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Roger Cudney

Roger Cudney

Actor · Died July 5, 2021, aged 85 · Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 22, 1936
Died
July 5, 2021 (aged 85)
From
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
36 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 29% in 30 days

What are Roger Cudney's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.

Genres

Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 4th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
26%
Morality
22%
Bonds
17%
Survival
15%
Society
12%
Self
8%
Justice4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Absurd
4
Thrilling
4
Dread
2
Melancholic
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Roger Cudney's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 36 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger Cudney's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 36 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Containment(2024)

    as Bishop

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Más sabe el Diablo por Viejo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Stuart

  • Hysteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Diario de un Mirrey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • 40 and 20(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Arnold

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Tiempos Felices(2014)

    as Dr. Guillermo Murray

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Dictatorship(2014)

    as Embajador USA

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Instructions Not Included(2013)

    as Abogado Julie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Fantastic World of Juan Orol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Don Guillermo

  • For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada(2012)

    as Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • El encanto del águila(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Paul Con Hintze

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Bajo tierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Old gringo

  • Julia(2008)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Propiedad Ajena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Roger Cassey

  • Species: The Awakening(2007)

    as Leland Fisk

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Wailer 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Professor Tomas McBride

  • Fast Food Nation(2006)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • King of Texas(2002)

    as Smithwick

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • In the Time of the Butterflies(2001)

    as Manuel de Moya · as Manuel De Moya

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Warden of Red Rock(2001)

    as Prisoner

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Captain

  • Baño de Sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Coronel

  • Little Saints(1999)

    as Scott Haines

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • La Chacala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 180 episodes · as Profesor Von Derek

  • Perdita Durango(1997)

    as Herbert

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Arrival(1996)

    as JPL Official

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Una papa sin catsup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story(1994)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • By Our Own Correspondent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Colonel Cosmo

  • Immortal Combat(1994)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Cisco Kid(1994)

    as Alcott

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Acapulco H.E.A.T.(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Cox

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Infernal Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Mirror Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Animal Wrangler

  • El Fiscal De Hierro 2: La Venganza De Ramona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Total Recall(1990)

    as Agent

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back(1990)

    as Hofrax

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Demons of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Gringo

  • Licence to Kill(1989)

    as Wavekrest Captain

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Con el odio en la piel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell(1988)

    as Inaros

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Rosa salvaje(1987)

    Show 99 episodes · as Botones en el hotel de Nueva York

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Ghost Fever(1986)

    as TV Announcer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Oceans of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Tool Pusher

  • Murieron a la mitad del rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Mr. Smith

  • Rambo: First Blood Part II(1985)

    as Chief Radio Operator

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Falcon and the Snowman(1985)

    as FBI Agent

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Hombres de acción (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Escuela de Placer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Cliente

  • The Evil That Men Do(1984)

    as Cannell

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • El Carro de la Muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Wild Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Triumphs of a Man Called Horse(1983)

    as Durand

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Amityville II: The Possession(1982)

    as Prosecutor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Computercide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Robbins

  • Red Bells(1982)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Quell and Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Ames

  • Falcon's Gold(1982)

    as Hathaway

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Cattle Annie and Little Britches(1980)

    as Capps

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Fearless Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Mr. Brown

  • The Border (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Slaughterhouse Foreman

  • 357 Magnum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mario Frasca

  • Roots of Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Factory foreman

  • The Bees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Blankeley

  • Cananea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Ted Nolan

  • Mina, viento de libertad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Actor

  • Brothers of the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Conductor

  • The Aztec Karate Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Calvin

  • Nevada Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Perkins

  • Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary(1975)

    as Howard Miller

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Slaughter(1972)

    as Gio

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Ni solteros, ni casados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • Eye for an Eye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 72 titles from 1971 to 2025; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Instructions Not Included (2013)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Instructions Not Included (2013)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19712025

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting71 of 72: 71 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thOther crew1 of 72: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s12 · acting1980s22 · acting1990s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew2000s11 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 23 roles
72879712

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Roger Cudney's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 32; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 20th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

20thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

7thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 36 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 36 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed20

Most divisive · actor

Ghost Fever (1986)

78th percentile spread · 65% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Total Recall (1990)

Midcredits 94th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 44/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Roger Cudney's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Roger Cudney work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger Cudney's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howard R. Cohen shares the most, 2.

Writers

Producers