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name: "Spain Rodriguez"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 March 1940"
died: "28 November 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:58:58.708986+00:00"
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# Spain Rodriguez

Actor. Born 2 March 1940 in Buffalo, New York, U.S.. Died 28 November 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 March 1940, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
- **Died:** 28 November 2012
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4223940

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Crumb*](https://film.one/film/crumb.md) (87)

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## Biography

Spain Rodriguez (1940–2012) was an American underground cartoonist. He contributed to publications including the East Village Other and Zap Comix, and created the character Trashman. His work appeared in titles such as Anarchy Comics and Arcade.

Rodriguez appeared as himself in the 1995 documentary film *Crumb*. He was a co-founder of the United Cartoon Workers of America. His comics often drew on his experiences with a motorcycle club and left-wing politics.

Rodriguez was born Manuel Rodriguez in Buffalo, New York, and died in San Francisco, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com, lambiek.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Crumb* (1995), Fi1m 87, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/crumb.md)

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