{"id":132079,"date":"2026-02-16T12:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132079"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:05:25","slug":"bud-cort-star-of-cult-classic-harold-and-maude-dead-at-77-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132079","title":{"rendered":"Bud Cort Star Of Cult Classic Harold And Maude Dead At 77 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132079\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=132079\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-132080 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Bud-Cort.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Karen Beishuizen <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another great one gone\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Bud Cort, who played death-obsessed Harold in \u201cHarold and Maude\u201d died on Wednesday, 11 February. He was 77.<\/p>\n<p>Born Walter Edward Cox on March 29, 1948, in Rye, New York, was discovered by Robert Altman who cast him in two 1970 hit movies \u201cM*A*S*H\u201d and \u201cBrewster McCloud\u201d. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But his big break came as Harold in Hal Ashby\u2019s \u201cHarold and Maude\u201d where his character is a death-obsessed young man who develops a relationship with 79-year old Holocaust survivor Maude (played by Ruth Gordon). She shows him that life is worth living for.<\/p>\n<p>The role earned him Golden Globe and Bafta nominations.<\/p>\n<p>Bud Cort would go on to play in \u201cHeat\u201d, \u201cDogma\u201d and \u201cThe Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In 1991 he directed, co-wrote, and starred in a movie of his own, \u201cTed and Venus\u201d with Carol Kane, James Brolin, Rhea Perlman, Woody Harrelson, Timothy Leary and Andrea Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends their condolences to The Cort Family in their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wpforms-container wpforms-container-full\" id=\"wpforms-126533\"><form id=\"wpforms-form-126533\" class=\"wpforms-validate wpforms-form wpforms-ajax-form\" data-formid=\"126533\" method=\"post\" enctype=\"multipart\/form-data\" action=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F132079\" data-token=\"bd8b8b7522c4aa15fc41b39b8fb25918\" data-token-time=\"1776279631\"><noscript class=\"wpforms-error-noscript\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.<\/noscript><div class=\"wpforms-field-container\">\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4-container\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\tdata-field-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" >Comment Message Name<\/label>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_4\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][4]\" >\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-name\" data-field-id=\"1\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\">Name <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><div class=\"wpforms-field-row wpforms-field-medium\"><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-first wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-first wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][first]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">First<\/label><\/div><div class=\"wpforms-field-row-block wpforms-one-half\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-name-last wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][1][last]\" required><label for=\"wpforms-126533-field_1-last\" class=\"wpforms-field-sublabel after\">Last<\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-email\" data-field-id=\"2\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\">Email <span class=\"wpforms-required-label\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" id=\"wpforms-126533-field_2\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium wpforms-field-required\" name=\"wpforms[fields][2]\" spellcheck=\"false\" required><\/div><div id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3-container\" class=\"wpforms-field wpforms-field-textarea\" data-field-id=\"3\"><label class=\"wpforms-field-label\" for=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\">Comment or Message<\/label><textarea id=\"wpforms-126533-field_3\" class=\"wpforms-field-medium\" name=\"wpforms[fields][3]\" ><\/textarea><\/div><script>\n\t\t\t\t( function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tconst style = document.createElement( 'style' );\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle.appendChild( document.createTextNode( '#wpforms-126533-field_4-container { position: absolute !important; 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