Bud Cort

Known for: Acting

Born: 1948-03-29 – 2026-02-11 (aged 77)

From: Rye, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (73)

MOVIE★ 5.5
Affections
2016
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Little Prince
2015
as The King (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Source Family
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Number 23
2007
as Dr. Sirius Leary
TV★ 6.4
Ugly Betty
2006
as Priest
MOVIE★ 6.8
This Is an Adventure
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
as Bill Ubell
TV★ 8.3
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Toyman (voice)
TV★ 7.9
Arrested Development
2003
as Bud Cort
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Big Empty
2003
as Neely
MOVIE★ 7.1
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 8.0
Static Shock
2000
as Toyman (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.7
Pollock
2000
as Howard Putzel
MOVIE★ 6.3
Coyote Ugly
2000
as Romero
MOVIE★ 7.1
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Peter
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Shorty
MOVIE★ 5.0
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
as Agent Otts
MOVIE★ 9.0
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Dogma
1999
as John Doe Jersey
MOVIE★ 5.0
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Shopkeeper
MOVIE★ 5.5
Sweet Jane
1998
as Dr. Geiler
MOVIE★ 7.0
Jitters
1997
as Michael
TV★ 7.7
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as The Toyman (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Heat
1995
as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 3.7
Theodore Rex
1995
as Spinner
MOVIE★ 4.8
Girl in the Cadillac
1995
as Bud
MOVIE★ 7.0
Crazy for a Kiss
1995
as Dr. Webb
MOVIE★ 6.5
And the Band Played On
1993
as Antique Shop Owner
MOVIE
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Squid Jr.
TV★ 7.6
Bob
1992
TV★ 8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Josiah Wormwood (voice)
TV★ 8.0
Jack's Place
1992
MOVIE★ 4.5
Ted & Venus
1991
as Ted Whitley
TV★ 7.0
Dream On
1990
as Creepy Guy
MOVIE★ 5.6
Brain Dead
1990
as Jack Halsey
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Chocolate War
1988
as Brother Jacques
MOVIE★ 5.6
Out of the Dark
1988
as Dave Stringer
MOVIE
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
as Crazy Local
MOVIE★ 5.6
Love at Stake
1987
as Parson Babcock
MOVIE★ 4.6
Bates Motel
1987
as Alex West
TV★ 8.0
Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Zeff Campbell
MOVIE★ 5.6
Invaders from Mars
1986
as Mark Weinstein
MOVIE★ 8.0
Telephone
1986
TV★ 7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985
TV★ 7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Abe North
MOVIE★ 6.3
Electric Dreams
1984
as Edgar (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.0
Maria's Lovers
1984
as Harvey
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
as Sigmund Freud
TV★ 6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Wax
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Nightingale
1983
as Music Master
MOVIE★ 5.6
Love Letters
1983
as Danny De Fronso
MOVIE★ 4.5
Hysterical
1982
as Dr. John
MOVIE★ 5.9
Rumpelstiltskin
1982
as The Page
TV★ 8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Music Master
MOVIE★ 5.8
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
She Dances Alone
1981
as Director
MOVIE★ 4.9
Die Laughing
1980
as Mueller
MOVIE★ 6.2
Brave New World
1980
as Bernard Marx
TV★ 6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Newt
MOVIE★ 5.8
Son of Hitler
1979
as Willi Hitler
MOVIE★ 6.3
Why Shoot the Teacher?
1977
as Max Brown
MOVIE★ 7.1
Pumping Iron
1977
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
as Warren
MOVIE★ 5.4
Hallucination Strip
1975
as Massimo Monaldi
MOVIE★ 7.6
Harold and Maude
1971
as Harold
MOVIE★ 6.3
Brewster McCloud
1971
as Brewster
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Traveling Executioner
1970
as Jimmy Croft
MOVIE★ 4.3
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970
as Hooper
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Strawberry Statement
1970
as Elliot
MOVIE★ 6.9
M*A*S*H
1970
as Pvt. Warren Boone
MOVIE★ 6.9
Sweet Charity
1969
as Flower Child (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
Up the Down Staircase
1967
as Student