Deceased

When Did Severn Darden Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 65

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/11/1929Died27/05/1995Died inSanta FeWikidataQ267029 ↗Buried atLake Lawn Park Cemetery and MausoleumTMDb#99829 ↗

Severn Teakle Darden Jr. 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.

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Filmography60 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1987	Beauty and the BeastSeries	Mr. Smythe	58
1986	Back to SchoolMovie	Dr. Barazini	57
1985	Real GeniusMovie	Dr. Meredith	56
1983	Quarterback PrincessMovie	Mr. Hobart	54
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	Farmer Silas	53
1982	CheersSeries	Professor DeWitt	53
1981	The Fall GuySeries	—	52
1981	Evita PeronMovie	Alfredo Suero	52
1980	Beyond WestworldSeries	Foley	51
1980	In God We Tru$tMovie	Priest	51
1980	A Cry for LoveMovie	Paul	51
1979	Wanda NevadaMovie	Merlin Bitterstix	50
1978	Flying HighSeries	—	49
1978	Outside ChanceMovie	Sheriff Dempsey	49
1976	The Bionic WomanSeries	—	47
1976	Laverne & ShirleySeries	—	47
1976	Victory at EntebbeMovie	Moshe Meyer	47
1976	The PracticeSeries	—	47
1976	Mother, Jugs & SpeedMovie	Moran	47
1976	Jackson County JailMovie	Sheriff Dempsey	47
1975	Starsky & HutchSeries	Mr. Wheeler	46
1975	BarettaSeries	—	46
1975	Barney MillerSeries	Randolph Cook	46
1975	Barbary CoastSeries	—	46
1974	Kolchak: The Night StalkerSeries	Dr. Aaron Pollack	45
1974	The Six Million Dollar ManSeries	Apploy	45
1974	Harry OSeries	—	45
1974	Skyway to DeathMovie	Steve Kramer	45
1974	LincolnSeries	Gideon Welles	45
1973	The Day of the DolphinMovie	Schwinn	44
1973	Battle for the Planet of the ApesMovie	Kolp	44
1972	Dirty Little BillyMovie	Big Jim McDaniel	43
1972	Conquest of the Planet of the ApesMovie	Kolp	43
1972	Play It as It LaysMovie	Hypnotist	43
1972	PlaymatesMovie	Roger, Man in Gallery	43
1972	The War Between Men and WomenMovie	Dr. Harris	43
1972	Cisco PikeMovie	Lawyer	43
1971	Alias Smith and JonesSeries	—	42
1971	The Last MovieMovie	Mayor	42
1971	Werewolves on WheelsMovie	One	42
1971	The Hired HandMovie	McVey	42
1971	Vanishing PointMovie	J. Hovah	42
1970	The Movie MurdererMovie	Jimmy Apache	41
1970	Barefoot in the ParkSeries	—	41
1969	They Shoot Horses, Don't They?Movie	Cecil	40
1969	Model ShopMovie	Camera Shop Owner	40
1969	Fearless FrankMovie	The Good Doctor / Claude	40
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Cameron	39
1967	The President's AnalystMovie	Kropotkin	38
1967	LuvMovie	Vandergist	38
1966	The MonkeesSeries	Mental Problem Specialist (uncredited)	37
1966	Occasional WifeSeries	—	37
1966	Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-RoundMovie	Miles Fisher	37
1965	I Dream of JeannieSeries	Milton	36
1965	Honey WestSeries	Dr. Gregory Ames	36
1965	GoldsteinMovie	Doctor	36
1965	The Double-Barrelled Detective StoryMovie	H.S. Stevens	36
1964	Daniel BooneSeries	Sir Hubert Spencer	35
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Franklin	26
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	S.I. Gilbert, Aimee's lawyer	22