Severn Darden

1929-11-09

Biografia

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.

Películas

	The Telephone		1988-01-22
	Back to School	Dr. Barazini	1986-06-13
	Real Genius	Dr. Meredith	1985-08-07
	Half Nelson	Morgue Attendant	1985-03-24
	Quarterback Princess	Mr. Hobart	1983-12-03
	Rooster	Conway	1982-08-19
	Saturday the 14th	Van Helsing	1981-10-30
	Evita Peron	Alfredo Suero	1981-02-23
	A Cry for Love	Paul	1980-10-20
	A Small Circle of Friends	Art Professor	1980-03-12
	Why Would I Lie?	Dr. Barbour	1980-08-10
	In God We Tru$t	Priest	1980-09-26
	Hopscotch	Maddox	1980-09-26
	Once Upon a Midnight Scary	Jonathan Barnavelt	1979-10-21
	Love for Rent	Fred Hallem	1979-11-11
	Orphan Train	Mr. Barrington	1979-12-22
	Wanda Nevada	Merlin Bitterstix	1979-06-01
	Rendezvous Hotel	Albert Church	1979-07-11
	Outside Chance	Sheriff Dempsey	1978-12-02
	Never Con a Killer	Cap	1977-05-13
	Jackson County Jail	Sheriff Dempsey	1976-03-31
	Mother, Jugs & Speed	Moran	1976-05-26
	The Disappearance of Aimee	S.I. Gilbert	1976-11-17
	Victory at Entebbe	Moshe Meyer	1976-12-22
	I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?	Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart	1975-12-01
	The Legend of Hillbilly John	Mr. Marduke	1974-02-01
	Skyway to Death	Steve Kramer	1974-01-19
	The Day of the Dolphin	Schwinn	1973-12-19
	Battle for the Planet of the Apes	Kolp	1973-06-15
	The Man Who Died Twice	Harry	1973-04-13
	The War Between Men and Women	Dr. Harris	1972-06-01
	Play It as It Lays	Hypnotist	1972-10-19
	Conquest of the Planet of the Apes	Kolp	1972-06-29
	Dirty Little Billy	Big Jim McDaniel	1972-11-01
	Playmates	Roger, Man in Gallery	1972-10-03
	Cisco Pike	Lawyer	1971-11-02
	The Last Movie	Mayor	1971-09-29
	The Hired Hand	McVey	1971-08-11
	Vanishing Point	J. Hovah	1971-01-15
	Werewolves on Wheels	One	1971-08-11
	Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You	Dr. Fahrquardt	1970-03-25
	Bongo Wolf’s Revenge		1970-01-01
	The Movie Murderer	Jimmy Apache	1970-02-02
	To See or Not to See		1969-10-10
	Model Shop	Camera Shop Owner	1969-02-11
	They Shoot Horses, Don't They?	Cecil	1969-12-10
	The Mad Room	Nate	1969-05-01
	Justine	Bathazar	1969-08-06
	Fearless Frank	The Good Doctor / Claude	1969-12-10
	The Virgin President	U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore	1968-11-18
	P.J.	Shelton Quell	1968-03-27
	Luv	Vandergist	1967-07-26
	The President's Analyst	Kropotkin	1967-12-21
	Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round	Miles Fisher	1966-10-12
	The Double-Barrelled Detective Story	H.S. Stevens	1965-12-31
	Goldstein	Doctor	1965-05-07