Bud Cort
Acting1948Rye, New York, USA
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
Acting History
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
Ugly Betty
TVas Priest• 1 eps
2006
Arrested Development
TVas Bud Cort• 1 eps
Justice League Unlimited
TVas Toyman (voice)• 1 eps
2005
2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Bill Ubell
2003
The Big Empty
as Neely
Static Shock
TVas Toyman (voice)• 1 eps
2002
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self (archive footage)
2000
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Agent Otts
Pollock
as Howard Putzel
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Peter
Coyote Ugly
as Romero
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Shorty
1999
Dogma
as John Doe Jersey
1998
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Shopkeeper
Sweet Jane
as Dr. Geiler
1997
Jitters
as Michael
1996
Superman: The Animated Series
TVas The Toyman (voice)• 2 eps
1995
1993
And the Band Played On
as Antique Shop Owner
1992
1991
1990
Paranoia
as Jack Halsey
1988
Out of the Dark
as Stringer
1987
1986
Invaders from Mars
as Mark Weinstein
1985
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Newt• 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Abe North• 1 eps
1984
Electric Dreams
as Edgar (voice)
Maria's Lovers
as Harvey
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
as Sigmund Freud
1983
Love Letters
as Danny De Fronso
The Nightingale
as Music Master
1982
1981
She Dances Alone
as Director
She Dances Alone
Dramaturgy
1980
Brave New World
as Bernard Marx
Die Laughing
as Mueller
1979
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
Brewster McCloud
as Brewster
Harold and Maude
as Harold
1970
The Strawberry Statement
as Elliot
Gas-s-s-s-s
as Hooper
The Traveling Executioner
as Jimmy Croft
M*A*S*H
as Pvt. Warren Boone
1969
Sweet Charity
as Flower Child (uncredited)
1967
Up the Down Staircase
as Student