William Cort

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William "Bill" Cort
Publicity Photo of William Cort
Born
William Phelps Greer III

(1936-07-08)July 8, 1936
El Paso, Texas, United States
DiedSeptember 23, 1993(1993-09-23) (aged 57)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1963–1993

William Phelps Greer III (July 8, 1936 – September 23, 1993), credited as William Cort and Bill Cort, was an American actor.[1]

Cort appeared on several television shows. His most notable is Dusty's Trail from the early 1970s. He appeared on several other series including: Window on Main Street, Combat!, The F.B.I., Little House on the Prairie, Family Ties, Starsky & Hutch, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Ropers, Lou Grant, One Day at a Time, The Practice, Dynasty, Hart to Hart, Three's Company, Hazel, The Golden Girls, The Bradys, Empty Nest, Dallas, Three's a Crowd, Murder, She Wrote, and Growing Pains, among many others. He appeared in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark and Heathers in 1988, and 1990's Ghost, starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. He died at the age of 57 in 1993 of cancer.

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1964 Dear Heart Jerry
1966 A Big Hand for the Little Lady Arthur Uncredited
1967 Banning Tony
1972 Glass Houses Man eating apple at civic meeting
1976 Alex & the Gypsy Public Defender
1977 Sammy Phil Clemmons
1983 Hart to Hart Mark Braverman
1983 Flicks Middle Man (segment 'New Adventures of the Great Galaxy')
1984 Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo Howard Howard
1988 Elvira: Mistress of the Dark Lawyer / Game Show Host
1988 Heathers Veronica's Dad
1990 Ghost Bank Co-Worker
1990 Navy SEALs Elliott West

References[edit]

  1. ^ "William Cort; TV, Film and Stage Actor". The Los Angeles Times. 3 October 1993. Retrieved 10 May 2022.

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