Severn Darden

Personal Info

Birthday

November 9, 1929

Day of Death

1995-05-27

(65 years old)

Place of Birth

Severn Darden

Biography

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.

Known For

Cheers

The Six Million Dollar Man

I Dream of Jeannie

Barney Miller

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Starsky & Hutch

Daniel Boone

The Name of the Game

Filmography

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