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