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Bud Cort
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Bud Cort's Filmography
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Affections
The Little Prince
as The King (voice)
The Source Family
as Self (archive footage)
The Number 23
as Dr. Sirius Leary
This Is an Adventure
as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
as Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Bill Ubell
The Big Empty
as Neely
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self (archive footage)
Pollock
as Howard Putzel
Coyote Ugly
as Romero
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Peter
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Shorty
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Agent Otts
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
Dogma
as John Doe Jersey
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Shopkeeper
Sweet Jane
as Dr. Geiler
Jitters
as Michael
Heat
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
as Antique Shop Owner
No Poster
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Squid Jr.
Ted & Venus
as Ted Whitley
Brain Dead
as Jack Halsey
The Chocolate War
as Brother Jacques
Out of the Dark
as Dave Stringer
Out of the Dark
as Stringer
Martini Ranch: Reach
as Crazy Local
Love at Stake
as Parson Babcock
Bates Motel
as Alex West
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
The Nightingale
as Music Master
Love Letters
as Danny De Fronso
Hysterical
as Dr. John
Rumpelstiltskin
as The Page
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
She Dances Alone
as Director
Die Laughing
as Mueller
Brave New World
as Bernard Marx
Son of Hitler
as Willi Hitler
Why Shoot the Teacher?
as Max Brown
Pumping Iron
as Self
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
as Warren
Hallucination Strip
as Massimo Monaldi
Harold and Maude
as Harold
Brewster McCloud
as Brewster
The Traveling Executioner
as Jimmy Croft
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
as Hooper
The Strawberry Statement
as Elliot
M*A*S*H
as Pvt. Warren Boone
Sweet Charity
as Flower Child (uncredited)
Up the Down Staircase
as Student