Bud Cort

ActorDirectorWriterSoundCrew Mar 29 (died age 77) Rye, New York, USA 1967–2016 (49 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Heat

Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Film

The Little Prince

The King (voice)

Film

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Bill Ubell

Film

Dogma

John Doe Jersey

Film

Harold and Maude

Harold

Film

The Number 23

Dr. Sirius Leary

Film

MAS*H

Pvt. Warren Boone

Film

Coyote Ugly

Romero

Filmography

Acting (73)

Movies (58)

Affections

The Little Prince

as The King (voice)

The Source Family

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

The Number 23

2007

as Dr. Sirius Leary

6.4

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

as Self

This Is an Adventure

as Self

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

as Bill Ubell

The Big Empty

as Neely

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

2002

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000

as Shorty

5.9

South of Heaven, West of Hell

as Agent Otts

Coyote Ugly

as Romero

But I'm a Cheerleader

as Peter

Pollock

as Howard Putzel

Altman on His Own Terms

2000

as Self

Dogma

as John Doe Jersey

Sweet Jane

as Dr. Geiler

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

1998

as Shopkeeper

5.0

Jitters

1997

as Michael

Heat

1995

as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)

Theodore Rex

as Spinner

Girl in the Cadillac

as Bud

Crazy for a Kiss

as Dr. Webb

And the Band Played On

1993

as Antique Shop Owner

6.4

Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue

1992

as Squid Jr.

Ted & Venus

as Ted Whitley

Brain Dead

as Jack Halsey

Out of the Dark

as Dave Stringer

Martini Ranch: Reach

as Crazy Local

The Chocolate War

as Brother Jacques

Bates Motel

as Alex West

Love at Stake

as Parson Babcock

Invaders from Mars

as Mark Weinstein

Telephone

Electric Dreams

as Edgar (voice)

Maria's Lovers

as Harvey

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

as Sigmund Freud

Love Letters

as Danny De Fronso

The Nightingale

as Music Master

Hysterical

as Dr. John

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

Rumpelstiltskin

as The Page

She Dances Alone

as Director

Die Laughing

as Mueller

Brave New World

as Bernard Marx

Son of Hitler

as Willi Hitler

Pumping Iron

as Self

Why Shoot the Teacher?

1977

as Max Brown

5.7

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

as Warren

Hallucination Strip

as Massimo Monaldi

Harold and Maude

as Harold

Brewster McCloud

as Brewster

M*A*S*H

as Pvt. Warren Boone

The Strawberry Statement

1970

as Elliot

6.0

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

1970

as Hooper

4.2

The Traveling Executioner

1970

as Jimmy Croft

5.6

Sweet Charity

1969

as Flower Child (uncredited)

6.9

Up the Down Staircase

1967

as Student

7.1

Television (15)

Ugly Betty

2006

as Priest

6.4

Justice League Unlimited

as Toyman (voice)

Arrested Development

as Bud Cort

Static Shock

as Toyman (voice)

Superman: The Animated Series

1996

as The Toyman (voice)

7.6

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

as Josiah Wormwood (voice)

Jack's Place

Bob

Dream On

as Creepy Guy

Sledge Hammer!

The Twilight Zone

Tales from the Darkside

as Abe North

The Hitchhiker

as Wax

Faerie Tale Theatre

as The Page

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

as Newt

6.7

Crew (4)

Movies (4)

Ted & Venus

Director

Ted & Venus

Screenplay

Martini Ranch: Reach

Recording Supervision

She Dances Alone

1981

Dramaturgy