Bud Cort
Known for: Acting
Born: March 28, 1948 in Rye, New York, USA - Died: February 10, 2026
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
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The Million Dollar Hotel
Shorty
Harold and Maude
Harold
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Bill Ubell
Dogma
John Doe Jersey
And the Band Played On
Antique Shop Owner
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Shopkeeper
Pumping Iron
Self
Brain Dead
Jack Halsey
But I'm a Cheerleader
Peter
Out of the Dark
Dave Stringer
Sweet Charity
Flower Child (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars
Mark Weinstein
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Agent Otts
The Number 23
Dr. Sirius Leary
The Chocolate War
Brother Jacques
Brewster McCloud
Brewster
Pollock
Howard Putzel
Theodore Rex
Spinner
The Big Empty
Neely
Brave New World
Bernard Marx
Electric Dreams
Edgar (voice)
The Strawberry Statement
Elliot
Hysterical
Dr. John
The Traveling Executioner
Jimmy Croft