
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.

Total Recall
1990 · as Agent

Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985 · as Chief Radio Operator

Licence to Kill
1989 · as Wavekrest Captain

The Arrival
1996 · as JPL Official

The Containment
2025 · as Bishop

Amityville II: The Possession
1982 · as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Species: The Awakening
2007 · as Leland Fisk

Dance with the Devil
1997 · as Herbert

Fast Food Nation
2006 · as Terry

Instructions Not Included
2013 · as Abogado Julie

The Falcon and the Snowman
1985 · as FBI Agent

Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012 · as Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg

Julia
2008 · as Frank

The Bees
1978 · as Blankeley

Warden of Red Rock
2001 · as Prisoner

King of Texas
2002 · as Smithwick

The Evil That Men Do
1984 · as Cannell

The Cisco Kid
1994 · as Alcott