Bud Cort
Acting

Bud Cort

Born 29 March 1948 · Rye, New York, USA · Died 11 February 2026

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

The Number 23
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Little Prince
Dogma
Coyote Ugly
Batman: The Animated Series
Arrested Development
Harold and Maude
M*A*S*H
But I'm a Cheerleader
Justice League Unlimited
Superman: The Animated Series
Affections
The Little Prince
The Number 23
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Big Empty
The Million Dollar Hotel
But I'm a Cheerleader
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Pollock
Coyote Ugly
Dogma
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
Sweet Jane
Jitters
Theodore Rex
Crazy for a Kiss
Girl in the Cadillac
And the Band Played On
Ted & Venus
Brain Dead
Out of the Dark
The Chocolate War
Martini Ranch: Reach
Bates Motel
Love at Stake
Invaders from Mars
Telephone
Electric Dreams
Maria's Lovers
The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
The Nightingale
Love Letters
Hysterical
Rumpelstiltskin
She Dances Alone
Brave New World
Die Laughing
Son of Hitler
Why Shoot the Teacher?
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
Hallucination Strip
Harold and Maude
Brewster McCloud
The Strawberry Statement
The Traveling Executioner
Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
M*A*S*H
Up the Down Staircase
Bud Cort · Midrow