{"id":2115,"date":"2026-02-14T12:46:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralspotlight26.com\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2026-02-14T12:46:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T12:46:51","slug":"harold-and-maude-star-passed-away-at-age-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralspotlight26.com\/?p=2115","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Harold and Maude\u2019 Star, Passed Away At Age 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"179\">Bud Cort, best known for playing Harold in the 1971 cult classic <em data-start=\"65\" data-end=\"83\">Harold and Maude<\/em>, has died at 77 in Connecticut after a long illness, confirmed by his friend Dorian Hannaway.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"506\">Born Walter Edward Cox in 1948 in New Rochelle, New York, Cort began in theater and commercials before Robert Altman cast him in <em data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"313\">M<\/em>A<em data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"317\">S<\/em>H* and <em data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"342\">Brewster McCloud<\/em>, launching his film career. His iconic role as Harold, a young man obsessed with death whose life changes after meeting Maude (Ruth Gordon), cemented his legacy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"818\">Cort later appeared in <em data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"549\">She Dances Alone<\/em>, <em data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"568\">Electric Dreams<\/em>, <em data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"606\">The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou<\/em>, <em data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"614\">Heat<\/em>, <em data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"623\">Dogma<\/em>, <em data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"638\">Coyote Ugly<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"653\">Pollock<\/em>, and voiced Toyman in <em data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"707\">Superman: The Animated Series<\/em>, <em data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"723\">Static Shock<\/em>, and <em data-start=\"729\" data-end=\"755\">Justice League Unlimited<\/em>. He also co-wrote, directed, and starred in <em data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"815\">Ted and Venus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"820\" data-end=\"957\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1979, he survived a serious car accident requiring multiple surgeries that affected his career. 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