Bud Cort, greatest recognized for function in 1971 movie ‘Harold and Maude,’ dies at 77

Actor Bud Cort, greatest recognized for his function within the 1971 movie “Harold and Maude,” has died. He was 77.

Dorian Hannaway, tv producer and good friend to Cort, confirmed to KABC’s George Pennacchio that he died Wednesday in Connecticut after an extended sickness. Extra particulars about that sickness weren’t accessible.

Cort’s profession surged in 1970 with a small “M*A*S*H” and the title function in “Brewster McCloud” — earlier than he landed his function in “Harold and Maude” reverse Ruth Gordon. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work within the movie, which the American Movie Institute named as one of many funniest movies of all time.

Different films in his performing profession embody “However I am A Cheerleader,” “Warmth,” “Dogma,” “Coyote Ugly” and “Pollock.”