BUD CORT

'Bud Cort' (born 'Walter Edward Cox' on March 29, 1948) is an American film and stage actor, writer, and director.
Cort was discovered in a revue by director Robert Altman, who subsequently cast him in two of his movies, ''M
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Cort next went on to his most famous role, as the suicide-obsessed Harold, in ''Harold and Maude''. Though the film was not particularly successful at the time of its release, it later gained international cult status and now is acclaimed as an American film classic.
In 1979 Cort suffered a major life and career setback when he was almost killed in a car accident on the Hollywood Freeway. Consequently, he spent years enduring plastic surgery and physical therapy, the loss of his savings because of enormous hospital bills, and a court case regarding the accident.
Since then, Cort has appeared in ''Dogma'', ''But I'm A Cheerleader'', ''Pollock'', and ''The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou''.
On Broadway, Cort appeared in the short-lived 1972 play ''Wise Child'' by Simon Gray.

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★ ''Venice Magazine'' article, May 2005. (PDF)

★ Salon.com's Bud Cort article, September 4, 1999

★ Bud Cort interview, about his role in ''The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou'', 2005

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★ Unofficial Bud Cort Fan Site