
Bud Cort
Born March 29, 1948 · 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.
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Brain Dead

Invaders from Mars

The Million Dollar Hotel

Sweet Charity

And the Band Played On

Altman on His Own Terms

Bates Motel

Pumping Iron

Sweet Jane

Pollock

Brewster McCloud

Theodore Rex

South of Heaven, West of Hell

Hysterical

Love Letters

The Strawberry Statement

This Is an Adventure

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

Night of 100 Stars

Ted & Venus

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

Brave New World

The Traveling Executioner

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

Out of the Dark

Up the Down Staircase

The Chocolate War

Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.

Love at Stake

Martini Ranch: Reach

The Nightingale

Die Laughing

Son of Hitler

Girl in the Cadillac

Rumpelstiltskin

Why Shoot the Teacher?

Crazy for a Kiss

The Source Family

Jitters

She Dances Alone

Hallucination Strip

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