Acting · Rye, New York, USA · Born March 29, 1948
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.
MovieAffections
2016
MovieThe Little Prince
2015
as The King (voice)
MovieThe Source Family
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Number 23
2007
as Dr. Sirius Leary
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Priest
MovieThis Is an Adventure
2005
as Self
MovieMatthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
2005
as Self
MovieThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
2004
as Bill Ubell
TVJustice League Unlimited
2004
as Toyman (voice)
TVArrested Development
2003
as Bud Cort
MovieThe Big Empty
2003
as Neely
MovieRaw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
2002
as Self (archive footage)
TVStatic Shock
2000
as Toyman (voice)
MoviePollock
2000
as Howard Putzel
MovieCoyote Ugly
2000
as Romero
MovieBut I'm a Cheerleader
2000
as Peter
MovieThe Million Dollar Hotel
2000
as Shorty
MovieSouth of Heaven, West of Hell
2000
as Agent Otts
MovieAltman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
MovieDogma
1999
as John Doe Jersey
MovieI Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
as Shopkeeper
MovieSweet Jane
1998
as Dr. Geiler
MovieJitters
1997
as Michael
TVSuperman: The Animated Series
1996
as The Toyman (voice)
MovieHeat
1995
as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
MovieTheodore Rex
1995
as Spinner
MovieGirl in the Cadillac
1995
as Bud
MovieCrazy for a Kiss
1995
as Dr. Webb
MovieAnd the Band Played On
1993
as Antique Shop Owner
Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue
1992
as Squid Jr.
TVBob
1992
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Josiah Wormwood (voice)
TVJack's Place
1992
MovieTed & Venus
1991
as Ted Whitley
TVDream On
1990
as Creepy Guy
MovieBrain Dead
1990
as Jack Halsey
MovieThe Chocolate War
1988
as Brother Jacques
MovieOut of the Dark
1988
as Dave Stringer
MovieMartini Ranch: Reach
1988
as Crazy Local
MovieLove at Stake
1987
as Parson Babcock
MovieBates Motel
1987
as Alex West
TVSledge Hammer!
1986
as Zeff Campbell
MovieInvaders from Mars
1986
as Mark Weinstein
MovieTelephone
1986
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Abe North
MovieElectric Dreams
1984
as Edgar (voice)
MovieMaria's Lovers
1984
as Harvey
MovieThe Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud
1984
as Sigmund Freud
TVThe Hitchhiker
1983
as Wax
MovieThe Nightingale
1983
as Music Master
MovieLove Letters
1983
as Danny De Fronso
MovieHysterical
1982
as Dr. John
MovieRumpelstiltskin
1982
as The Page
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Music Master
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieShe Dances Alone
1981
as Director
MovieDie Laughing
1980
as Mueller
MovieBrave New World
1980
as Bernard Marx
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Newt
MovieSon of Hitler
1979
as Willi Hitler
MovieWhy Shoot the Teacher?
1977
as Max Brown
MoviePumping Iron
1977
as Self
MovieBernice Bobs Her Hair
1976
as Warren
MovieHallucination Strip
1975
as Massimo Monaldi
MovieHarold and Maude
1971
as Harold
MovieBrewster McCloud
1971
as Brewster
MovieThe Traveling Executioner
1970
as Jimmy Croft
MovieGas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.
1970
as Hooper
MovieThe Strawberry Statement
1970
as Elliot
MovieM*A*S*H
1970
as Pvt. Warren Boone
MovieSweet Charity
1969
as Flower Child (uncredited)
MovieUp the Down Staircase
1967
as Student
