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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Telephone
Character:
Release Date:22/01/1988
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Character:Farmer Silas
Release Date:11/08/1986
Back to School
Character:Dr. Barazini
Release Date:13/06/1986
Real Genius
Character:Dr. Meredith
Release Date:07/08/1985
Half Nelson
Character:Morgue Attendant
Release Date:24/03/1985
Quarterback Princess
Character:Mr. Hobart
Release Date:03/12/1983
Rooster
Character:Conway
Release Date:19/08/1982
Saturday the 14th
Character:Van Helsing
Release Date:30/10/1981
Evita Peron
Character:Alfredo Suero
Release Date:23/02/1981
A Cry for Love
Character:Paul
Release Date:20/10/1980
Hopscotch
Character:Maddox
Release Date:26/09/1980
In God We Tru$t
Character:Priest
Release Date:26/09/1980
Why Would I Lie?
Character:Dr. Barbour
Release Date:10/08/1980
A Small Circle of Friends
Character:Art Professor
Release Date:12/03/1980
Orphan Train
Character:Mr. Barrington
Release Date:22/12/1979
Love for Rent
Character:Fred Hallem
Release Date:11/11/1979
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Character:Jonathan Barnavelt
Release Date:21/10/1979
Rendezvous Hotel
Character:Albert Church
Release Date:11/07/1979
Wanda Nevada
Character:Merlin Bitterstix
Release Date:01/06/1979
Outside Chance
Character:Sheriff Dempsey
Release Date:02/12/1978
Never Con a Killer
Character:Cap
Release Date:13/05/1977
Victory at Entebbe
Character:Moshe Meyer
Release Date:22/12/1976
The Disappearance of Aimee
Character:S.I. Gilbert
Release Date:17/11/1976
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Character:Moran
Release Date:26/05/1976
Jackson County Jail
Character:Sheriff Dempsey
Release Date:31/03/1976
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Character:Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart
Release Date:01/12/1975
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Character:Mr. Marduke
Release Date:01/02/1974
Skyway to Death
Character:Steve Kramer
Release Date:19/01/1974
The Day of the Dolphin
Character:Schwinn
Release Date:19/12/1973
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Character:Kolp
Release Date:15/06/1973
The Man Who Died Twice
Character:Harry
Release Date:13/04/1973
Dirty Little Billy
Character:Big Jim McDaniel
Release Date:01/11/1972
Play It as It Lays
Character:Hypnotist
Release Date:19/10/1972
Playmates
Character:Roger, Man in Gallery
Release Date:03/10/1972
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Character:Kolp
Release Date:29/06/1972
The War Between Men and Women
Character:Dr. Harris
Release Date:01/06/1972
Cisco Pike
Character:Lawyer
Release Date:02/11/1971
The Last Movie
Character:Mayor
Release Date:29/09/1971
The Hired Hand
Character:McVey
Release Date:11/08/1971
Werewolves on Wheels
Character:One
Release Date:11/08/1971
Vanishing Point
Character:J. Hovah
Release Date:15/01/1971
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Character:Dr. Fahrquardt
Release Date:25/03/1970
The Movie Murderer
Character:Jimmy Apache
Release Date:02/02/1970
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
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Release Date:01/01/1970
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Character:Cecil
Release Date:10/12/1969
Fearless Frank
Character:The Good Doctor / Claude
Release Date:10/12/1969
To See or Not to See
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Release Date:10/10/1969
Justine
Character:Bathazar
Release Date:06/08/1969
The Mad Room
Character:Nate
Release Date:01/05/1969
Model Shop
Character:Camera Shop Owner
Release Date:11/02/1969
The Virgin President
Character:U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore
Release Date:18/11/1968
P.J.
Character:Shelton Quell
Release Date:27/03/1968
The President's Analyst
Character:Kropotkin
Release Date:21/12/1967
Luv
Character:Vandergist
Release Date:26/07/1967
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Character:Miles Fisher
Release Date:12/10/1966
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
Character:H.S. Stevens
Release Date:31/12/1965
Goldstein
Character:Doctor
Release Date:07/05/1965
Television Appearances
Beauty and the Beast
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Take Five
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Cheers
Character:Professor DeWitt
Faerie Tale Theatre
Character:Farmer Silas
The Fall Guy
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Beyond Westworld
Character:Foley
Flying High
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City of Angels
Character:Winnie
The Practice
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Laverne & Shirley
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The Bionic Woman
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Starsky & Hutch
Character:Mr. Wheeler
Barbary Coast
Character:
Barney Miller
Character:Randolph Cook
Baretta
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Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Character:Dr. Aaron Pollack
Harry O
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Lincoln
Character:Gideon Welles
The Six Million Dollar Man
Character:Apploy
Getting Together
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The Man and the City
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Alias Smith and Jones
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Barefoot in the Park
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The Name of the Game
Character:Cameron
Occasional Wife
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The Monkees
Character:J.B. Guggins Jr.
I Dream of Jeannie
Character:Milton
Honey West
Character:Dr. Gregory Ames
Daniel Boone
Character:Sir Hubert Spencer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Franklin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:S.I. Gilbert, Aimee's lawyer
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