Bud Cort
Born in Rye, New York, USA — Mar 29 1948• Died Feb 11 2026
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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.
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Batman: The Animated Series
Josiah Wormwood (voice)
Arrested Development
Bud Cort
The Twilight Zone
Ugly Betty
Priest
Tales of the Unexpected
Newt
Tales from the Darkside
Abe North
Superman: The Animated Series
The Toyman (voice)
The Hitchhiker
Wax
Static Shock
Toyman (voice)
Justice League Unlimited
Toyman (voice)
Sledge Hammer!
Heat
Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Faerie Tale Theatre
Music Master
Dream On
Creepy Guy
Bob
Maria's Lovers
Harvey
Jack's Place
Coyote Ugly
Romero
Dogma
John Doe Jersey
M*A*S*H
Pvt. Warren Boone
The Number 23
Dr. Sirius Leary
Harold and Maude
Harold
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Bill Ubell
The Little Prince
The King (voice)
But I'm a Cheerleader
Peter
The Million Dollar Hotel
Shorty
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Pollock
Howard Putzel
And the Band Played On
Antique Shop Owner
Bates Motel
Alex West
Electric Dreams
Edgar (voice)
Sweet Charity
Flower Child (uncredited)
Love Letters
Danny De Fronso
Invaders from Mars
Mark Weinstein
The Big Empty
Neely
Brain Dead
Jack Halsey
Brewster McCloud
Brewster
Ted & Venus
Ted Whitley
Out of the Dark
Dave Stringer
Love at Stake
Parson Babcock
Pumping Iron
Self
Up the Down Staircase
Student
Sweet Jane
Dr. Geiler
This Is an Adventure
Self
The Traveling Executioner
Jimmy Croft
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Warren
Hysterical
Dr. John
Brave New World
Bernard Marx
The Strawberry Statement
Elliot
Theodore Rex
Spinner
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
The Chocolate War
Brother Jacques
Die Laughing
Mueller
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Agent Otts
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Shopkeeper
The Nightingale
Music Master
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
Martini Ranch: Reach
Crazy Local
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self (archive footage)
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Max Brown
Rumpelstiltskin
The Page
Son of Hitler
Willi Hitler
Girl in the Cadillac
Bud
Jitters
Michael
The Source Family
Self (archive footage)
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Hooper
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Squid Jr.
Telephone
Crazy for a Kiss
Dr. Webb
She Dances Alone
Director
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Hallucination Strip
Massimo Monaldi
Affections