Rodger Boyce Explained

Rodger Boyce is an American character actor who has appeared in more than a dozen feature films, including Best Picture Oscar winner No Country for Old Men[1] one of three films he has done with Tommy Lee Jones (the others including The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada and The Good Old Boys). Other notable feature film appearances include Where the Heart Is, A Perfect World and Lone Star State of Mind. He has also appeared in some 25 made-for-television movies. In addition, his television work has included episodic appearances in TV series ranging from Dallas, Dangerous Curves and The Big Easy to Walker, Texas Ranger, Roughriders, The Good Guys and even Wishbone. Rodger began his acting career in theater, and he has occasionally returned to the stage, appearing in summer stock and regional theater productions. A graduate of Texas Tech University where he majored in journalism and English, Rodger is a native Texan and former newspaper reporter and editor, and for a number of years was a community college teacher and administrator. He and his wife Juddi, a professional counselor/therapist, live in Gainesville, Texas.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985Papa Was a Preacher Mr. Granger
1988Dakota Sheriff
1991Necessary Roughness Sheriff Woods
1992Ruby Police Chief
1993A Perfect World Mr. Willits
1994Bad Girls Agua Dulce Bank Manager
1995The Stars Fell on Henrietta P.G. Pratt (oilman)
1997Night Vision Chief Williams
2000Where the Heart Is Officer Harry
2002Lone Star State of Mind Sheriff Andy
2005The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Salesman
2007No Country for Old Men El Paso Sheriff
2013The Bystander Theory Sheriff Blair Sneed
2015Windsor Parole Board Chairman

Notes and References

  1. News: Eskow. Richard (RJ). The Coen Brothers Drank Paul Thomas Anderson's Milkshake. 21 April 2017. Huffington Post. 25 February 2008.