Rodger Boyce

{{short description|American film actor}}

Rodger Boyce is an American character actor who has appeared in more than a dozen feature films, including Best Picture Oscar winner [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0477348?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt No Country for Old Men]{{cite news|last1=Eskow|first1=Richard (RJ)|title=The Coen Brothers Drank Paul Thomas Anderson's Milkshake|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/the-coen-brothers-drank-p_b_88316.html|accessdate=21 April 2017|work=Huffington Post|date=25 February 2008}} one of three films he has done with Tommy Lee Jones (the others including [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0419294?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada] and [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0113196?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt The Good Old Boys]). Other notable feature film appearances include Where the Heart Is, A Perfect World and [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0269483?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt 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, [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0094946?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt Dangerous Curves] and [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0115111?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt The Big Easy] to [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0106168?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt Walker, Texas Ranger], Roughriders, [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt1567254?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt The Good Guys] and even [https://www.imdb.com/rg/em_share/title_web/title/tt0112225?ref=ext_shr_eml_tt 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

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1985Papa Was a PreacherMr. Granger
1988DakotaSheriff
1991Necessary RoughnessSheriff Woods
1992RubyPolice Chief
1993A Perfect WorldMr. Willits
1994Bad GirlsAgua Dulce Bank Manager
1995The Stars Fell on HenriettaP.G. Pratt (oilman)
1997Night VisionChief Williams
2000Where the Heart IsOfficer Harry
2002Lone Star State of MindSheriff Andy
2005The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaSalesman
2007No Country for Old MenEl Paso Sheriff
2013The Bystander TheorySheriff Blair Sneed
2015WindsorParole Board Chairman

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