Bud Cort

Acting

Born: 1948-03-29 in Rye, New York, USA

Died: 2026-02-11

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.

Acting

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

Son of Hitler

Willi Hitler

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

Hooper

Ted & Venus

Ted Whitley

Bates Motel

Alex West

Love at Stake

Parson Babcock

Maria's Lovers

Harvey

Hallucination Strip

Massimo Monaldi

The Source Family

Self (archive footage)

Why Shoot the Teacher?

Max Brown

This Is an Adventure

Self

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

Self

Crazy for a Kiss

Dr. Webb

Girl in the Cadillac

Bud

Out of the Dark

Stringer

Die Laughing

Mueller

Jitters

Michael

Affections

Heat

Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

The Little Prince

The King (voice)

M*A*S*H

Pvt. Warren Boone

Sweet Jane

Dr. Geiler

Rumpelstiltskin

The Page

The Nightingale

Music Master

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Warren

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Squid Jr.

Up the Down Staircase

Student

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

Love Letters

Danny De Fronso

Coyote Ugly

Romero

She Dances Alone

Director

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Self (archive footage)

Telephone

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Altman on His Own Terms

Self

Martini Ranch: Reach

Crazy Local

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

Son of Hitler

Willi Hitler

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

Hooper

Ted & Venus

Ted Whitley

Bates Motel

Alex West

Love at Stake

Parson Babcock

Maria's Lovers

Harvey

Hallucination Strip

Massimo Monaldi

The Source Family

Self (archive footage)

Why Shoot the Teacher?

Max Brown

This Is an Adventure

Self

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

Self

Crazy for a Kiss

Dr. Webb

Girl in the Cadillac

Bud

Out of the Dark

Stringer

Die Laughing

Mueller

Jitters

Michael

Affections

Heat

Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

The Little Prince

The King (voice)

M*A*S*H

Pvt. Warren Boone

Sweet Jane

Dr. Geiler

Rumpelstiltskin

The Page

The Nightingale

Music Master

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Warren

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

Squid Jr.

Up the Down Staircase

Student

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

Love Letters

Danny De Fronso

Coyote Ugly

Romero

She Dances Alone

Director

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Self (archive footage)

Telephone

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Altman on His Own Terms

Self

Martini Ranch: Reach

Crazy Local

Director

Ted & Venus

Director

Ted & Venus

Director

Other Credits

Ted & Venus

Screenplay

She Dances Alone

Dramaturgy

Martini Ranch: Reach

Recording Supervision

Ted & Venus

Screenplay

She Dances Alone

Dramaturgy

Martini Ranch: Reach

Recording Supervision