Severn Teakle Darden Jr. (November 9, 1929 β 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. Dardenβs 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 M...
Rooster
1982
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Back to School
1986
Evita Peron
1981
Orphan Train
1979
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Real Genius
1985
Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You
1970
The Telephone
1988
Luv
1967
Vanishing Point
1971
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969
The Princess Who Had Never Laughed
1986
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
1979
P.J.
1968
Model Shop
1969
Jackson County Jail
1976
The Last Movie
1971
The Day of the Dolphin
1973
The Hired Hand
1971
Hopscotch
1980
Saturday the 14th
1981
The President's Analyst
1967
Love for Rent
1979
Justine
1969
Mother, Jugs & Speed
1976
Wanda Nevada
1979
Quarterback Princess
1983
Fearless Frank
1969
The Legend of Hillbilly John
1974
Victory at Entebbe
1976
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round
1966
Half Nelson
1985
Dirty Little Billy
1972
Playmates
1972
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
1975