
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.

Acapulco H.E.A.T.
TV • 1993

Rosa Salvaje
TV • 1987

Total Recall
MOVIE • 1990

Rambo: First Blood Part II
MOVIE • 1985

Licence to Kill
MOVIE • 1989

40 y 20
TV • 2016

El Encanto del Águila
TV • 2011

Outlaws - For Greater Glory
MOVIE • 2012

The Arrival
MOVIE • 1996

La Chacala
TV • 1997

Amityville II: The Possession
MOVIE • 1982

The Containment
MOVIE • 2025

Instructions Not Included
MOVIE • 2013

Dance with the Devil
MOVIE • 1997

Species: The Awakening
MOVIE • 2007

The Evil That Men Do
MOVIE • 1984

Fast Food Nation
MOVIE • 2006

The Falcon and the Snowman
MOVIE • 1985