Trivia

Had three great-grandfathers, all of whom were fishermen and lost at sea.

In 1979, he was nearly killed in a car accident where he suffered a fractured skull, severe facial lacerations, the loss of several teeth and a broken arm and leg. He survived, but due to the medical necessities of his accident, he endured years of plastic surgery and physical therapy, lost the court case for the accident and saw his blooming career slip away from him.

Changed his name from Walter Edward Cox to Bud Cort when he realized he could not share his name with well-known character actor Wally Cox. He chose "Bud," as it was a nickname he'd been called, and "Cort" derived from his mother's maiden name, being Court, and the Cort Theatre in New York City.

Product of a strict Catholic upbringing and education he spent nine years with the Sisters of Charity, and four years with the Christian Brothers of Ireland.

Resides in a home built in the 1920s, composed of parts from a ship, and formerly owned by Jack London.

Was a close friend of Orson Welles and Ruth Gordon, and is very good friends with Sally Kellerman.

As a cabaret singer, Bud has performed all over the world. People still talk about his opening night at the Roxy Nite Club on Sunset Blvd where he performed with three back up singers called "The Medflies" in front of a packed house including Mick Jagger, Marisa Berenson, Richard Gere, and other Hollywood royalty.

Legend has it that his mother, Alma Mary Cox, turned down a marriage proposal from Clark Gable.

When asked who he wanted to play Maude in Harold and Maude (1971), he suggested Greta Garbo.

Proposed (twice) to actress Patti D'Arbanville.

He is a founding member of the L.A. Classical Theatre.

For eight months was a member of the psychedelic, 1960s spiritual group "The Source" and worked at a health food store.

For a time, Judy Engles performed stand-up comedy with Bud Cort at the "Upstairs At The Downstairs" theatre, where director Robert Altman supposedly discovered him.

Alumnus of Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Used to have a band who called themselves "Bud Cort and the Medflies." They occasionally performed at a "night spot" on the Sunset Strip in L.A. and at The Roxy Theatre.

He has played the same character (Winslow P. Schott, Jr. / Toyman) in three different series: Superman: The Animated Series (1996), Static Shock (2000) and Justice League (2001).

First used the name "Bud Cort" when applying for an Equity card.

As a child, Bud visited his great-grandmother every summer in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Used to live on 12th Street and Second Avenue in New York City.

In the 1980s, he owned a Boston Terrier named Lillian.

He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: M*A*S*H (1970) and Harold and Maude (1971).