Acting
Bud Cort
EN, IT cinema · 59 credits
Born
29 March 1948
Died
11 February 2026 (aged 77)
Birthplace
Rye, New York, USA
Also known as Walter Edward Cox
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
The Little Prince
as The King (voice)
The Source Family
as Self (archive footage)
The Number 23
as Dr. Sirius Leary
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)
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Shorty
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Agent Otts
Pollock
as Howard Putzel
Coyote Ugly
as Romero
Dogma
as John Doe Jersey
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
as Shopkeeper
Sweet Jane
as Dr. Geiler
Jitters
as Michael
Theodore Rex
as Spinner
Crazy for a Kiss
as Dr. Webb
Heat
as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
And the Band Played On
as Antique Shop Owner
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
as Squid Jr.
Ted & Venus
as Ted Whitley, Director, Screenplay
Brain Dead
as Jack Halsey
Out of the Dark
as Dave Stringer, as Stringer
The Chocolate War
as Brother Jacques
Martini Ranch: Reach
as Crazy Local, Recording Supervision
Bates Motel
as Alex West
Love at Stake
as Parson Babcock
Invaders from Mars
as Mark Weinstein
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
She Dances Alone
as Director, Dramaturgy
Brave New World
as Bernard Marx
Die Laughing
as Mueller
Son of Hitler
as Willi Hitler
Pumping Iron
as Self
Why Shoot the Teacher?
as Max Brown
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
as Warren
Hallucination Strip
as Massimo Monaldi
Harold and Maude
as Harold
Brewster McCloud
as Brewster
The Strawberry Statement
as Elliot
The Traveling Executioner
as Jimmy Croft
M*A*S*H
as Pvt. Warren Boone
Sweet Charity
as Flower Child (uncredited)
Up the Down Staircase
as Student