Bud Cort
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 29, 1948
- Died
- February 11, 2026 (aged 77)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Celebrating Laughter: The Life and Films of Colin Higgins
Movie · as Self
Affections
Movie
The Little Prince
Movie · as The King (voice)
The Source Family
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Number 23
Movie · as Dr. Sirius Leary
Ugly Betty
TV · as Priest · 1 ep
This Is an Adventure
Movie · as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Movie · as Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Movie · as Bill Ubell
Justice League Unlimited
TV · as Toyman (voice) · 1 ep
The Big Empty
Movie · as Neely
Arrested Development
TV · as Bud Cort · 1 ep
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Million Dollar Hotel
Movie · as Shorty
But I'm a Cheerleader
Movie · as Peter
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Movie · as Agent Otts
Pollock
Movie · as Howard Putzel
Coyote Ugly
Movie · as Romero
Altman on His Own Terms
Movie · as Self
Static Shock
TV · as Toyman (voice) · 1 ep
Dogma
Movie · as John Doe Jersey
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie · as Shopkeeper
Sweet Jane
Movie · as Dr. Geiler
Jitters
Movie · as Michael
Gun
TV · as Lazy Eye · 1 ep
Superman: The Animated Series
TV · as The Toyman (voice) · 2 eps
Theodore Rex
Movie · as Spinner
Crazy for a Kiss
Movie · as Dr. Webb
Girl in the Cadillac
Movie · as Bud
Heat
Movie · as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
And the Band Played On
Movie · as Antique Shop Owner
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Movie · as Squid Jr.
Batman: The Animated Series
TV · as Josiah Wormwood (voice) · 1 ep
Jack's Place
TV · 2 eps
Bob
TV · 1 ep
Ted & Venus
Movie · as Ted Whitley
Brain Dead
Movie · as Jack Halsey
Dream On
TV · as Creepy Guy · 1 ep
Out of the Dark
Movie · as Dave Stringer
The Chocolate War
Movie · as Brother Jacques
Martini Ranch: Reach
Movie · as Crazy Local
Bates Motel
Movie · as Alex West
Love at Stake
Movie · as Parson Babcock
Invaders from Mars
Movie · as Mark Weinstein
Telephone
Movie
Sledge Hammer!
TV · as Zeff Campbell · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · 1 ep
Electric Dreams
Movie · as Edgar (voice)
Maria's Lovers
Movie · as Harvey
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Movie · as Sigmund Freud
Tales from the Darkside
TV · as Abe North · 1 ep
The Nightingale
Movie · as Music Master
Love Letters
Movie · as Danny De Fronso
The Hitchhiker
TV · as Wax · 1 ep
Hysterical
Movie · as Dr. John
Rumpelstiltskin
Movie · as The Page
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV · as Music Master, The Page · 1 ep
She Dances Alone
Movie · as Director
Brave New World
Movie · as Bernard Marx
Die Laughing
Movie · as Mueller
Son of Hitler
Movie · as Willi Hitler
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Newt · 1 ep
Pumping Iron
Movie · as Self
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Movie · as Max Brown
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Movie · as Warren
Hallucination Strip
Movie · as Massimo Monaldi
Harold and Maude
Movie · as Harold
Brewster McCloud
Movie · as Brewster
The Strawberry Statement
Movie · as Elliot
The Traveling Executioner
Movie · as Jimmy Croft
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Movie · as Hooper
M*A*S*H
Movie · as Pvt. Warren Boone
Sweet Charity
Movie · as Flower Child (uncredited)
Up the Down Staircase
Movie · as Student