Bud Cort
Acting • Born 1948-03-29 – Died 2026-02-11
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.
Filmography
75 credits
The Million Dollar Hotel
Movie • 2000
Shorty
Harold and Maude
Movie • 1971
Harold
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Movie • 2004
Bill Ubell
Dogma
Movie • 1999
John Doe Jersey
And the Band Played On
Movie • 1993
Antique Shop Owner
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Movie • 1998
Shopkeeper
Pumping Iron
Movie • 1977
Self
Brain Dead
Movie • 1990
Jack Halsey
But I'm a Cheerleader
Movie • 2000
Peter
Out of the Dark
Movie • 1988
Dave Stringer
Sweet Charity
Movie • 1969
Flower Child (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars
Movie • 1986
Mark Weinstein
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Movie • 2000
Agent Otts
The Number 23
Movie • 2007
Dr. Sirius Leary
The Chocolate War
Movie • 1988
Brother Jacques
Brewster McCloud
Movie • 1971
Brewster
Pollock
Movie • 2000
Howard Putzel
Theodore Rex
Movie • 1995
Spinner
The Big Empty
Movie • 2003
Neely
Brave New World
Movie • 1980
Bernard Marx
Electric Dreams
Movie • 1984
Edgar (voice)
The Strawberry Statement
Movie • 1970
Elliot
Hysterical
Movie • 1982
Dr. John
The Traveling Executioner
Movie • 1970
Jimmy Croft
Son of Hitler
Movie • 1979
Willi Hitler
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Movie • 1970
Hooper
Ted & Venus
Movie • 1991
Ted Whitley
Bates Motel
Movie • 1987
Alex West
Love at Stake
Movie • 1987
Parson Babcock
Maria's Lovers
Movie • 1984
Harvey
Hallucination Strip
Movie • 1975
Massimo Monaldi
The Source Family
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Movie • 1977
Max Brown
This Is an Adventure
Movie • 2005
Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Movie • 2005
Self
Crazy for a Kiss
Movie • 1995
Dr. Webb
Girl in the Cadillac
Movie • 1995
Bud
Out of the Dark
Movie • 1988
Stringer
Die Laughing
Movie • 1980
Mueller
Jitters
Movie • 1997
Michael
Affections
Movie • 2016
Heat
Movie • 1995
Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
The Little Prince
Movie • 2015
The King (voice)
M*A*S*H
Movie • 1970
Pvt. Warren Boone
Sweet Jane
Movie • 1998
Dr. Geiler
Rumpelstiltskin
Movie • 1982
The Page
The Nightingale
Movie • 1983
Music Master
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Movie • 1976
Warren
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Movie • 1992
Squid Jr.
Up the Down Staircase
Movie • 1967
Student
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Movie • 1984
Sigmund Freud
Love Letters
Movie • 1983
Danny De Fronso
Coyote Ugly
Movie • 2000
Romero
She Dances Alone
Movie • 1981
Director
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Telephone
Movie • 1986
Night of 100 Stars
Movie • 1982
Self
Altman on His Own Terms
Movie • 2000
Self
Martini Ranch: Reach
Movie • 1988
Crazy Local
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Abe North
Sledge Hammer!
TV • 1986
Static Shock
TV • 2000
Toyman (voice)
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Tales of the Unexpected
TV • 1979
Newt
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Music Master
Arrested Development
TV • 2003
Bud Cort
The Hitchhiker
TV • 1983
Wax
Superman: The Animated Series
TV • 1996
The Toyman (voice)
Batman: The Animated Series
TV • 1992
Josiah Wormwood (voice)
Jack's Place
TV • 1992
Justice League Unlimited
TV • 2004
Toyman (voice)
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
The Page
Dream On
TV • 1990
Creepy Guy
Bob
TV • 1992
Ugly Betty
TV • 2006
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