Bud Cort
Actor
Born March 29, 1948 in Rye, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Affections
The Little Prince
The King (voice)
The Source Family
Self (archive footage)
The Number 23
Dr. Sirius Leary
Ugly Betty
Priest
This Is an Adventure
Self
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Bill Ubell
Justice League Unlimited
Toyman (voice)
Arrested Development
Bud Cort
The Big Empty
Neely
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self (archive footage)
Static Shock
Toyman (voice)
Pollock
Howard Putzel
Coyote Ugly
Romero
But I'm a Cheerleader
Peter
The Million Dollar Hotel
Shorty
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Agent Otts
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
Dogma
John Doe Jersey
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Shopkeeper
Sweet Jane
Dr. Geiler
Jitters
Michael
Superman: The Animated Series
The Toyman (voice)
Heat
Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
Theodore Rex
Spinner
Girl in the Cadillac
Bud
Crazy for a Kiss
Dr. Webb
And the Band Played On
Antique Shop Owner
Bob
Batman: The Animated Series
Josiah Wormwood (voice)
Jack's Place
Ted & Venus
Ted Whitley
Dream On
Creepy Guy
Brain Dead
Jack Halsey
The Chocolate War
Brother Jacques
Out of the Dark
Dave Stringer
Martini Ranch: Reach
Crazy Local
Love at Stake
Parson Babcock
Bates Motel
Alex West
Sledge Hammer!
Zeff Campbell
Invaders from Mars
Mark Weinstein
Telephone
The Twilight Zone
Tales from the Darkside
Abe North
Electric Dreams
Edgar (voice)
Maria's Lovers
Harvey
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
The Hitchhiker
Wax
The Nightingale
Music Master
Love Letters
Danny De Fronso
Hysterical
Dr. John
Rumpelstiltskin
The Page
Faerie Tale Theatre
Music Master
Night of 100 Stars
Self
She Dances Alone
Director
Die Laughing
Mueller
Brave New World
Bernard Marx
Tales of the Unexpected
Newt
Son of Hitler
Willi Hitler
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Max Brown
Pumping Iron
Self
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Warren
Hallucination Strip
Massimo Monaldi
Harold and Maude
Harold
Brewster McCloud
Brewster
The Traveling Executioner
Jimmy Croft
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Hooper
The Strawberry Statement
Elliot
M*A*S*H
Pvt. Warren Boone
Sweet Charity
Flower Child (uncredited)
Up the Down Staircase
Student