Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-03-29 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Rye, New York, USA

Also Known As

Walter Edward Cox

Bud Cort

Biography

Bud Cort (born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948) is 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

7.9%

Heat

Dec 15, 1995

6.4%

The Number 23

Feb 23, 2007

7.1%

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Dec 10, 2004

7.6%

The Little Prince

Jul 29, 2015

6.9%

Dogma

Nov 12, 1999

6.3%

Coyote Ugly

Jul 30, 2000

8.5%

Batman: The Animated Series

Sep 5, 1992

7.9%

Arrested Development

Nov 2, 2003

7.6%

Harold and Maude

Dec 20, 1971

7.0%

MAS*H

Feb 18, 1970

8.3%

Justice League Unlimited

Jul 31, 2004

7.1%

But I'm a Cheerleader

Jul 7, 2000

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Acting

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
2004		Justice League Unlimited as Toyman (voice)

2003		Arrested Development as Himself
2003		The Big Empty as Neely

2002

Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' as Self (archive footage)

2000		Static Shock as Toyman (voice)
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
1997		Gun as Lazy Eye Pete

1996

Superman: The Animated Series as The Toyman (voice)

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.
1992		Bob
1992		Batman: The Animated Series as Josiah Wormwood (voice)
1992		Jack's Place

1991

Ted & Venus as Ted Whitley

1990		Dream On as Creepy Guy
1990		Brain Dead as Jack Halsey

1988		The Chocolate War as Brother Jacques
1988		Out of the Dark as Dave Stringer
1988		Out of the Dark as Stringer

1987		Love at Stake as Parson Babcock
1987		Bates Motel as Alex West

1986		Sledge Hammer!
1986		Invaders from Mars as Mark Weinstein
1986		Telephone

1985

The Twilight Zone

1984		Maria's Lovers as Harvey
1984		Tales from the Darkside as Abe North
1984		Electric Dreams as Edgar (voice)
1984		The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud as Sigmund Freud

1983		The Hitchhiker as Wax
1983		The Nightingale as Music Master
1983		Love Letters as Danny

1982		Hysterical as Dr. John
1982		Rumpelstiltskin as The Page
1982		Faerie Tale Theatre as Music Master
1982		Faerie Tale Theatre as The Page
1982		Night of 100 Stars as Self

1981

She Dances Alone as film director

1980		Die Laughing as Mueller
1980		Brave New World as Bernard Marx

1979		Tales of the Unexpected as Newt
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

1970		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		MAS*H as Pvt. Warren Boone

1969

Sweet Charity as Flower Child (uncredited)

1967

Up the Down Staircase as Student

Crew

1981

She Dances Alone as Dramaturgy

Directing

1991

Ted & Venus as Director

Writing

1991

Ted & Venus as Screenplay