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