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Bud Cort
Actor · Director· Rye, New York, USA
Walter Edward Cox, better known as Bud Cort, was an American actor, writer, and director whose career was defined by two cult-classic roles: the young idealist Harold in Hal Ashby’s “Harold and Maude” and the enigmatic Brewster McCloud in Robert Altman’s eponymous film. These performances, marked by a blend of naivety and wit, cemented Cort’s status as an icon of 1970s counterculture, where his ability to convey complex emotions with subtle restraint earned him a place in film history.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
45 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Little Prince | The King (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | The Source Family | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2007 | The Number 23 | Dr. Sirius Leary | Film |
| 2005 | Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal | Self | Film |
| 2004 | The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou | Bill Ubell | Film |
| 2003 | The Big Empty | Neely | Film |
| 2002 | Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron' | Self (archive footage) | Film |
| 2000 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Agent Otts | Film |
| 2000 | Pollock | Howard Putzel | Film |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly | Romero | Film |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | Shorty | Film |
| 2000 | But I'm a Cheerleader | Peter | Film |
| 1999 | Dogma | John Doe Jersey | Film |
| 1998 | I Woke Up Early the Day I Died | Shopkeeper | Film |
| 1998 | Sweet Jane | Dr. Geiler | Film |
| 1995 | Theodore Rex | Spinner | Film |
| 1995 | Girl in the Cadillac | Bud | Film |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Antique Shop Owner | Film |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus | Ted Whitley | Film |
| 1991 | Ted & Venus | Director | Film |
| 1990 | Brain Dead | Jack Halsey | Film |
| 1988 | The Chocolate War | Brother Jacques | Film |
| 1988 | Out of the Dark | Stringer | Film |
| 1987 | Bates Motel | Alex West | Film |
| 1987 | Love at Stake | Parson Babcock | Film |
| 1986 | Invaders from Mars | Mark Weinstein | Film |
| 1984 | Electric Dreams | Edgar (voice) | Film |
| 1984 | Maria's Lovers | Harvey | Film |
| 1983 | Love Letters | Danny De Fronso | Film |
| 1982 | Hysterical | Dr. John | Film |
| 1982 | Rumpelstiltskin | The Page | Film |
| 1980 | Brave New World | Bernard Marx | Film |
| 1980 | Die Laughing | Mueller | Film |
| 1979 | Son of Hitler | Willi Hitler | Film |
| 1977 | Pumping Iron | Self | Film |
| 1977 | Why Shoot the Teacher? | Max Brown | Film |
| 1976 | Bernice Bobs Her Hair | Warren | Film |
| 1975 | Hallucination Strip | Massimo Monaldi | Film |
| 1971 | Brewster McCloud | Brewster | Film |
| 1971 | Harold and Maude | Harold | Film |
| 1970 | Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It. | Hooper | Film |
| 1970 | The Strawberry Statement | Elliot | Film |
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Pvt. Warren Boone | Film |
| 1970 | The Traveling Executioner | Jimmy Croft | Film |
| 1967 | Up the Down Staircase | Student | Film |
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