Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/9/1929
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 C...
Known For
Real Genius
as Dr. Meredith
Hopscotch
as Maddox
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
as Miles Fisher
Justine
as Bathazar
Cisco Pike
as Lawyer
Evita Peron
as Alfredo Suero
The War Between Men and Women
as Dr. Harris
Vanishing Point
as J. Hovah
Wanda Nevada
as Merlin Bitterstix
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
as Kolp
Rooster
as Conway
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
as Kolp
In God We Tru$t
as Priest
The Mad Room
as Nate
Back to School
as Dr. Barazini
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
as Dr. Fahrquardt
Quarterback Princess
as Mr. Hobart
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
as Cecil
The Telephone
Unknown Role
P.J.
as Shelton Quell