Bud Cort
Acting
Born: March 29, 1948 · Rye, New York, USA
Died: February 11, 2026 (aged 77)
Highest Rated
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
Heat
1995
The Number 23
2007
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
The Little Prince
2015
Dogma
1999
Coyote Ugly
2000
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Arrested Development
2003
Harold and Maude
1971
M*A*S*H
1970
Justice League Unlimited
2004
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
Photos (4)
Movies (51)
Heat
Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
The Little Prince
The King (voice)
Coyote Ugly
Romero
Dogma
John Doe Jersey
The Number 23
Dr. Sirius Leary
Maria's Lovers
Harvey
M*A*S*H
Pvt. Warren Boone
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Bill Ubell
But I'm a Cheerleader
Peter
The Million Dollar Hotel
Shorty
Harold and Maude
Harold
Electric Dreams
Edgar (voice)
The Big Empty
Neely
Invaders from Mars
Mark Weinstein
And the Band Played On
Antique Shop Owner
Theodore Rex
Spinner
Sweet Charity
Flower Child (uncredited)
Bates Motel
Alex West
Pollock
Howard Putzel
Out of the Dark
Dave Stringer
Out of the Dark
Stringer
Brave New World
Bernard Marx
Love Letters
Danny De Fronso
Sweet Jane
Dr. Geiler
Brain Dead
Jack Halsey
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Agent Otts
Brewster McCloud
Brewster
Hysterical
Dr. John
The Strawberry Statement
Elliot
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Hooper
Up the Down Staircase
Student
Ted & Venus
Ted Whitley
The Traveling Executioner
Jimmy Croft
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Shopkeeper
Son of Hitler
Willi Hitler
Die Laughing
Mueller
The Chocolate War
Brother Jacques
The Nightingale
Music Master
Martini Ranch: Reach
Crazy Local
Love at Stake
Parson Babcock
Girl in the Cadillac
Bud
Jitters
Michael
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Warren
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Max Brown
Hallucination Strip
Massimo Monaldi
She Dances Alone
Director
Rumpelstiltskin
The Page
Crazy for a Kiss
Dr. Webb
Affections
2016
Telephone
1986
TV Shows (17)
Arrested Development
Bud Cort · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Josiah Wormwood (voice) · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Abe North · 1 eps
Superman: The Animated Series
The Toyman (voice) · 2 eps
Ugly Betty
Priest · 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
Toyman (voice) · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Newt · 1 eps
Static Shock
Toyman (voice) · 1 eps
The Hitchhiker
Wax · 1 eps
Dream On
Creepy Guy · 1 eps
Sledge Hammer!
Zeff Campbell · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Music Master · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Page · 1 eps
Bob
1 eps
Gun
Lazy Eye · 1 eps
Jack's Place
2 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
Pumping Iron
Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self (archive footage)
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
This Is an Adventure
Self
The Source Family
Self (archive footage)