Severn Darden1929 - 1995

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Actor

Popularity

0.6

Famous

Biography

Severn Teakle Darden Jr. (November 9, 1929 – May 27, 1995) was an American comedian and actor, and a founding member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe as well as its predecessor, the Compass Players. He is known from his film appearances for playing the human leader Kolp in the fourth and fifth Planet of the Apes films. His live comedy improv skit under the character of "Walther von der Vogelweide" was influential with two generations of comic performers. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, he attended the University of Chicago, where he was a "campus legend" according to poet Paul Carroll. Darden’s offbeat and intellectual sense of humor was a major element in the style of The Second City at that time, and is evident throughout his work. Carroll described him as a combination of surrealistic New Orleans and tough, caustic "Chicago Style" comedy. An example of his offbeat humor is the way he squeezed the phrase "Know thyself" into the seven-character limitation of a New Mexico license plate: NOYOSEF. Darden was a core comedian in Paul Sills' Compass Players, the first improvisation theater in the US; it performed around the Chicago area during the mid-1950s. Sills went on to found The Second City in 1959 and brought in many of the comedians from Compass Players, including Darden.

Credits

The Telephone
The Telephone

1988

Comedy • Drama

4.2
0.5
Back to School
Back to School

1986

Comedy

as Dr. Barazini

6.4
3.1
Real Genius
Real Genius

1985

Comedy • Romance • Science Fiction

as Dr. Meredith

6.7
1.8
Half Nelson
Half Nelson

1985

Comedy • Drama • TV Movie

as Morgue Attendant

0.3
Quarterback Princess
Quarterback Princess

1983

Drama • Family • TV Movie

as Mr. Hobart

6.9
0.3
Rooster
Rooster

1982

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • TV Movie

as Conway

2
0.4
Saturday the 14th
Saturday the 14th

1981

Comedy • Fantasy • Horror

as Van Helsing

5
0.5
Evita Peron
Evita Peron

1981

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Alfredo Suero

0.4
A Cry for Love
A Cry for Love

1980

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Paul

0.1
Hopscotch
Hopscotch

1980

Adventure • Comedy

as Maddox

7
1.5
In God We Tru$t
In God We Tru$t

1980

Comedy

as Priest

6.2
0.6
Why Would I Lie?
Why Would I Lie?

1980

Comedy • Drama

as Dr. Barbour

6
0.5
A Small Circle of Friends
A Small Circle of Friends

1980

Drama • Romance

as Art Professor

6.5
0.5
Orphan Train
Orphan Train

1979

Adventure • Drama • TV Movie

as Mr. Barrington

5.8
0.2
Love for Rent
Love for Rent

1979

Drama • TV Movie

as Fred Hallem

1.5
0.1
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Once Upon a Midnight Scary

1979

Horror • TV Movie

as Jonathan Barnavelt

9.2
0.2
Rendezvous Hotel
Rendezvous Hotel

1979

Comedy • TV Movie

as Albert Church

0.1
Wanda Nevada
Wanda Nevada

1979

Drama • Western

as Merlin Bitterstix

5.7
0.7
Outside Chance
Outside Chance

1978

Crime • Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Sheriff Dempsey

2
0.2
Never Con a Killer
Never Con a Killer

1977

TV Movie

as Cap

0.2
Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe

1976

Action • Drama • History • TV Movie

as Moshe Meyer

5.1
0.5
The Disappearance of Aimee
The Disappearance of Aimee

1976

Drama • Mystery • TV Movie

as S.I. Gilbert

8
0.2
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976

Comedy

as Moran

5.4
0.6
Jackson County Jail
Jackson County Jail

1976

Crime • Drama

as Sheriff Dempsey

5.6
1.2
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

1975

Comedy

as Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart

2.8
0.1
The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Legend of Hillbilly John

1974

Adventure • Fantasy • Horror • Music

as Mr. Marduke

5.3
0.2
Skyway to Death
Skyway to Death

1974

Adventure • TV Movie • Thriller

as Steve Kramer

4.3
0.2
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin

1973

Adventure • Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Schwinn

5.8
0.6
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

Action • Science Fiction

as Kolp

5.7
3.6
The Man Who Died Twice
The Man Who Died Twice

1973

Drama • TV Movie

as Harry

0.1
Dirty Little Billy
Dirty Little Billy

1972

Western

as Big Jim McDaniel

4.9
0.3
Play It as It Lays
Play It as It Lays

1972

Drama

as Hypnotist

6.2
0.2
Playmates
Playmates

1972

Comedy • Romance • TV Movie

as Roger, Man in Gallery

0.2
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972

Action • Science Fiction

as Kolp

6.2
5.4
The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women

1972

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Dr. Harris

6.3
0.3
Cisco Pike
Cisco Pike

1971

Crime • Drama

as Lawyer

5.7
0.4
The Last Movie
The Last Movie

1971

Drama

as Mayor

5.7
0.8
The Hired Hand
The Hired Hand

1971

Western

as McVey

6.1
1
Werewolves on Wheels
Werewolves on Wheels

1971

Action • Horror

as One

4.6
0.2
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point

1971

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as J. Hovah

7.1
1.4
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

1970

Comedy

as Dr. Fahrquardt

4.7
0.5
The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer

1970

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Jimmy Apache

6.5
0.2
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge

1970

Documentary

0
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
7.6
1.3
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank

1969

Comedy • Fantasy

as The Good Doctor / Claude

4.8
0.5
To See or Not to See
5.2
0.1
Justine
Justine

1969

Drama • Mystery • Romance

as Bathazar

4.1
0.7
The Mad Room
The Mad Room

1969

Horror • Thriller

as Nate

6.1
0.5
Model Shop
Model Shop

1969

Drama • Romance

as Camera Shop Owner

6.6
0.5
The Virgin President
The Virgin President

1968

Comedy

as U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore

7
0.1
P.J.
P.J.

1968

Action • Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Shelton Quell

5.2
0.3
The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst

1967

Comedy • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Kropotkin

5.8
0.8
Luv
Luv

1967

Comedy • Romance

as Vandergist

4.1
0.4
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

Comedy • Crime • Thriller

as Miles Fisher

5.2
0.7
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

1965

Comedy • Western

as H.S. Stevens

0.1
Goldstein
Goldstein

1965

Comedy

as Doctor

5
0.3

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