moya / Manuel De Moya
In the Time of the Butterflies

In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)

Movie
Prisoner
Warden of Red Rock

Warden of Red Rock (2001)

Movie
Captain
The Pearl

The Pearl (2001)

Movie
El General
Baño de sangre

Baño de sangre (2000)

Movie
Scott Haines
Santitos

Santitos (1999)

Movie
Profesor Von Derek
La Chacala

La Chacala (1997)

TV
Herbert
Dance with the Devil

Dance with the Devil (1997)

Movie
6
Ranch foreman
Henequen

Henequen (1996)

Movie
JPL Official
The Arrival

The Arrival (1996)

Movie
8
Una papa sin catsup

Una papa sin catsup (1995)

Movie
Reporter
The Burning Season

The Burning Season (1994)

Movie
Stan
Immortal Combat

Immortal Combat (1994)

Movie
8
Arthur Cox
Acapulco H.E.A.T.

Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993)

TV
Dr. Emmanuel Richter
Infernal Death

Infernal Death (1992)

Movie
Botones en el hotel de Nueva York
Rosa Salvaje

Rosa Salvaje (1990)

TV
Agent
Total Recall

Total Recall (1990)

Movie
6.26
Hofrax
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back

Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1990)

Movie
Actor
Demons of the Desert

Demons of the Desert (1990)

Movie
Wavekrest Captain
Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill (1989)

Movie
5.61
Con el odio en la piel

Con el odio en la piel (1988)

Movie
Inaros
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell

Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1988)

Movie
4.13
TV Announcer
Ghost Fever

Ghost Fever (1987)

Movie
Actor
A Walk on the Moon

A Walk on the Moon (1987)

Movie
Tool Pusher
Oceans of Fire

Oceans of Fire (1986)

Movie
Chief Radio Operator
Rambo: First Blood Part II

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Movie
5.54
FBI Agent
The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

Movie
Actor
Hombres de acción

Hombres de acción (1984)

Movie
Cliente
Escuela de Placer

Escuela de Placer (1984)

Movie
Cannell
The Evil That Men Do

The Evil That Men Do (1984)

Movie
Wild Dogs

Wild Dogs (1984)

Movie
El Carro de la Muerte

El Carro de la Muerte (1984)

Movie
Durand
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1983)

Movie
6
Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire

Red Bells Part I: Mexico on Fire (1982)

Movie
Robbins
Computercide

Computercide (1982)

Movie
El hombre sin miedo

El hombre sin miedo (1980)

Movie
Mario Frasca
357 Magnum

357 Magnum (1979)

Movie
Blankeley
The Bees

The Bees (1978)

Movie
Ted Nolan
Cananea

Cananea (1978)

Movie
Factory foreman
Roots of Blood

Roots of Blood (1978)

Movie
Calvin
El karateca azteca

El karateca azteca (1976)

Movie
Perkins
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith (1975)

Movie
Howard Miller
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary

Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975)

Movie
Ni solteros, ni casados

Ni solteros, ni casados (1972)

Movie
Eye for an Eye

Eye for an Eye (1971)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.46
Based on 825 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1971
1984
1994
1987
2021
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Citizenships
Mexico

Also Known As
Roger Cutney Erlen Meyer, Roger Cudney Jr., Robert Cudney, Roger C. Cudney, Roger G. Cudney, Roger Cundey


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