Bud Cort
Acting
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.
Born: March 29, 1948 · Rye, New York, USA
Filmography (60)
The Little Prince
2015
Actor: The King (voice)
The Source Family
2013
Actor: Self (archive foot…
The Number 23
2007
Actor: Dr. Sirius Leary
TV
Ugly Betty
2006
Actor: Priest
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
Actor
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
Actor: Bill Ubell
TV
Justice League Unlimited
2004
Actor: Toyman (voice)
TV
Arrested Development
2003
Actor: Bud Cort
The Big Empty
2003
Actor: Neely
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
Actor: Self (archive foot…
TV
Static Shock
2000
Actor: Toyman (voice)
Pollock
2000
Actor: Howard Putzel
Coyote Ugly
2000
Actor: Romero
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
Actor: Peter
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
Actor: Shorty
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
Actor: Agent Otts
Dogma
1999
Actor: John Doe Jersey
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
Actor: Shopkeeper
Sweet Jane
1998
Actor: Dr. Geiler
TV
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
Actor: The Toyman (voice)
Heat
1995
Actor: Solenko, Restauran…
Theodore Rex
1995
Actor: Spinner
Girl in the Cadillac
1995
Actor: Bud
And the Band Played On
1993
Actor: Antique Shop Owner
TV
Bob
1992
Actor
TV
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
Actor: Josiah Wormwood (v…
TV
Jack's Place
1992
Actor
Ted & Venus
1991
Actor: Ted WhitleyDirector+1
TV
Dream On
1990
Actor: Creepy Guy
Brain Dead
1990
Actor: Jack Halsey
The Chocolate War
1988
Actor: Brother Jacques
Out of the Dark
1988
Actor: Dave StringerActor: Stringer
Love at Stake
1987
Actor: Parson Babcock
Bates Motel
1987
Actor: Alex West
TV
Sledge Hammer!
1986
Actor
Invaders from Mars
1986
Actor: Mark Weinstein
TV
The Twilight Zone
1985
Actor
TV
Tales from the Darkside
1984
Actor: Abe North
Electric Dreams
1984
Actor: Edgar (voice)
Maria's Lovers
1984
Actor: Harvey
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
Actor: Sigmund Freud
TV
The Hitchhiker
1983
Actor: Wax
Love Letters
1983
Actor: Danny De Fronso
Hysterical
1982
Actor: Dr. John
Rumpelstiltskin
1982
Actor: The Page
TV
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
Actor: Music MasterActor: The Page
Die Laughing
1980
Actor: Mueller
Brave New World
1980
Actor: Bernard Marx
TV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
Actor: Newt
Pumping Iron
1977
Actor
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
Actor: Warren
Hallucination Strip
1975
Actor: Massimo Monaldi
Harold and Maude
1971
Actor: Harold
Brewster McCloud
1971
Actor: Brewster
The Traveling Executioner
1970
Actor: Jimmy Croft
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970
Actor: Hooper
The Strawberry Statement
1970
Actor: Elliot
M*A*S*H
1970
Actor: Pvt. Warren Boone
Sweet Charity
1969
Actor: Flower Child (uncr…
Up the Down Staircase
1967
Actor: Student