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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
Died	September 23, 1993(1993-09-23) (aged 57) 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.

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, ‘’The Montefuscos’’,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

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')
1983	Three's Company	Mr. Sneef	Season 7, Episode 14: "Going to Pot"
1984	Three's Company	Dr. Porter	Season 8, Episode 16: "Jack's Tattoo"
1984	Three's a Crowd	Lt. Burke	Season 1, Episode 7: "A Matter of Money"
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

External links

• William Cort at IMDb
• William Cort at the Internet Broadway Database