Severn Darden
Comedian Severn Darden attended the University of Chicago and was an original member of the famed Chicago comedy troupe Second City. While working there, his best-known character was Professor Walther von der Vogelweide, who gave lectures that often went off into wild digressions and tangents. In the early 1960s, Darden began making guest appearances on various television shows then landed strong comedic roles in feature films like "Luv" and "The President's Analyst." In 1969, Darden showed his more serious side, appearing in the heavy drama "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" with Jane Fonda; in addition, he played a hypnotist in the adaptation of Joan Didion's "Play It As It Lays" in 1972. Darden also got a chance to play the villain in two "Planet of the Apes" films. He took on the role of Kolp, a human antagonist to the ape, Caesar, in 1972's "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" and 1973's "Battle for the Planet of the Apes." In the late 1970s, Darden made an impression as Popesco on the cult television comedy "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman," and in the '80s, he made guest appearances on comedy shows, most notably "Cheers," and offered expert comic support in the 1985 Rodney Dangerfield vehicle "Back to School."
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Severn Darden
Filmography
Movies
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The Telephone | Max (Character) | $54.8K | 1988 |
88% |
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Back to School | Dr. Borozini (Character) | $89.2M | 1986 |
10% |
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Saturday the 14th | Van Helsing (Character) | - | 1981 |
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A Small Circle of Friends | Art Professor (Character) | - | 1980 |
80% |
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Hopscotch | Maddox (Character) | - | 1980 |
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In God We Trust | Priest (Character) | - | 1980 |
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Wanda Nevada | Merlin Bitterstix (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Orphan Train | Barrington (Character) | - | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Never Con a Killer | Cap (Character) | - | 1977 |
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Jackson County Jail | Sheriff Dempsey (Character) | - | 1976 |
53% |
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Mother, Jugs & Speed | Moran (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Disappearance of Aimee | S.I. Gilbert (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The New, Original Wonder Woman | Bad Guy (Character) | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Skyway to Death | Steve Kramer (Character) | - | 1974 |
43% |
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The Day of the Dolphin | Schwinn (Character) | - | 1973 |
33% |
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Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Governor Kolp (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Man Who Died Twice | Harry (Character) | - | 1973 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Every Little Crook and Nanny | Dominic (Character) | - | 1972 |
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The War Between Men and Women | Dr. Harris (Character) | - | 1972 |
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Dirty Little Billy | Big Jim McDaniel (Character) | - | 1972 |
52% |
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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Kolp, State Security Chief Inspector (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Playmates | Roger (Character) | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Legend of Hillbilly John | Mr. Marduke (Character) | - | 1972 |
79% |
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Vanishing Point | Rev. J. "Jessie" Hovah (Character) | - | 1971 |
100% |
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Cisco Pike | Lawyer (Character) | - | 1971 |
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Werewolves on Wheels | One (Character) | - | 1971 |
81% |
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The Hired Hand | McVey (Character) | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Dr. Fahrquardt (Character) | - | 1970 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Movie Murderer | Jimmy Apache (Character) | - | 1970 |
83% |
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Model Shop | Portly Man (Character) | - | 1969 |
82% |
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Cecil (Character) | - | 1969 |
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Justine | Bathazar (Character) | - | 1969 |
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The Mad Room | Nate (Character) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To See or Not to See | Unknown (Voice) | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fearless Frank |
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Luv | Vandergist (Character) | - | 1967 |
77% |
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The President's Analyst | V.I. Kydor Kropotkin (Character) | - | 1967 |
33% |
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Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round | Miles Fisher (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Double-Barreled Detective Story | H.S. Stevens (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goldstein | Doctor (Character) | - | 1964 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 86% | Beauty and the Beast | Mr. Smythe (Guest Star) | 1988-1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's the Boss? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's a Living | Ambassador (Guest Star) | 1985 |
87% | 95% | Cheers | Professor DeWitt (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fall Guy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beyond Westworld | Foley (Character) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Six Million Dollar Man | Apploy (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bionic Woman | Apploy (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Randolph Cook (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barbary Coast | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry O | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
100% | 84% | Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Sascha Dorn (Guest Star) | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Getting Together | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alias Smith and Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name of the Game | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | 58% | I Dream of Jeannie | Milton (Guest Star) | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | East Side/West Side | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Franklin (Character) | 1961 |