Severn Darden
Actor
Born November 9, 1929
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.
Filmography
The Telephone
Beauty and the Beast
Waterman
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Farmer Silas
Back to School
Dr. Barazini
Real Genius
Dr. Meredith
Half Nelson
Morgue Attendant
Quarterback Princess
Mr. Hobart
Cheers
Professor DeWitt
Faerie Tale Theatre
Farmer Silas
Rooster
Conway
The Fall Guy
Saturday the 14th
Van Helsing
Evita Peron
Alfredo Suero
Hopscotch
Maddox
In God We Tru$t
Priest
Why Would I Lie?
Dr. Barbour
A Small Circle of Friends
Art Professor
Beyond Westworld
Foley
Orphan Train
Mr. Barrington
Love for Rent
Fred Hallem
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Jonathan Barnavelt
Wanda Nevada
Merlin Bitterstix
Flying High
Never Con a Killer
Cap
Victory at Entebbe
Moshe Meyer
The Disappearance of Aimee
S.I. Gilbert
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Moran
Jackson County Jail
Sheriff Dempsey
City of Angels
Winnie
The Practice
Laverne & Shirley
The Bionic Woman
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart
Starsky & Hutch
Mr. Wheeler
Barbary Coast
Barney Miller
Randolph Cook
Baretta
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Dr. Aaron Pollack
Harry O
Lincoln
Gideon Welles
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Mr. Marduke
Skyway to Death
Steve Kramer
The Six Million Dollar Man
Apploy
The Day of the Dolphin
Schwinn
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Kolp
The Man Who Died Twice
Harry
Dirty Little Billy
Big Jim McDaniel
Play It as It Lays
Hypnotist
Playmates
Roger, Man in Gallery
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Kolp
The War Between Men and Women
Dr. Harris
Cisco Pike
Lawyer
The Last Movie
Mayor
The Hired Hand
McVey
Werewolves on Wheels
One
Vanishing Point
J. Hovah
Alias Smith and Jones
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Dr. Fahrquardt
The Movie Murderer
Jimmy Apache
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Cecil
Fearless Frank
The Good Doctor / Claude
To See or Not to See
Justine
Bathazar
The Mama Cass Television Program
The Mad Room
Nate
Model Shop
Camera Shop Owner
The Virgin President
U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore
The Name of the Game
Cameron
P.J.
Shelton Quell
The President's Analyst
Kropotkin
Luv
Vandergist
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Miles Fisher
Point of View
Occasional Wife
The Monkees
Guggins
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
H.S. Stevens
I Dream of Jeannie
Milton
Honey West
Dr. Gregory Ames
Goldstein
Doctor
Daniel Boone
Sir Hubert Spencer
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Franklin
Hallmark Hall of Fame
S.I. Gilbert, Aimee's lawyer