
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.
From Rye, New York, USA
1.87
Popularity58
Credits6.5
Rating51M
Budget100M
RevenueActing
Primarily
2016 Affections
2015 The Little Prince as The King (voice)
2013 The Source Family as Self (archive footage)
2007 The Number 23 as Dr. Sirius Leary
2005 This Is an Adventure as Self
2005 Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal as Self
2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou as Bill Ubell
2003 The Big Empty as Neely
2002 Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' as Self (archive footage)
2000 Pollock as Howard Putzel
2000 Coyote Ugly as Romero
2000 But I'm a Cheerleader as Peter
2000 The Million Dollar Hotel as Shorty
2000 South of Heaven, West of Hell as Agent Otts
2000 Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1999 Dogma as John Doe Jersey
1998 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died as Shopkeeper
1998 Sweet Jane as Dr. Geiler
1997 Jitters as Michael
1995 Heat as Solenko, Restaurant Manager (uncredited)
1995 Theodore Rex as Spinner
1995 Girl in the Cadillac as Bud
1995 Crazy for a Kiss as Dr. Webb
1993 And the Band Played On as Antique Shop Owner
1992 Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue as Squid Jr.
1991 Ted & Venus as Ted Whitley Director, Screenplay
1990 Brain Dead as Jack Halsey
1988 The Chocolate War as Brother Jacques
1988 Out of the Dark as Dave Stringer, Stringer
1988 Martini Ranch: Reach as Crazy Local Recording Supervision
1987 Love at Stake as Parson Babcock
1987 Bates Motel as Alex West
1986 Invaders from Mars as Mark Weinstein
1986 Telephone
1984 Electric Dreams as Edgar (voice)
1984 Maria's Lovers as Harvey
1984 The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud as Sigmund Freud
1983 The Nightingale as Music Master
1983 Love Letters as Danny De Fronso
1982 Hysterical as Dr. John
1982 Rumpelstiltskin as The Page
1982 Night of 100 Stars as Self
1981 She Dances Alone as Director Dramaturgy
1980 Die Laughing as Mueller
1980 Brave New World as Bernard Marx
1979 Son of Hitler as Willi Hitler
1977 Why Shoot the Teacher? as Max Brown
1977 Pumping Iron as Self
1976 Bernice Bobs Her Hair as Warren
1975 Hallucination Strip as Massimo Monaldi
1971 Harold and Maude as Harold
1971 Brewster McCloud as Brewster
1970 The Traveling Executioner as Jimmy Croft
1970 Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. as Hooper
1970 The Strawberry Statement as Elliot
1970 M*A*S*H as Pvt. Warren Boone
1969 Sweet Charity as Flower Child (uncredited)
1967 Up the Down Staircase as Student