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