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Bud Cort
Known for: ActingWalter 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 Little Prince
as The King (voice) 
The Number 23
as Dr. Sirius Leary 
The Big Empty
as Neely 
Invaders from Mars
as Mark Weinstein 
Electric Dreams
as Edgar (voice) 
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
as Bill Ubell 
Dogma
as John Doe Jersey 
But I'm a Cheerleader
as Peter 
Pumping Iron
as Self 
Harold and Maude
as Harold 
Maria's Lovers
as Harvey 
The Million Dollar Hotel
as Shorty 
And the Band Played On
as Antique Shop Owner 
Out of the Dark
as Dave Stringer 
Pollock
as Howard Putzel 
South of Heaven, West of Hell
as Agent Otts 
Brain Dead
as Jack Halsey 
Brewster McCloud
as Brewster 
The Strawberry Statement
as Elliot 
Die Laughing
as Mueller 
The Chocolate War
as Brother Jacques 
Love at Stake
as Parson Babcock 
Hallucination Strip
as Massimo Monaldi 
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
as Warren 
Raw Iron: The Making of 'Pumping Iron'
as Self (archive footage) 
Love Letters
as Danny De Fronso 
The Traveling Executioner
as Jimmy Croft 
Why Shoot the Teacher?
as Max Brown