Bud Cort

Bud Cort

Acting · Born 1948-03-29 (died at 77) · Rye, New York, USA

57 movies · 16 TV shows

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

Arrested Development

IMDb7.9

Arrested Development

Batman: The Animated Series

IMDb8.6

Batman: The Animated Series

Tales from the Darkside

IMDb7.2

Tales from the Darkside

The Twilight Zone

IMDb7.7

The Twilight Zone

Superman: The Animated Series

IMDb7.7

Superman: The Animated Series

Ugly Betty

IMDb6.4

Ugly Betty

Heat

IMDb7.9

Heat

Tales of the Unexpected

IMDb6.7

Tales of the Unexpected

Static Shock

IMDb8.0

Static Shock

The Hitchhiker

IMDb6.3

The Hitchhiker

Justice League Unlimited

IMDb8.3

Justice League Unlimited

Faerie Tale Theatre

IMDb8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre

Dream On

IMDb6.9

Dream On

Sledge Hammer!

IMDb8.0

Sledge Hammer!

The Little Prince

IMDb7.6

The Little Prince

Coyote Ugly

IMDb6.3

Coyote Ugly

Dogma

IMDb6.9

Dogma

The Number 23

IMDb6.4

The Number 23

M*A*S*H

IMDb6.9

MAS*H

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

IMDb7.1

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Bob

IMDb7.6

Bob

But I'm a Cheerleader

IMDb7.1

But I'm a Cheerleader

Gun

IMDb4.6

Gun

Electric Dreams

IMDb6.4

Electric Dreams

Maria's Lovers

IMDb6.0

Maria's Lovers

The Million Dollar Hotel

IMDb5.9

The Million Dollar Hotel

Harold and Maude

IMDb7.6

Harold and Maude

Jack's Place

IMDb8.0

Jack's Place

Sweet Charity

IMDb6.9

Sweet Charity

Bates Motel

IMDb4.5

Bates Motel

The Big Empty

IMDb6.1

The Big Empty

Invaders from Mars

IMDb5.6

Invaders from Mars

Theodore Rex

IMDb3.6

Theodore Rex

And the Band Played On

IMDb6.4

And the Band Played On

Pumping Iron

IMDb7.2

Pumping Iron

Brain Dead

IMDb5.7

Brain Dead

Brave New World

IMDb6.1

Brave New World

Pollock

IMDb6.7

Pollock

Night of 100 Stars

IMDb5.8

Night of 100 Stars

Sweet Jane

IMDb5.5

Sweet Jane

Brewster McCloud

IMDb6.3

Brewster McCloud

Love Letters

IMDb5.6

Love Letters

South of Heaven, West of Hell

IMDb4.8

South of Heaven, West of Hell

Hysterical

IMDb4.5

Hysterical

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

IMDb6.4

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

Out of the Dark

IMDb5.6

Out of the Dark

The Strawberry Statement

IMDb5.9

The Strawberry Statement

Ted & Venus

IMDb4.5

Ted & Venus

Son of Hitler

IMDb5.8

Son of Hitler

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

IMDb4.8

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Love at Stake

IMDb5.6

Love at Stake

The Chocolate War

IMDb6.3

The Chocolate War

Crazy for a Kiss

IMDb7.0

Crazy for a Kiss

Martini Ranch: Reach

IMDb3.5

Martini Ranch: Reach

Up the Down Staircase

IMDb7.1

Up the Down Staircase

The Traveling Executioner

IMDb5.9

The Traveling Executioner

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

IMDb4.3

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

Altman on His Own Terms

IMDb9.0

Altman on His Own Terms

This Is an Adventure

IMDb6.8

This Is an Adventure

The Source Family

IMDb6.1

The Source Family

Die Laughing

IMDb4.6

Die Laughing

Hallucination Strip

IMDb5.4

Hallucination Strip

The Nightingale

IMDb5.3

The Nightingale

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

IMDb7.1

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Rumpelstiltskin

IMDb5.9

Rumpelstiltskin

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

IMDb4.6

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Girl in the Cadillac

IMDb4.8

Girl in the Cadillac

Why Shoot the Teacher?

IMDb6.4

Why Shoot the Teacher?

She Dances Alone

IMDb10.0

She Dances Alone

Jitters

IMDb7.0

Jitters

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

IMDb5.3

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Affections

IMDb5.5

Affections