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Name
Bud Cort

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1948-03-29

Deathday
2026-02-11 (78 years old)

Place of Birth
Rye, New York, USA

Biography

Walter Edward Cox, known professionally as Bud Cort (March 29, 1948 – February 11, 2026) was an American film and stage actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his portrayals of Harold in Hal Ashby's 1971 film Harold and Maude and the titular hero in Robert Altman's 1970 film Brewster McCloud. Both films have large cult followings today.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2000 The Million Dollar Hotel as Shorty
1971 Harold and Maude as Harold
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as Bill Ubell
1999 Dogma as John Doe Jersey
1993 And the Band Played On as Antique Shop Owner
1998 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Shopkeeper
1977 Pumping Iron as Self
1990 Brain Dead as Jack Halsey
2000 But I'm a Cheerleader as Peter
1988 Out of the Dark as Dave Stringer
1969 Sweet Charity as Flower Child (uncredited)
1986 Invaders from Mars as Mark Weinstein
2000 South of Heaven, West of Hell as Agent Otts
2007 The Number 23 as Dr. Sirius Leary
1988 The Chocolate War as Brother Jacques
1971 Brewster McCloud as Brewster
2000 Pollock as Howard Putzel
1995 Theodore Rex as Spinner
2003 The Big Empty as Neely
1980 Brave New World as Bernard Marx
1984 Electric Dreams as Edgar (voice)
1970 The Strawberry Statement as Elliot
1982 Hysterical as Dr. John
1970 The Traveling Executioner as Jimmy Croft
1979 Son of Hitler as Willi Hitler
1970 Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. as Hooper
1991 Ted & Venus as Ted Whitley
1987 Bates Motel as Alex West
1987 Love at Stake as Parson Babcock
1984 Maria's Lovers as Harvey
1975 Hallucination Strip as Massimo Monaldi
2013 The Source Family as Self (archive footage)
1977 Why Shoot the Teacher? as Max Brown
2005 This Is an Adventure as Self
2005 Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal as Self
1995 Crazy for a Kiss as Dr. Webb
1995 Girl in the Cadillac as Bud
1988 Out of the Dark as Stringer
1980 Die Laughing as Mueller
1997 Jitters as Michael
2016 Affections
1995 Heat as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
2015 The Little Prince as The King (voice)
1970 M*A*S*H as Pvt. Warren Boone
1998 Sweet Jane as Dr. Geiler
1982 Rumpelstiltskin as The Page
1983 The Nightingale as Music Master
1976 Bernice Bobs Her Hair as Warren
1992 Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue as Squid Jr.
1967 Up the Down Staircase as Student
1984 The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud as Sigmund Freud
1983 Love Letters as Danny De Fronso
2000 Coyote Ugly as Romero
1981 She Dances Alone as Director
2002 Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' as Self (archive footage)
1986 Telephone
1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
2000 Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1988 Martini Ranch: Reach as Crazy Local

1984 Tales from the Darkside ( 1 episode ) as Abe North
1986 Sledge Hammer! ( 1 episode ) as Zeff Campbell
2000 Static Shock ( 1 episode ) as Toyman (voice)
1985 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode )
1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Newt
1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Music Master
2003 Arrested Development ( 1 episode ) as Bud Cort
1983 The Hitchhiker ( 1 episode ) as Wax
1996 Superman: The Animated Series ( 2 episodes ) as The Toyman (voice)
1992 Batman: The Animated Series ( 1 episode ) as Josiah Wormwood (voice)
1992 Jack's Place ( 2 episodes )
2004 Justice League Unlimited ( 1 episode ) as Toyman (voice)
1982 Faerie Tale Theatre ( 1 episode ) as The Page
1990 Dream On ( 1 episode ) as Creepy Guy
1992 Bob ( 1 episode )
2006 Ugly Betty ( 1 episode ) as Priest
1997 Gun ( 1 episode ) as Lazy Eye

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