
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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The Million Dollar Hotel

Maria's Lovers

And the Band Played On

Invaders from Mars

Bates Motel

Night of 100 Stars

Sweet Charity

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South of Heaven, West of Hell

Up the Down Staircase

Altman on His Own Terms

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

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Martini Ranch: Reach

Sweet Jane

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Brain Dead

Brave New World

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

This Is an Adventure

Girl in the Cadillac

Brewster McCloud

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'

Ted & Venus

Bernice Bobs Her Hair

The Strawberry Statement

Why Shoot the Teacher?

Hallucination Strip

The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud

Love at Stake

The Chocolate War

The Traveling Executioner

Crazy for a Kiss

Die Laughing

The Nightingale

The Source Family

Son of Hitler

Jitters

Rumpelstiltskin

She Dances Alone

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