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.

Known for

★7.3

Total Recall

1990

★6.7

Rambo: First Blood Part II

1985

★6.4

Licence to Kill

1989

★8.1

40 y 20

2016

★7.7

Instructions Not Included

2013

★6.0

The Arrival

1996

★5.7

Amityville II: The Possession

1982

★6.0

Fast Food Nation

2006

★4.7

Species: The Awakening

2007

★6.5

Dance with the Devil

1997

★7.4

The Perfect Dictatorship

2014

★6.4

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

★6.9

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012

★6.7

Rosa Salvaje

1987

★6.7

Julia

2008

★5.8

The Evil That Men Do

1984

★3.6

Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell

1988

★6.7

The Wailer 2

2007