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Severn Darden

Severn Darden

Actor · Born 1929-11-09

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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 o…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) — Kolp
  2. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) — Kolp
  3. I Dream of Jeannie (1965) — Milton
  4. Cheers (1982) — Professor DeWitt
  5. Vanishing Point (1971) — J. Hovah
  6. Real Genius (1985) — Dr. Meredith
  7. Back to School (1986) — Dr. Barazini
  8. The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) — Apploy
  9. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) — Cecil
  10. Beauty and the Beast (1987) — Waterman
  11. The Bionic Woman (1976)
  12. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Franklin
  13. Starsky & Hutch (1975) — Mr. Wheeler
  14. Hopscotch (1980) — Maddox
  15. The Fall Guy (1981)
  16. Saturday the 14th (1981) — Van Helsing
  17. Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974) — Dr. Aaron Pollack
  18. The Hired Hand (1971) — McVey
  19. Model Shop (1969) — Camera Shop Owner
  20. Laverne & Shirley (1976)
  21. The Day of the Dolphin (1973) — Schwinn
  22. The Last Movie (1971) — Mayor
  23. Barney Miller (1975) — Randolph Cook
  24. The President's Analyst (1967) — Kropotkin
  25. The Monkees (1966) — Guggins
  26. Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976) — Moran
  27. Cisco Pike (1972) — Lawyer
  28. Baretta (1975)
  29. Jackson County Jail (1976) — Sheriff Dempsey
  30. In God We Tru$t (1980) — Priest
  31. Werewolves on Wheels (1971) — One
  32. Alias Smith and Jones (1971)
  33. Daniel Boone (1964) — Sir Hubert Spencer
  34. The Telephone (1988)
  35. The War Between Men and Women (1972) — Dr. Harris
  36. Wanda Nevada (1979) — Merlin Bitterstix
  37. Victory at Entebbe (1976) — Moshe Meyer
  38. Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970) — Dr. Fahrquardt
  39. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) — Farmer Silas
  40. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966) — Miles Fisher