{"id":475245,"date":"2026-02-12T14:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/475245\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:22:14","slug":"bud-cort-death-mash-and-harold-and-maude-star-dies-aged-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/475245\/","title":{"rendered":"Bud Cort death: Mash and Harold and Maude star dies aged 77"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s been some sad news out of Hollywood<\/a> today; American actor Bud Cort \ufeffhas died at the age of 77,<\/a> per reports.<\/p>\n

The actor, whose real name was Walter Edward Cox, was known for the likes of the iconic 1970 M*A*S*H movie<\/a>, starring Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, and 1971’s Harold and Maude.<\/p>\n

According to Variety<\/a>, he died after a long illness and his friend Dorian Hannaway reported the sad news of his passing. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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\"Bud American actor Bud Cort \ufeffhas died at the age of 77, per reports. (Jean-Paul Aussenard\/WireImage)<\/p>\n

American actress and singer Roslyn Kind\ufeff, 75, shared a statement with the outlet following the news of his death.<\/p>\n

“I was only fourteen when I met Bud at the backstage door at my sister’s play,” she said.<\/p>\n

“We became close friends who shared our interest in entertainment… His unique spirit will always be with me,” she added in part.<\/p>\n

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\"BudHe was known for the likes of the iconic 1970 M*A*S*H movie and 1971’s Harold and Maude (pictured). (CBS via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The late star reportedly died in Connecticut, in the US.<\/p>\n

It’s been reported that he had a near-fatal car crash in 1979 where he needed plastic surgery and suffered broken bones.\ufeff<\/p>\n

“I try not to look in mirrors,” he once told People about the smash.<\/p>\n

“But I’m getting on with my life.”<\/p>\n

In the \ufeffM*A*S*H movie, he portrayed Pvt. Boone.<\/p>\n

He was only in his early 20s when he played young character of Harold in Harold and Maude, a film about a lifechanging age-gap romance, opposite Ruth Gordon and Vivian Pickles. \ufeff<\/p>\n

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He went on to enjoy a successful career in Hollywood over the years, and appeared in the likes of Brave New World, The Secret Diary of Sigmund Freud and \ufeffeven did voice work for animated shows.<\/p>\n

More recent acting credits to his name include Coyote Ugly and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and series Ugly Betty and Criminal Minds.<\/p>\n

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