Severn Darden
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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.
Known for
Credits
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
as Kolp
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
as Kolp
Real Genius (1985)
as Dr. Meredith
Back to School (1986)
as Dr. Barazini
Vanishing Point (1971)
as J. Hovah
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
as Cecil
The President's Analyst (1967)
as Kropotkin
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
as Schwinn
In God We Tru$t (1980)
as Priest
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
as Miles Fisher
Luv (1967)
as Vandergist
Hopscotch (1980)
as Maddox
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You (1970)
as Dr. Fahrquardt
The Disappearance of Aimee (1976)
as S.I. Gilbert
Once Upon a Midnight Scary (1979)
as Jonathan Barnavelt
The Mad Room (1969)
as Nate
The War Between Men and Women (1972)
as Dr. Harris
The Last Movie (1971)
as Mayor
Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976)
as Moran
P.J. (1968)
as Shelton Quell
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? (1975)
as Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart
Victory at Entebbe (1976)
as Moshe Meyer
Model Shop (1969)
as Camera Shop Owner
A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
as Art Professor
Play It as It Lays (1972)
as Hypnotist
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed (1986)
as Farmer Silas
Wanda Nevada (1979)
as Merlin Bitterstix
The Hired Hand (1971)
as McVey
The Legend of Hillbilly John (1974)
as Mr. Marduke
Cisco Pike (1972)
as Lawyer
Saturday the 14th (1981)
as Van Helsing
A Cry for Love (1980)
as Paul
Jackson County Jail (1976)
as Sheriff Dempsey
Justine (1969)
as Bathazar
Dirty Little Billy (1972)
as Big Jim McDaniel
Never Con a Killer (1977)
as Cap
Evita Peron (1981)
as Alfredo Suero
Why Would I Lie? (1980)
as Dr. Barbour
Half Nelson (1985)
as Morgue Attendant
The Man Who Died Twice (1973)
as Harry
The Movie Murderer (1970)
as Jimmy Apache
Love for Rent (1979)
as Fred Hallem
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge (1970)
Actor
Quarterback Princess (1983)
as Mr. Hobart
The Telephone (1988)
Actor
Fearless Frank (1969)
as The Good Doctor / Claude
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story (1965)
as H.S. Stevens
Rooster (1982)
as Conway
Orphan Train (1979)
as Mr. Barrington
Skyway to Death (1974)
as Steve Kramer
Playmates (1972)
as Roger, Man in Gallery
Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
as One
Outside Chance (1978)
as Sheriff Dempsey
Rendezvous Hotel (1979)
as Albert Church
Goldstein (1965)
as Doctor
The Virgin President (1968)
as U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore
To See or Not to See (1969)
Actor
Point of View (1966)
Actor