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Severn Darden
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Severn Darden
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1929-11-09,
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

6.166

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972-06-29

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

5.687

Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973-06-15

Saturday the 14th

5.087

Saturday the 14th
1981-10-30

Jackson County Jail

5.566

Jackson County Jail
1976-03-31

Victory at Entebbe

5.12

Victory at Entebbe
1976-12-22

4.423

Justine
1969-08-06

The President's Analyst

5.827

The President's Analyst
1967-12-21

Vanishing Point

7.081

Vanishing Point
1971-01-15

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

7.567

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969-12-10

Why Would I Lie?

7.5

Why Would I Lie?
1980-08-10

The Day of the Dolphin

5.873

The Day of the Dolphin
1973-12-19

5.7

Wanda Nevada
1979-06-01

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

5.7

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966-10-12

10

Playmates
1972-10-03

5.7

Cisco Pike
1972-01-14

The Man Who Died Twice

7

The Man Who Died Twice
1973-04-13

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

3.556

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975-12-01

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

4.5

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
1970-03-25

Quarterback Princess

7.071

Quarterback Princess
1983-12-03

Rendezvous Hotel

7

Rendezvous Hotel
1979-07-11

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

9

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
1965-12-31

The Legend of Hillbilly John

6.333

The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974-02-01

6.343

Back to School
1986-06-13

The Disappearance of Aimee

8.667

The Disappearance of Aimee
1976-11-17

A Small Circle of Friends

6.7

A Small Circle of Friends
1980-03-12

0

Evita Peron
1981-02-23

Dirty Little Billy

5

Dirty Little Billy
1972-11-01

Never Con a Killer

10

Never Con a Killer
1977-05-13

6.6

Real Genius
1985-08-07

5.5

P.J.
1968-03-27

The Movie Murderer

6.875

The Movie Murderer
1970-02-02

5

Outside Chance
1978-12-02

10

A Cry for Love
1980-10-20

6.231

The Mad Room
1969-05-01

0

Half Nelson
1985-03-24

4.844

Luv
1967-07-26

Mother, Jugs & Speed

5.4

Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976-05-26

5.857

Orphan Train
1979-12-22

4.414

The Telephone
1988-01-22

The War Between Men and Women

6.4

The War Between Men and Women
1972-06-01

Skyway to Death

5.25

Skyway to Death
1974-01-19

7.014

Hopscotch
1980-09-26

5.75

Goldstein
1965-05-07

Once Upon a Midnight Scary

8.857

Once Upon a Midnight Scary
1979-10-21

5.6

Fearless Frank
1969-12-10

To See or Not to See

6.333

To See or Not to See
1969-10-10

Play It as It Lays

6.091

Play It as It Lays
1972-10-19

6.076

The Hired Hand
1971-08-11

In God We Tru$t

6.1

In God We Tru$t
1980-09-26

5.778

The Last Movie
1971-09-29

6.5

Model Shop
1969-02-11

The Virgin President

7

The Virgin President
1968-11-18

3.5

Love for Rent
1979-11-11

Werewolves on Wheels

4.576

Werewolves on Wheels
1971-08-11

4.5

Rooster
1982-08-19

Bongo Wolf’s Revenge

10

Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
1970-01-01

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed

8

The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986-08-11

9

Point of View
1966-10-01

Starsky & Hutch

7.3

Starsky & Hutch
1975-09-10

The Bionic Woman

7

The Bionic Woman
1976-01-14

6.5

Baretta
1975-01-17

7.353

Barney Miller
1975-01-23

Alias Smith and Jones

7

Alias Smith and Jones
1971-01-05

Laverne & Shirley

7.159

Laverne & Shirley
1976-01-27

Barefoot in the Park

6

Barefoot in the Park
1970-09-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.75

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

7.6

The Fall Guy
1981-11-04

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

7.6

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974-09-13

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955-10-02

6.6

The Monkees
1966-09-12

5.167

Harry O
1974-09-12

7.03

Daniel Boone
1964-09-24

5.625

City of Angels
1976-02-03

Getting Together

6

Getting Together
1971-09-18

The Man and the City

7.5

The Man and the City
1971-09-15

Occasional Wife

8

Occasional Wife
1966-09-13

8.333

Barbary Coast
1975-09-08

7.235

Honey West
1965-09-17

6.333

Flying High
1978-09-29

9

Take Five
1987-04-01

7.5

The Practice
1976-01-30

Faerie Tale Theatre

8.1

Faerie Tale Theatre
1982-09-11

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.272

The Six Million Dollar Man
1974-01-18

The Name of the Game

7

The Name of the Game
1968-09-20

Beyond Westworld

5.417

Beyond Westworld
1980-03-05

7.566

Cheers
1982-09-30

I Dream of Jeannie

7.84

I Dream of Jeannie
1965-09-18

8

Lincoln
1974-09-06

6.6

The Monkees
1966-09-12

Beauty and the Beast

7.438

Beauty and the Beast
1987-09-25

Beauty and the Beast

7.438

Beauty and the Beast
1987-09-25