Severn Darden
- Interprétation
- 9 novembre 1929
- 27 mai 1995
Biographie
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 Carroll. Darden’s 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 Mexico license plate: NOYOSEF. Darden was a core comedian in Paul Sills' Compass Players, the first improvisation theater in the US; it performed around the Chicago area during the mid-1950s. Sills went on to found The Second City in 1959 and brought in many of the comedians from Compass Players, including Darden.
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Filmographie
- Allo, je craque
- La Belle et la Bête · Waterman, Mr. Smythe
- Take Five
- The Princess Who Had Never Laughed · Farmer Silas
- A fond la fac · Dr. Barazini
- Profession : Génie · Dr. Meredith
- Half Nelson · Morgue Attendant
- Quarterback Princess · Mr. Hobart
- Cheers · Professor DeWitt
- Faerie Tale Theatre · Farmer Silas
- Rooster · Conway
- L'Homme qui tombe à pic
- Saturday the 14th · Van Helsing
- Evita Peron · Alfredo Suero
- A Cry for Love · Paul
- Jeux d'espions · Maddox
- La bible ne fait pas le moine · Priest
- Why Would I Lie? · Dr. Barbour
- Un petit cercle d'amis · Art Professor
- Beyond Westworld · Foley
- Orphan Train · Mr. Barrington
- Love for Rent · Fred Hallem
- Once Upon a Midnight Scary · Jonathan Barnavelt
- Rendezvous Hotel · Albert Church
- Wanda Nevada · Merlin Bitterstix
- Outside Chance · Sheriff Dempsey
- Embarquement immédiat
- Never Con a Killer · Cap
- Victoire à Entebbé · Moshe Meyer
- The Disappearance of Aimee · S.I. Gilbert
- Ambulances tous risques · Moran
- La prison du viol · Sheriff Dempsey
- City of Angels · Winnie
- The Practice
- Laverne & Shirley
- Super Jaimie
- I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? · Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart
- Starsky & Hutch · Mr. Wheeler
- Barbary Coast
- Barney Miller · Randolph Cook
- Baretta
- Dossiers Brûlants · Dr. Aaron Pollack
- Harry O
- Lincoln · Gideon Welles
- The Legend of Hillbilly John · Mr. Marduke
- Skyway to Death · Steve Kramer
- L'homme qui valait trois milliards · Apploy
- Le Jour du dauphin · Schwinn
- La Bataille de la planète des singes · Kolp
- The Man Who Died Twice · Harry
- Dirty Little Billy · Big Jim McDaniel
- Play It as It Lays · Hypnotist
- Playmates · Roger, Man in Gallery
- La Conquête de la planète des singes · Kolp
- The War Between Men and Women · Dr. Harris
- Cisco Pike · Lawyer
- The Last Movie · Mayor, Musique
- Getting Together
- The Man and the City
- L'Homme sans frontière · McVey
- Werewolves on wheels · One
- Point limite zéro · J. Hovah
- Opération danger
- Barefoot in the Park
- Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You · Dr. Fahrquardt
- The Movie Murderer · Jimmy Apache
- Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
- On achève bien les chevaux · Cecil
- Fearless Frank · The Good Doctor / Claude
- To See or Not to See
- Justine · Bathazar
- The Mama Cass Television Program · Scénario
- La Fille aux mains sanglantes · Nate
- Model Shop · Camera Shop Owner
- The Virgin President · U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore, Scénario
- The Name of the Game · Cameron
- Syndicat du meurtre · Shelton Quell
- La folle mission du Docteur Schaeffer · Kropotkin
- Luv · Vandergist
- Un truand · Miles Fisher