Bud Cort
—
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.
Appearances
5.9
The Million Dollar Hotel
Shorty
7.6
Harold and Maude
Harold
7.1
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Bill Ubell
6.9
Dogma
John Doe Jersey
6.5
And the Band Played On
Antique Shop Owner
5.1
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Shopkeeper
7.1
Pumping Iron
Self
5.6
Brain Dead
Jack Halsey
7.0
But I'm a Cheerleader
Peter
5.6
Out of the Dark
Dave Stringer
6.9
Sweet Charity
Flower Child (uncredited)
5.6
Invaders from Mars
Mark Weinstein
5.0
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Agent Otts
6.4
The Number 23
Dr. Sirius Leary
6.3
The Chocolate War
Brother Jacques
6.3
Brewster McCloud
Brewster
6.7
Pollock
Howard Putzel
3.7
Theodore Rex
Spinner
6.1
The Big Empty
Neely
6.2
Brave New World
Bernard Marx
6.3
Electric Dreams
Edgar (voice)
6.0
The Strawberry Statement
Elliot
4.5
Hysterical
Dr. John
5.9
The Traveling Executioner
Jimmy Croft
5.8
Son of Hitler
Willi Hitler
4.3
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
Hooper
4.3
Ted & Venus
Ted Whitley
4.6
Bates Motel
Alex West
5.9
Love at Stake
Parson Babcock
6.0
Maria's Lovers
Harvey
5.4
Hallucination Strip
Massimo Monaldi
6.0
The Source Family
Self (archive footage)
6.3
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Max Brown
6.8
This Is an Adventure
Self
6.4
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Self
7.0
Crazy for a Kiss
Dr. Webb
4.8
Girl in the Cadillac
Bud
5.6
Out of the Dark
Stringer
4.9
Die Laughing
Mueller
7.0
Jitters
Michael
5.5
Affections
7.9
Heat
Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
7.6
The Little Prince
The King (voice)
6.9
M*A*S*H
Pvt. Warren Boone
5.5
Sweet Jane
Dr. Geiler
5.9
Rumpelstiltskin
The Page
5.3
The Nightingale
Music Master
5.3
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Warren
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
Squid Jr.
7.1
Up the Down Staircase
Student
4.6
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
5.6
Love Letters
Danny De Fronso
6.3
Coyote Ugly
Romero
10.0
She Dances Alone
Director
7.1
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
Self (archive footage)
8.0
Telephone
6.8
Night of 100 Stars
Self
9.0
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
Martini Ranch: Reach
Crazy Local
7.3
Tales from the Darkside
Abe North
7.9
Sledge Hammer!
8.0
Static Shock
Toyman (voice)
7.7
The Twilight Zone
6.8
Tales of the Unexpected
Newt
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
Music Master
7.9
Arrested Development
Bud Cort
6.3
The Hitchhiker
Wax
7.7
Superman: The Animated Series
The Toyman (voice)
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
Josiah Wormwood (voice)
8.0
Jack's Place
8.3
Justice League Unlimited
Toyman (voice)
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Page
7.0
Dream On
Creepy Guy
7.6
Bob
6.4
Ugly Betty
Priest