Severn Darden

Severn Darden

Acting 1929-11-09

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.

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1987
1986 Dr. Barazini
1986 Farmer Silas
1985 Dr. Meredith
1985 Morgue Attendant
1983 Mr. Hobart
1982 Conway
1982 Farmer Silas
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1982 Professor DeWitt
1981 Van Helsing
1981 Alfredo Suero
1980 Dr. Barbour
1980 Art Professor
1980 Paul
1980 Maddox
1980 Priest
1980 Foley
1979 Merlin Bitterstix
1979 Albert Church
1979 Mr. Barrington
1979 Jonathan Barnavelt
1979 Fred Hallem
1978 Sheriff Dempsey
1977 Cap
1976 Sheriff Dempsey
1976 Moshe Meyer
1976 S.I. Gilbert
1976 Moran
1976 Winnie
1975 Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart
1975 Mr. Wheeler
1975
1975 Randolph Cook
1974 Mr. Marduke
1974 Steve Kramer
1974 Dr. Aaron Pollack
1974
1974 Apploy
1974 Gideon Welles
1973 Kolp
1973 Schwinn
1973 Harry
1972 Kolp
1972 Roger, Man in Gallery
1972 Big Jim McDaniel
1972 Dr. Harris
1972 Hypnotist
1971 J. Hovah
1971 Lawyer
1971 McVey
1971 Mayor
1971 One
1971 Original Music Composer
1970 Dr. Fahrquardt
1970 Jimmy Apache
1969 Bathazar
1969 Cecil
1969 Nate
1969 The Good Doctor / Claude
1969 Camera Shop Owner
1968 Shelton Quell
1968 U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore
1968 Cameron
1968 Writer
1968 Producer
1967 Kropotkin
Luv
1967 Vandergist
1966 Miles Fisher
1966 J.B. Guggins Jr.
1965 Doctor
1965 Dr. Gregory Ames
1965 Milton
1964 Sir Hubert Spencer
1955 Franklin
1951 S.I. Gilbert, Aimee's lawyer