Bud Cort
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 29, 1948
- Died
- Feb 11, 2026 (aged 77)
- Place of birth
- Rye, New York, USA
- Credits
- 74
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
Heat
1995Movie
Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
The Number 23
2007Movie
Dr. Sirius Leary
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004Movie
Bill Ubell
The Little Prince
2015Movie
The King (voice)
Dogma
1999Movie
John Doe Jersey
Coyote Ugly
2000Movie
Romero
Filmography
Affections
2016Movie
The Little Prince
2015Movie
The King (voice)
The Source Family
2013Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Number 23
2007Movie
Dr. Sirius Leary
Ugly Betty
2006TV
Priest
This Is an Adventure
2005Movie
Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005Movie
Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004Movie
Bill Ubell
Justice League Unlimited
2004TV
Toyman (voice)
Arrested Development
2003TV
Bud Cort
The Big Empty
2003Movie
Neely
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002Movie
Self (archive footage)
Static Shock
2000TV
Toyman (voice)
Pollock
2000Movie
Howard Putzel
Coyote Ugly
2000Movie
Romero
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000Movie
Peter
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000Movie
Shorty
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000Movie
Agent Otts
Altman on His Own Terms
2000Movie
Self
Dogma
1999Movie
John Doe Jersey
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998Movie
Shopkeeper
Sweet Jane
1998Movie
Dr. Geiler
Jitters
1997Movie
Michael
Gun
1997TV
Lazy Eye
Superman: The Animated Series
1996TV
The Toyman (voice)
Heat
1995Movie
Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Theodore Rex
1995Movie
Spinner
Girl in the Cadillac
1995Movie
Bud
Crazy for a Kiss
1995Movie
Dr. Webb
And the Band Played On
1993Movie
Antique Shop Owner
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992Movie
Squid Jr.
Bob
1992TV
Batman: The Animated Series
1992TV
Josiah Wormwood (voice)
Jack's Place
1992TV
Ted & Venus
1991Movie
Ted Whitley
Dream On
1990TV
Creepy Guy
Brain Dead
1990Movie
Jack Halsey
The Chocolate War
1988Movie
Brother Jacques
Out of the Dark
1988Movie
Dave Stringer, Stringer
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988Movie
Crazy Local
Love at Stake
1987Movie
Parson Babcock
Bates Motel
1987Movie
Alex West
Sledge Hammer!
1986TV
Zeff Campbell
Invaders from Mars
1986Movie
Mark Weinstein
Telephone
1986Movie
The Twilight Zone
1985TV
Tales from the Darkside
1984TV
Abe North
Electric Dreams
1984Movie
Edgar (voice)
Maria's Lovers
1984Movie
Harvey
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984Movie
Sigmund Freud
The Hitchhiker
1983TV
Wax
The Nightingale
1983Movie
Music Master
Love Letters
1983Movie
Danny De Fronso
Hysterical
1982Movie
Dr. John
Rumpelstiltskin
1982Movie
The Page
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982TV
Music Master, The Page
Night of 100 Stars
1982Movie
Self
She Dances Alone
1981Movie
Director
Die Laughing
1980Movie
Mueller
Brave New World
1980Movie
Bernard Marx
Tales of the Unexpected
1979TV
Newt
Son of Hitler
1979Movie
Willi Hitler
Why Shoot the Teacher?
1977Movie
Max Brown
Pumping Iron
1977Movie
Self
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976Movie
Warren
Hallucination Strip
1975Movie
Massimo Monaldi
Harold and Maude
1971Movie
Harold
Brewster McCloud
1971Movie
Brewster
The Traveling Executioner
1970Movie
Jimmy Croft
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970Movie
Hooper
The Strawberry Statement
1970Movie
Elliot
M*A*S*H
1970Movie
Pvt. Warren Boone
Sweet Charity
1969Movie
Flower Child (uncredited)
Up the Down Staircase
1967Movie
Student