Severn Darden

Severn Darden

1929-11-09 59 Credits

Biography

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, Louis...

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The Telephone

The Telephone

1988

4.2
Acting

Crazy out of work actress Vashti Blue spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve a...

Back to School

Back to School

1986

as Dr. Barazini

6.3
Acting

Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fe...

Real Genius

Real Genius

1985

as Dr. Meredith

6.7
Acting

When teenage geniuses Mitch Taylor and Chris Knight, working on an advanced laser project, learn that the military wants to use it as a weapon, they d...

Half Nelson

Half Nelson

1985

as Morgue Attendant

Acting

Rocky Nelson is a New York cop, who after making a major bust and selling the rights of his story to Hollywood decides to try his luck out as an actor...

Quarterback Princess

Quarterback Princess

1983

as Mr. Hobart

6.9
Acting

The Maida family has moved to Oregon, and daughter Tami wants to play quarterback for the high school football team. There's just one problem. She's a...

Rooster

Rooster

1982

as Conway

2.0
Acting

A physically small police psychologist and a physically large insurance detective team up on an arson case.

Saturday the 14th

Saturday the 14th

1981

as Van Helsing

5.0
Acting

After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Openin...

Evita Peron

Evita Peron

1981

as Alfredo Suero

Acting

Aspiring actress Eva Duarte rises from a minor celebrity to the wife of a powerful Argentine dictator, but her all consuming fiery rage, ambition, and...

A Cry for Love

1980

as Paul

Acting

Divorcee Susan Blakely, with no alimony and two kids to support, begins turning to amphetamines. While at her lowest ebb, she meets an alcoholic and t...

Hopscotch

Hopscotch

1980

as Maddox

7.0
Acting

When CIA operative Miles Kendig deliberately lets KGB agent Yaskov get away, his boss threatens to retire him. Kendig beats him to it, however, destro...

In God We Tru$t

In God We Tru$t

1980

as Priest

6.2
Acting

A naive monk, named Brother Ambrose, is sent by the abbot on a mission to raise $5,000 in order to save their monastery from closing. He goes to Holly...

Why Would I Lie?

1980

as Dr. Barbour

6.0
Acting

Cletus is a compulsive liar. He prefers the term 'fabrication' to lie though. When Cletus becomes a social worker he's assigned the case of a boy call...

A Small Circle of Friends

A Small Circle of Friends

1980

as Art Professor

6.5
Acting

In the late 1960s, three Harvard students Jessica, Leo and Nick grow close as they undergo personal changes, but their friendship is jeopardized by ro...

Orphan Train

Orphan Train

1979

as Mr. Barrington

5.8
Acting

A dedicated social worker organizes a train trip for a group of slum orphans in 1894, taking them from New York City to the Midwest in search of new f...

Love for Rent

Love for Rent

1979

as Fred Hallem

1.5
Acting

Two small-town sisters go to Hollywood and find themselves seduced by the glamor of the big time and big money as high-priced professional escorts.

Once Upon a Midnight Scary

Once Upon a Midnight Scary

1979

as Jonathan Barnavelt

9.2
Acting

"Once Upon a Midnight Scary" is a 1979 television program that aired as part of a CBS television anthology series. The program, hosted by noted actor ...

Rendezvous Hotel

1979

as Albert Church

Acting

A madcap family caters to assorted unpredictable guests availing themselves of the title resort's advertised bliss in this pilot to a prospective seri...

Wanda Nevada

Wanda Nevada

1979

as Merlin Bitterstix

5.7
Acting

In the American Southwest of the 1950s, middle-aged vagabond Beaudray Demerille survives as a cardsharp who moves from town to town. But his latest vi...

Outside Chance

1978

as Sheriff Dempsey

2.0
Acting

An advertising executive finds herself in a small-town jail after being terrorized on a drive from Los Angeles to New York by two hitchhikers who stea...

Never Con a Killer

Never Con a Killer

1977

as Cap

Acting

Pilot to the short-lived TV series "The Feather and Father Gang" has Detective Feather Danton and her con-man father Harry teaming up to outwit Runyon...

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

1976

as Moshe Meyer

5.1
Acting

The film is based on an actual event: Operation Entebbe and the freeing of Israeli hostages at Entebbe Airport (now Entebbe International Airport) in ...

The Disappearance of Aimee

The Disappearance of Aimee

1976

as S.I. Gilbert

8.0
Acting

In 1926, celebrated evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson mysteriously disappeared. She turned up several weeks later and recounted the details of her kid...

Mother, Jugs & Speed

Mother, Jugs & Speed

1976

as Moran

5.4
Acting

To beat out competing ambulance services, an ace driver, an office secretary/paramedic and a suspended cop resort to some outrageous behavior to help ...

Jackson County Jail

Jackson County Jail

1976

as Sheriff Dempsey

5.6
Acting

A young woman stumbles into a nightmare land of hijacking and humiliation while driving cross-country from California to New York.

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?

1975

as Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart

2.8
Acting

Oliver is in trouble. He's been caught embezzling money from his father's company, and unless he can pay back the $250,000 he took (which he can't), h...

The Legend of Hillbilly John

The Legend of Hillbilly John

1974

as Mr. Marduke

5.3
Acting

A roaming hillbilly, on a quest to defy the Devil, encounters several supernatural characters and does battle with his silver-stringed guitar.

Skyway to Death

Skyway to Death

1974

as Steve Kramer

4.3
Acting

The passengers in an aerial tramway are trapped when the tramway breaks down 8,500 feet in the air.

The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

1973

as Schwinn

5.8
Acting

Dr. Jake Terrell, who has been training a pair of dolphins for many years, has had a breakthrough. He has taught his dolphins to speak and understand ...

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973

as Kolp

5.7
Acting

The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar ...

The Man Who Died Twice

The Man Who Died Twice

1973

as Harry

Acting

A painter who surfaces after having disappeared for seven years finds himself contending with art forgeries and a crooked art dealer.

Dirty Little Billy

Dirty Little Billy

1972

as Big Jim McDaniel

4.9
Acting

Clearly influenced by the darker, more sinister style of spaghetti westerns, Dirty Little Billy offers a unique insight into the beginnings of the not...

Play It as It Lays

Play It as It Lays

1972

as Hypnotist

6.2
Acting

Burned-out B-movie actress Maria, depressed and frustrated with her loveless marriage to an ambitious film director, Carter Lang, who would rather wor...

Playmates

Playmates

1972

as Roger, Man in Gallery

Acting

Two divorced men meet and become friends, but unbeknownst to each other, start dating each other's ex-wives.

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972

as Kolp

6.2
Acting

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, an...

The War Between Men and Women

The War Between Men and Women

1972

as Dr. Harris

6.3
Acting

A sarcastic near-sighted cartoonist, averse to commitment, falls for a single mother of three — the only woman who can stand his strong anti-feminist ...

Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike

1971

as Lawyer

5.7
Acting

A down on his luck former drug dealer is forced by a corrupt LAPD policeman to sell 100 kilos of confiscated marijuana in one weekend.

The Last Movie

The Last Movie

1971

as Mayor

5.7
Acting

After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals.

The Last Movie

The Last Movie

1971

Original Music Composer

5.7

After a film production wraps in Peru, an American wrangler decides to stay behind, witnessing how filmmaking affects the locals.

The Hired Hand

The Hired Hand

1971

as McVey

6.1
Acting

Harry Collings returns home to his farm after drifting with his friend, Arch. His wife, who had given up on him, reluctantly allows him to stay, and s...

Werewolves on Wheels

Werewolves on Wheels

1971

as One

4.6
Acting

A biker gang visits a monastery where they encounter black-robed monks engaged in worshipping Satan. When the monks try to persuade one of the female ...

Vanishing Point

Vanishing Point

1971

as J. Hovah

7.1
Acting

Kowalski works for a car delivery service, and takes delivery of a 1970 Dodge Challenger to drive from Colorado to San Francisco. Shortly after pickup...

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You

1970

as Dr. Fahrquardt

4.7
Acting

An American playwright living in Rome consults a quack psychiatrist to combat his fears of balding and save his failing marriage.

The Movie Murderer

The Movie Murderer

1970

as Jimmy Apache

6.5
Acting

An experienced arson investigator takes along his young associate as they try to find an arsonist who is burning down movie sets.

Bongo Wolf’s Revenge

Bongo Wolf’s Revenge

1970

Acting

An oddball picture about legendary kooky and colorful Los Angeles fringe eccentric cult figure Bongo Wolf. Through the course of the film, Bongo visit...

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969

as Cecil

7.6
Acting

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a...

Fearless Frank

Fearless Frank

1969

as The Good Doctor / Claude

4.8
Acting

A country boy arrives in Chicago, gets killed by some gangsters, and returns to life with superhuman powers in this satirical look at movie genres.

To See or Not to See

To See or Not to See

1969

5.2
Acting

A scientist develops an unusual pair of eyeglasses which allows the wearer's mind to see things objectively rather than the usual subjective manner.

Justine

Justine

1969

as Bathazar

4.1
Acting

In Alexandria, in 1938, Darley, a young British schoolmaster and poet, makes friends through Pursewarden, the British consular officer, with Justine, ...

The Mama Cass Television Program

The Mama Cass Television Program

1969

Writer

Writing

"Mama" Cass Elliott of 1960s vocal group The Mamas and the Papas stars in this television variety special, performing comic sketches with Buddy Hacket...

The Mad Room

The Mad Room

1969

as Nate

6.1
Acting

Ellen Hardy gets a rude awakening when she discovers that her brother and sister are scheduled to leave their mental institution. As children, they we...

Model Shop

Model Shop

1969

as Camera Shop Owner

6.6
Acting

While trying to raise money to prevent his car from being repossessed, George is attracted to Lola, a Frenchwoman who works in a "model shop", an esta...

The Virgin President

The Virgin President

1968

as U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore

7.0
Acting

The President of the U.S. is suceeded by his naive, wide-eyed son, and his advisors try to take advantage of the situation by planning to drop an atom...

The Virgin President

The Virgin President

1968

Writer, Producer

7.0
Writing Producing

The President of the U.S. is suceeded by his naive, wide-eyed son, and his advisors try to take advantage of the situation by planning to drop an atom...

P.J.

P.J.

1968

as Shelton Quell

5.2
Acting

Reluctant New York City private eye P.J. Detweiler is hired as a bodyguard to protect Maureen Preble, the mistress of shady millionaire William Orbiso...

The President's Analyst

The President's Analyst

1967

as Kropotkin

5.8
Acting

At first, Dr. Sidney Schaefer feels honored and thrilled to be offered the job of the President's Analyst. But then the stress of the job and the para...

Luv

Luv

1967

as Vandergist

4.1
Acting

Depressed by the direction his life is taking, Harry decides to take his own life by jumping off the Manhattan Bridge. At the last minute he's stopped...

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round

1966

as Miles Fisher

5.2
Acting

A sophisticated con man mounts an intricate plan to rob an airport bank while the Soviet premier is due to arrive.

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

The Double-Barrelled Detective Story

1965

as H.S. Stevens

Acting

Interesting and sometimes funny adaptation of a Mark Twain short story. Hatfield is a carpetbagger who marries the daughter of a prominent plantation ...

Goldstein

Goldstein

1965

as Doctor

5.0
Acting

GOLDSTEIN, the feature film debut of talented director Philip Kaufman, is an early example of American independent filmmaking from the early 1960s. A ...