"Cort was born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948, in Rye, N.Y. While performing standup in New York City in the late 1960s, he caught the eye of director Robert Altman who cast him in both M*A*S*H and Brewster McCloud in 1970. His most notable role came a year later in Hal Ashby's offbeat comedy Harold and Maude, in which he played an awkward, death-obsessed young man who falls in love with the vibrant, 79-year-old Holocaust survivor, Maude, played by Oscar-winning Gordon."
"However, the role became a blessing and a curse, Cort told the LA Times in 1996, saying he was often typecast as gawky, social outcasts. I was typecast to the point where I didn't make a film for five years, Cort said. I fought certain opportunities off because I wasn't ready to be a brand name. In retrospect, I should have done everything. He noted he rejected a stream of weirdo roles, including in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which later won five Oscars."
Bud Cort was born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948, in Rye, New York. He began performing standup in late-1960s New York City and was cast by Robert Altman in M*A*S*H and Brewster McCloud. His breakthrough came in Hal Ashby’s 1971 comedy Harold and Maude, playing an awkward, death-obsessed young man who falls in love with a 79-year-old Holocaust survivor. The film became a cult classic and is on AFI’s 100 Best Romantic Comedies. The role brought fame but also typecasting that limited opportunities. Cort sustained a nearly 50-year career with supporting roles in Heat and The Life Aquatic. He died at 77 in Connecticut after a lengthy illness.
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