Bud Cort will always be known for appearing as the death-fixated, geriatric-loving Harold in Hal Ashby's cult favorite "Harold and Maude" (1971), in which he co-starred with Ruth Gordon. The almost owlish-looking actor has had difficulty finding another vehicle with such impact, yet he has continued to work--often playing psychiatrically-fraught characters--and has branched out into directing and screenwriting.Cort was a college dropout performing stand-up and sketch comedy at Greenwich Village clubs when Robert Altman cast him as Private Boone in "M*A*S*H" (1970). Although Cort had actually
