Severn Darden

Severn Darden

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
    11/9/1929
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
6.2
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.7
Saturday the 14th
Saturday the 14th
5
Jackson County Jail
Jackson County Jail
5.5
Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe
5
Justine
Justine
4.1
The President's Analyst
The President's Analyst
5.8
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point
7.1
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
7.6
Why Would I Lie?
6
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
5.8
Wanda Nevada
Wanda Nevada
5.6
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
5.1
Playmates
Playmates
0
Cisco Pike
Cisco Pike
5.6
The Man Who Died Twice
The Man Who Died Twice
0
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
3.2
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
4.7
Quarterback Princess
Quarterback Princess
6.9
Rendezvous Hotel
0
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
0
The Legend of Hillbilly John
The Legend of Hillbilly John
5.5
Back to School
Back to School
6.3
The Disappearance of Aimee
The Disappearance of Aimee
8
A Small Circle of Friends
A Small Circle of Friends
6.5
Evita Peron
Evita Peron
0
Dirty Little Billy
Dirty Little Billy
4.9
Never Con a Killer
Never Con a Killer
0
Real Genius
Real Genius
6.7
P.J.
P.J.
5.2
The Movie Murderer
The Movie Murderer
6.5
Outside Chance
2
A Cry for Love
0
The Mad Room
The Mad Room
6.1
Half Nelson
Half Nelson
0
Luv
Luv
4.2
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Mother, Jugs & Speed
5.5
Orphan Train
Orphan Train
5.8
The Telephone
The Telephone
4.4
The War Between Men and Women
The War Between Men and Women
6.3
Skyway to Death
Skyway to Death
4.3
Hopscotch
Hopscotch
6.9
Goldstein
Goldstein
5
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
9.2
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank
4.8
To See or Not to See
To See or Not to See
4.7
Play It as It Lays
Play It as It Lays
6.2
The Hired Hand
The Hired Hand
6.1
In God We Tru$t
In God We Tru$t
6.2
The Last Movie
The Last Movie
5.6
Model Shop
Model Shop
6.6
The Virgin President
The Virgin President
7
Love for Rent
Love for Rent
1.5
Werewolves on Wheels
Werewolves on Wheels
4.6
Rooster
Rooster
2
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