Severn Darden
Born Nov 09 1929• Died May 27 1995
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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…
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Cheers
Professor DeWitt
The Six Million Dollar Man
Apploy
Starsky & Hutch
Mr. Wheeler
Barney Miller
Randolph Cook
Daniel Boone
Sir Hubert Spencer
The Name of the Game
Cameron
I Dream of Jeannie
Milton
Baretta
The Monkees
Guggins
Laverne & Shirley
The Fall Guy
Faerie Tale Theatre
Farmer Silas
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Franklin
Harry O
The Bionic Woman
Alias Smith and Jones
Honey West
Dr. Gregory Ames
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Dr. Aaron Pollack
Occasional Wife
City of Angels
Winnie
Beyond Westworld
Foley
Flying High
Hallmark Hall of Fame
S.I. Gilbert, Aimee's lawyer
Barbary Coast
Lincoln
Gideon Welles
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Kolp
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Kolp
Real Genius
Dr. Meredith
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
Dr. Fahrquardt
The Hired Hand
McVey
Take Five
Back to School
Dr. Barazini
The Man and the City
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Cecil
Getting Together
The Practice
Barefoot in the Park
Hopscotch
Maddox
The Movie Murderer
Jimmy Apache
Vanishing Point
J. Hovah
The Day of the Dolphin
Schwinn
Luv
Vandergist
The Last Movie
Mayor
Love for Rent
Fred Hallem
Victory at Entebbe
Moshe Meyer
Cisco Pike
Lawyer
P.J.
Shelton Quell
The President's Analyst
Kropotkin
Quarterback Princess
Mr. Hobart
Evita Peron
Alfredo Suero
The War Between Men and Women
Dr. Harris
Jackson County Jail
Sheriff Dempsey
Half Nelson
Morgue Attendant
Model Shop
Camera Shop Owner
Outside Chance
Sheriff Dempsey
Saturday the 14th
Van Helsing
Dirty Little Billy
Big Jim McDaniel
Justine
Bathazar
Rooster
Conway
Orphan Train
Mr. Barrington
Wanda Nevada
Merlin Bitterstix
The Disappearance of Aimee
S.I. Gilbert
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Moran
A Cry for Love
Paul
Beauty and the Beast
The Telephone
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Mr. Marduke
The Mad Room
Nate
Why Would I Lie?
Dr. Barbour
A Small Circle of Friends
Art Professor
Play It as It Lays
Hypnotist
Goldstein
Doctor
Fearless Frank
The Good Doctor / Claude
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
Miles Fisher
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
Farmer Silas
Never Con a Killer
Cap
Playmates
Roger, Man in Gallery
In God We Tru$t
Priest
The Man Who Died Twice
Harry
Skyway to Death
Steve Kramer
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart
The Virgin President
U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore
Werewolves on Wheels
One
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Jonathan Barnavelt
The Mama Cass Television Program
Writing
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
H.S. Stevens
Rendezvous Hotel
Albert Church
To See or Not to See
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
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