Bud Cort
Acting
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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
Filmography
Affections
2016
The Little Prince
2015
as The King (voice)
The Source Family
2013
as Self (archive footage)
The Number 23
2007
as Dr. Sirius Leary
Ugly Betty
2006
as Priest
This Is an Adventure
2005
as Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
as Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
as Bill Ubell
Justice League Unlimited
2004
as Toyman (voice)
The Big Empty
2003
as Neely
Arrested Development
2003
as Bud Cort
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Shorty
But I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Peter
South of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
as Agent Otts
Pollock
2000
as Howard Putzel
Coyote Ugly
2000
as Romero
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
Static Shock
2000
as Toyman (voice)
Dogma
1999
as John Doe Jersey
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Shopkeeper
Sweet Jane
1998
as Dr. Geiler
Jitters
1997
as Michael
Gun
1997
as Lazy Eye
Superman: The Animated Series
1996
as The Toyman (voice)
Theodore Rex
1995
as Spinner
Crazy for a Kiss
1995
as Dr. Webb
Girl in the Cadillac
1995
as Bud
Heat
1995
as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
And the Band Played On
1993
as Antique Shop Owner
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Squid Jr.
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Josiah Wormwood (voice)
Jack's Place
1992
Bob
1992
Ted & Venus
1991
as Ted Whitley
Brain Dead
1990
as Jack Halsey
Dream On
1990
as Creepy Guy
Out of the Dark
1988
as Dave Stringer
The Chocolate War
1988
as Brother Jacques
Out of the Dark
1988
as Stringer
Martini Ranch: Reach
1988
as Crazy Local
Bates Motel
1987
as Alex West
Love at Stake
1987
as Parson Babcock
Invaders from Mars
1986
as Mark Weinstein
Telephone
1986
Sledge Hammer!
1986
as Zeff Campbell
The Twilight Zone
1985
Electric Dreams
1984
as Edgar (voice)
Maria's Lovers
1984
as Harvey
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
as Sigmund Freud
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Abe North
The Nightingale
1983
as Music Master
Love Letters
1983
as Danny De Fronso
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Wax
Hysterical
1982
as Dr. John
Rumpelstiltskin
1982
as The Page
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Music Master
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Page
She Dances Alone
1981
as Director
Brave New World
1980
as Bernard Marx
Die Laughing
1980
as Mueller
Son of Hitler
1979
as Willi Hitler
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Newt
Pumping Iron
1977
as Self
Why Shoot the Teacher?
1977
as Max Brown
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
as Warren
Hallucination Strip
1975
as Massimo Monaldi
Harold and Maude
1971
as Harold
Brewster McCloud
1971
as Brewster
The Strawberry Statement
1970
as Elliot
The Traveling Executioner
1970
as Jimmy Croft
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970
as Hooper
M*A*S*H
1970
as Pvt. Warren Boone
Sweet Charity
1969
as Flower Child (uncredited)
Up the Down Staircase
1967
as Student