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Severn Darden

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. 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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Birthday

1929-11-09

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

19726.2 / 10

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

19735.7 / 10

Saturday the 14th

Saturday the 14th

19815.0 / 10

Jackson County Jail

Jackson County Jail

19765.6 / 10

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

19765.1 / 10

Justine

Justine

19694.1 / 10

The President's Analyst

The President's Analyst

19675.8 / 10

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

19717.1 / 10

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

19697.6 / 10

Why Would I Lie?

Why Would I Lie?

19806.0 / 10

The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

19735.8 / 10

Wanda Nevada

Wanda Nevada

19795.7 / 10

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

19665.2 / 10

Playmates

Playmates

19720.0 / 10

Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike

19715.7 / 10

The Man Who Died Twice

The Man Who Died Twice

19730.0 / 10

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

19752.8 / 10

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

19704.7 / 10

Quarterback Princess

Quarterback Princess

19836.9 / 10

Rendezvous Hotel

Rendezvous Hotel

19790.0 / 10

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

19650.0 / 10

The Legend of Hillbilly John

The Legend of Hillbilly John

19745.3 / 10

Back to School

Back to School

19866.3 / 10

The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee

19768.0 / 10

A Small Circle of Friends

A Small Circle of Friends

19806.5 / 10

Evita Peron

Evita Peron

19810.0 / 10

Dirty Little Billy

Dirty Little Billy

19724.9 / 10

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

19770.0 / 10

Real Genius

Real Genius

19856.7 / 10

P.J.

P.J.

19685.2 / 10

The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

19706.5 / 10

Outside Chance

Outside Chance

19782.0 / 10

A Cry for Love

A Cry for Love

19800.0 / 10

The Mad Room

The Mad Room

19696.1 / 10

Half Nelson

Half Nelson

19850.0 / 10

Luv

Luv

19674.1 / 10

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed

19765.4 / 10

Orphan Train

Orphan Train

19795.8 / 10

The Telephone

The Telephone

19884.2 / 10

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women

19726.3 / 10

Skyway to Death

Skyway to Death

19744.3 / 10

Hopscotch

Hopscotch

19807.0 / 10

Goldstein

Goldstein

19655.0 / 10

Once Upon a Midnight Scary

Once Upon a Midnight Scary

19799.2 / 10

Fearless Frank

Fearless Frank

19694.8 / 10

To See or Not to See

To See or Not to See

19695.2 / 10

Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays

19726.2 / 10

The Hired Hand

The Hired Hand

19716.1 / 10

In God We Tru$t

In God We Tru$t

19806.2 / 10

The Last Movie

The Last Movie

19715.7 / 10

Model Shop

Model Shop

19696.6 / 10

The Virgin President

The Virgin President

19687.0 / 10

Love for Rent

Love for Rent

19791.5 / 10

Werewolves on Wheels

Werewolves on Wheels

19714.6 / 10

Rooster

Rooster

19822.0 / 10

Bongo Wolf’s Revenge

Bongo Wolf’s Revenge

19700.0 / 10

The Last Movie

The Last Movie

19715.7 / 10

The Mama Cass Television Program

The Mama Cass Television Program

19690.0 / 10

The Virgin President

The Virgin President

19687.0 / 10