Bud Cort

Known for: Acting
Born: March 29, 1948, Rye, New York, USA
Died: February 11, 2026
Movies: 59

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.9

Heat

1995

6.4

The Number 23

2007

7.1

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004

7.6

The Little Prince

2015

6.9

Dogma

1999

6.3

Coyote Ugly

2000

7.6

Harold and Maude

1971

6.9

M*A*S*H

1970

7.1

But I'm a Cheerleader

2000

7.2

Pumping Iron

1977

Filmography

2016	Affections
2015	The Little Prince	The King (voice)
2013	The Source Family	Self (archive footage)
2007	The Number 23	Dr. Sirius Leary
2005	This Is an Adventure	Self
2005	Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal	Self
2004	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Bill Ubell
2003	The Big Empty	Neely
2002	Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'	Self (archive footage)
2000	Pollock	Howard Putzel
2000	Coyote Ugly	Romero
2000	But I'm a Cheerleader	Peter
2000	The Million Dollar Hotel	Shorty
2000	South of Heaven, West of Hell	Agent Otts
2000	Altman on His Own Terms	Self
1999	Dogma	John Doe Jersey
1998	I Woke Up Early the Day I Died	Shopkeeper
1998	Sweet Jane	Dr. Geiler
1997	Jitters	Michael
1995	Heat	Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
1995	Theodore Rex	Spinner
1995	Girl in the Cadillac	Bud
1995	Crazy for a Kiss	Dr. Webb
1993	And the Band Played On	Antique Shop Owner
1992	Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue	Squid Jr.
1991	Ted & Venus	Ted Whitley
1990	Brain Dead	Jack Halsey
1988	The Chocolate War	Brother Jacques
1988	Out of the Dark	Dave Stringer, Stringer
1988	Martini Ranch: Reach	Crazy Local
1987	Love at Stake	Parson Babcock
1987	Bates Motel	Alex West
1986	Invaders from Mars	Mark Weinstein
1986	Telephone
1984	Electric Dreams	Edgar (voice)
1984	Maria's Lovers	Harvey
1984	The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud	Sigmund Freud
1983	The Nightingale	Music Master
1983	Love Letters	Danny De Fronso
1982	Hysterical	Dr. John
1982	Rumpelstiltskin	The Page
1982	Night of 100 Stars	Self
1981	She Dances Alone	Director
1980	Die Laughing	Mueller
1980	Brave New World	Bernard Marx
1979	Son of Hitler	Willi Hitler
1977	Why Shoot the Teacher?	Max Brown
1977	Pumping Iron	Self
1976	Bernice Bobs Her Hair	Warren
1975	Hallucination Strip	Massimo Monaldi
1971	Harold and Maude	Harold
1971	Brewster McCloud	Brewster
1970	The Traveling Executioner	Jimmy Croft
1970	Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.	Hooper
1970	The Strawberry Statement	Elliot
1970	MAS*H	Pvt. Warren Boone
1969	Sweet Charity	Flower Child (uncredited)
1967	Up the Down Staircase	Student

Directing, Writing & Producing

1991

Ted & Venus

Director, Screenplay

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