Severn Darden

Acting · Writing

Народився 9 листопада 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. 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.

Фільмографія

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