Bud Cort, who personified the role of Harold in the 1971 Hal Ashby classic “Harold and Maude,” died Wednesday in Connecticut after a long illness. He was 77.

The actor died after a long illness in Connecticut. In “Harold and Maude,” he played a man, 20, with thoughts of suicide whose life changes when he meets Maude, a 79-year-old Holocaust survivor played ...

Actor Bud Cort, famous for his role as Harold in the cult classic Harold and Maude, has died. He had been battling an illness for some time, Variety also reports. The actor also starred in Robert ...

Bud Cort, the actor best known for playing one of the title characters in the 1971 black comedy Harold and Maude, has died. He was 77. Variety reports that he died in Connecticut after a long illness.

Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon in the Hal Ashby-directed 1971 film, ‘Harold and Maude.’ (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty Images) Bud Cort, the actor known for his co-starring role in the 1971 ...

US actor Bud Cort, best known for his role in the 1971 cult classic Harold and Maude, has died aged 77. Writer and producer Dorian Hannaway, a close friend, said he died after "a long illness". The ...

Wed, February 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM UTC “I was only fourteen when I met Bud at the backstage door at my sister’s play,” Kind shared in a statement. “He was majoring in art at the time in high school. We ...