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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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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 | 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 |