Cast
Bud Cort
Acting
Cast
Bud Cort
Known for
Acting
Born
1948-03-29
From
Rye, New York, USA
Died
2026-02-11
Also known as Walter Edward Cox
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.
Heat
as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Coyote Ugly
as Romero
Dogma
as John Doe Jersey
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Peter
The Little Prince
as The King (voice)
M*A*S*H
as Pvt. Warren Boone
The Number 23
as Dr. Sirius Leary
Maria's Lovers
as Harvey
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Bill Ubell
Electric Dreams
as Edgar (voice)
Brain Dead
as Jack Halsey
Harold and Maude
as Harold
Pumping Iron
as Self
Pollock
as Howard Putzel
Invaders from Mars
as Mark Weinstein
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Shorty
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
Sweet Jane
as Dr. Geiler
Sweet Charity
as Flower Child (uncredited)
This Is an Adventure
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Bates Motel
as Alex West
Theodore Rex
as Spinner
Out of the Dark
as Dave Stringer
Out of the Dark
as Stringer
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Shopkeeper
And the Band Played On
as Antique Shop Owner
Brewster McCloud
as Brewster
Ted & Venus
as Ted Whitley
Love Letters
as Danny De Fronso
The Big Empty
as Neely
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
as Hooper
Hysterical
as Dr. John
Up the Down Staircase
as Student
Girl in the Cadillac
as Bud
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
The Strawberry Statement
as Elliot
The Chocolate War
as Brother Jacques
Brave New World
as Bernard Marx
Love at Stake
as Parson Babcock
The Nightingale
as Music Master
The Traveling Executioner
as Jimmy Croft
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self (archive footage)
Crazy for a Kiss
as Dr. Webb
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Agent Otts
Son of Hitler
as Willi Hitler
Hallucination Strip
as Massimo Monaldi
Jitters
as Michael
Martini Ranch: Reach
as Crazy Local
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
as Warren
Die Laughing
as Mueller
The Source Family
as Self (archive footage)
She Dances Alone
as Director
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
as Sigmund Freud
Why Shoot the Teacher?
as Max Brown
Affections
Telephone
Rumpelstiltskin
as The Page
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Squid Jr.