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