The Telephone
1988 · Movie
Severn Darden
1929-11-09
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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.
Filmography
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Take Five
1987 · TV Show
Beauty and the Beast
1987 · TV Show
as Waterman, Mr. Smythe
Back to School
1986 · Movie
as Dr. Barazini
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986 · Movie
as Farmer Silas
Real Genius
1985 · Movie
as Dr. Meredith
Half Nelson
1985 · Movie
as Morgue Attendant
Quarterback Princess
1983 · Movie
as Mr. Hobart
Rooster
1982 · Movie
as Conway
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982 · TV Show
as Farmer Silas
Cheers
1982 · TV Show
as Professor DeWitt
Saturday the 14th
1981 · Movie
as Van Helsing
Evita Peron
1981 · Movie
as Alfredo Suero
The Fall Guy
1981 · TV Show
Why Would I Lie?
1980 · Movie
as Dr. Barbour
A Small Circle of Friends
1980 · Movie
as Art Professor
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A Cry for Love
1980 · Movie
as Paul
Hopscotch
1980 · Movie
as Maddox
In God We Tru$t
1980 · Movie
as Priest
Beyond Westworld
1980 · TV Show
as Foley
Wanda Nevada
1979 · Movie
as Merlin Bitterstix
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Rendezvous Hotel
1979 · Movie
as Albert Church
Orphan Train
1979 · Movie
as Mr. Barrington
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
1979 · Movie
as Jonathan Barnavelt
Love for Rent
1979 · Movie
as Fred Hallem
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Outside Chance
1978 · Movie
as Sheriff Dempsey
Flying High
1978 · TV Show
Never Con a Killer
1977 · Movie
as Cap
Jackson County Jail
1976 · Movie
as Sheriff Dempsey
Victory at Entebbe
1976 · Movie
as Moshe Meyer
The Disappearance of Aimee
1976 · Movie
as S.I. Gilbert
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976 · Movie
as Moran
The Bionic Woman
1976 · TV Show
Laverne & Shirley
1976 · TV Show
City of Angels
1976 · TV Show
as Winnie
The Practice
1976 · TV Show
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975 · Movie
as Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart
Starsky & Hutch
1975 · TV Show
as Mr. Wheeler
Baretta
1975 · TV Show
Barney Miller
1975 · TV Show
as Randolph Cook
Barbary Coast
1975 · TV Show
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974 · Movie
as Mr. Marduke
Skyway to Death
1974 · Movie
as Steve Kramer
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · TV Show
as Dr. Aaron Pollack
Harry O
1974 · TV Show
The Six Million Dollar Man
1974 · TV Show
as Apploy
Lincoln
1974 · TV Show
as Gideon Welles
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973 · Movie
as Kolp
The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Movie
as Schwinn
The Man Who Died Twice
1973 · Movie
as Harry
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972 · Movie
as Kolp
Playmates
1972 · Movie
as Roger, Man in Gallery
Cisco Pike
1972 · Movie
as Lawyer
Dirty Little Billy
1972 · Movie
as Big Jim McDaniel
The War Between Men and Women
1972 · Movie
as Dr. Harris
Play It as It Lays
1972 · Movie
as Hypnotist
Vanishing Point
1971 · Movie
as J. Hovah
The Hired Hand
1971 · Movie
as McVey
The Last Movie
1971 · Movie
as Mayor
Werewolves on Wheels
1971 · Movie
as One
Alias Smith and Jones
1971 · TV Show
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Getting Together
1971 · TV Show
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The Man and the City
1971 · TV Show
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
1970 · Movie
as Dr. Fahrquardt
The Movie Murderer
1970 · Movie
as Jimmy Apache
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
1970 · Movie
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Barefoot in the Park
1970 · TV Show
Justine
1969 · Movie
as Bathazar
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969 · Movie
as Cecil
The Mad Room
1969 · Movie
as Nate
Fearless Frank
1969 · Movie
as The Good Doctor / Claude
To See or Not to See
1969 · Movie
Model Shop
1969 · Movie
as Camera Shop Owner
P.J.
1968 · Movie
as Shelton Quell
The Virgin President
1968 · Movie
as U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore
The Name of the Game
1968 · TV Show
as Cameron
The President's Analyst
1967 · Movie
as Kropotkin
Luv
1967 · Movie
as Vandergist
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966 · Movie
as Miles Fisher
Point of View
1966 · Movie
The Monkees
1966 · TV Show
as Guggins, Mental Problem Specialist (uncredited)
Occasional Wife
1966 · TV Show
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
1965 · Movie
as H.S. Stevens
Goldstein
1965 · Movie
as Doctor
Honey West
1965 · TV Show
as Dr. Gregory Ames
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · TV Show
as Milton
Daniel Boone
1964 · TV Show
as Sir Hubert Spencer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV Show
as Franklin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as S.I. Gilbert, Aimee's lawyer
