Severn Darden

Severn Darden Headshot

Actor • Comedian

Birth Date: November 9, 1929

Death Date: May 27, 1995

Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana

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."

Credits

The Telephone

Actor
Max
Movie
1988

Beauty and the Beast

Guest Star
Waterman
Series
1987

Back to SchoolStream

Actor
Dr. Borozini
Movie
1986
87%

Who's the Boss?Stream

Guest Star
Series
1984

CheersStream

Guest Star
Professor DeWitt
Series
1982
87%

The Fall GuyStream

Guest Star
Series
1981

Saturday the 14thStream

Actor
Van Helsing
Movie
1981
10%

It's a LivingStream

Guest Star
Ambassador
Series
1980

Beyond WestworldStream

Actor
Foley
Series
1980

In God We Trust

Actor
Priest
Movie
1980

HopscotchStream

Actor
Maddox
Movie
1980
81%

A Small Circle of Friends

Actor
Art Professor
Movie
1980

Orphan Train

Actor
Barrington
Movie
1979

Wanda Nevada

Actor
Merlin Bitterstix
Movie
1979

Never Con a Killer

Actor
Cap
Movie
1977

Wonder WomanStream

Guest Star
Series
1976

The Practice

Guest Star
Show
1976

Laverne & ShirleyStream

Guest Star
Series
1976

The Bionic WomanStream

Guest Star
Apploy
Series
1976

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Actor
Moran
Movie
1976

Jackson County Jail

Actor
Sheriff Dempsey
Movie
1976

The Disappearance of Aimee

Actor
S.I. Gilbert
Movie
1976

Barbary Coast

Guest Star
Series
1975

Starsky & HutchStream

Guest Star
Series
1975

Barney MillerStream

Guest Star
Randolph Cook
Series
1975

The New, Original Wonder Woman

Actor
Bad Guy
Movie
1975

Kolchak: The Night StalkerStream

Guest Star
Series
1974
100%

Harry O

Guest Star
Show
1974

Skyway to Death

Actor
Steve Kramer
Movie
1974

The Six Million Dollar ManStream

Guest Star
Apploy
Series
1973

The Day of the Dolphin

Actor
Schwinn
Movie
1973

Battle for the Planet of the ApesStream

Actor
Governor Kolp
Movie
1973
36%

The Man Who Died Twice

Actor
Harry
Movie
1973

The Legend of Hillbilly John

Actor
Mr. Marduke
Movie
1972

Wojny damsko-męskie

Actor
Movie
1972

The War Between Men and Women

Actor
Dr. Harris
Movie
1972

Playmates

Actor
Roger
Movie
1972

Conquest of the Planet of the ApesStream

Actor
Kolp, State Security Chief Inspector
Movie
1972
52%

Dirty Little Billy

Actor
Big Jim McDaniel
Movie
1972

Every Little Crook and Nanny

Actor
Dominic
Movie
1972

Getting Together

Guest Star
Show
1971

Cannon

Guest Star
Sascha Dorn
Series
1971

Alias Smith and Jones

Guest Star
Series
1971

Pistoleros Sin Destino

Actor
Movie
1971

Cisco PikeStream

Actor
Lawyer
Movie
1971
100%

Werewolves on Wheels

Actor
One
Movie
1971

Vanishing Point

Actor
Rev. J. "Jessie" Hovah
Movie
1971
79%

The Hired HandStream

Actor
McVey
Movie
1971
81%

The Movie Murderer

Actor
Jimmy Apache
Movie
1970

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

Actor
Dr. Fahrquardt
Movie
1970

Model Shop

Actor
Portly Man
Movie
1969

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Actor
Cecil
Movie
1969

To See or Not to See

Voice
Movie
1969

Justine

Actor
Bathazar
Movie
1969

The Mad Room

Actor
Nate
Movie
1969

The Name of the Game

Guest Star
Series
1968

The President's Analyst

Actor
V.I. Kydor Kropotkin
Movie
1967

Luv

Actor
Vandergist
Movie
1967

Fearless Frank

Actor
Doctor / Claude
Movie
1967

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Actor
Miles Fisher
Movie
1966

I Dream of JeannieStream

Guest Star
Milton
Series
1965

The Double-Barreled Detective Story

Actor
H.S. Stevens
Movie
1965

Goldstein

Actor
Doctor
Movie
1964

East Side West Side

Guest Star
Series
1963

BonanzaStream

Guest Star
Series
1959

Alfred Hitchcock PresentsStream

Actor
Franklin
Series
1955