William Cort Explained

William "Bill" Cort
Birth Date:July 8, 1936
Birth Name:William Phelps Greer III
Birth Place:El Paso, Texas, United States
Death Place:Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1963–1993

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

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

Notes and References

  1. News: William Cort; TV, Film and Stage Actor . 10 May 2022 . . 3 October 1993.