Bud Cort

Cast Member

Born: March 29, 1948

Rye, 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.

Bud Cort

Biography

Filmography

Arrested Development

Batman: The Animated Series

Ugly Betty

The Twilight Zone

Tales of the Unexpected

Superman: The Animated Series

Tales from the Darkside

Heat

Justice League Unlimited

The Hitchhiker

Faerie Tale Theatre

Sledge Hammer!

Static Shock

Dream On

M*A*S*H

Coyote Ugly

Bob

Dogma

Maria's Lovers

But I'm a Cheerleader

The Little Prince

Jack's Place

The Number 23

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Harold and Maude

Electric Dreams

And the Band Played On

Pumping Iron

Pollock

Ted & Venus

The Million Dollar Hotel

The Big Empty

Brain Dead

Sweet Charity

Invaders from Mars

Bates Motel

Love Letters

Night of 100 Stars

Theodore Rex

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Brave New World

Love at Stake

Brewster McCloud

Out of the Dark

Altman on His Own Terms

Up the Down Staircase

The Chocolate War

The Source Family

South of Heaven, West of Hell

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Sweet Jane

Son of Hitler

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

The Traveling Executioner

Girl in the Cadillac

Hysterical

This Is an Adventure

The Strawberry Statement

The Nightingale

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

Jitters

Die Laughing

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Rumpelstiltskin

Why Shoot the Teacher?

Crazy for a Kiss

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Martini Ranch: Reach

Hallucination Strip

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

She Dances Alone

Telephone

Affections

MAS*H