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Severn Teakle Darden Jr. was an American comedian and actor, and an original member of The Second City Chicago-based comedy troupe as well as its predecessor, the Compass Players. He is perhaps best known from his film appearances for playing the human leader Kolp in the fourth and fifth Planet of the Apes films.
Born
Saturday, 09 November 1929
Died
Saturday, 27 May 1995
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Second City: First Family of Comedy | (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Probe | John Bolt | 1988 |
| The Telephone | Max | 1988 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Mr. Smythe / Waterman | 1987 |
| Take Five | Dr. Noah Wolf | 1987 |
| The Princess Who Had Never Laughed | Farmer Silas | 1986 |
| Back to School | Dr. Barazini | 1986 |
| George Burns Comedy Week | Ghost Of Christmas Present | 1985 |
| Real Genius | Dr. Meredith | 1985 |
| The New Mike Hammer | Merinow | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Second City: First Family of Comedy | (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Probe | John Bolt | 1988 |
| The Telephone | Max | 1988 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Mr. Smythe / Waterman | 1987 |
| Take Five | Dr. Noah Wolf | 1987 |
| The Princess Who Had Never Laughed | Farmer Silas | 1986 |
| Back to School | Dr. Barazini | 1986 |
| George Burns Comedy Week | Ghost Of Christmas Present | 1985 |
| Real Genius | Dr. Meredith | 1985 |
| The New Mike Hammer | Merinow | 1984 |
| Quarterback Princess | Mr. Hobart | 1983 |
| A Minor Miracle | Seminary Provincial | 1983 |
| Cheers | Professor DeWitt | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Farmer Silas | 1982 |
| The Fall Guy | Mr. Morton | 1981 |
| Saturday the 14th | Van Helsing | 1981 |
| Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. | Horace Mouthamush | 1981 |
| Evita Peron | Alfredo Suero | 1981 |
| It's a Living | Ambassador | 1980 |
| A Cry for Love | Paul | 1980 |
| In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) | Priest | 1980 |
| Hopscotch | Maddox | 1980 |
| Why Would I Lie? | Dr. Barbour | 1980 |
| A Small Circle of Friends | Art Professor | 1980 |
| Beyond Westworld | Foley | 1980 |
| Orphan Train | Barrington | 1979 |
| Love for Rent | Fred Hallem | 1979 |
| CBS Library | Jonathan Barnavelt | 1979 |
| Wanda Nevada | Merlin Bitterstix | 1979 |
| Salvage 1 | Casper Beckman | 1979 |
| The Paper Chase | Professor Edwin | 1978 |
| Flying High | Mr. Dorfman | 1978 |
| Outside Chance | Sheriff Dempsey | 1978 |
| Victory at Entebbe | Moshe Meyer | 1976 |
| The Feather and Father Gang | Cap | 1976 |
| The Disappearance of Aimee | S.I. Gilbert | 1976 |
| Visions | Marvin Simeon | 1976 |
| The Quest | Circuit Preacher | 1976 |
| Mother, Jugs & Speed | Moran | 1976 |
| Jackson County Jail | Sheriff Dempsey | 1976 |
| City of Angels | Winnie | 1976 |
| Jigsaw John | Bruce Godfrey | 1976 |
| The Practice | Dr. Chisolm | 1976 |
| Laverne & Shirley | Charles Pfister Krane | 1976 |
| The Bionic Woman | Apploy | 1976 |
| Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | Mort Lunders / Mort Lundera | 1976 |
| I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now? | Mr. Fletch / Dr. DeHart | 1975 |
| Wonder Woman | Bad Guy | 1975 |
| The Ghost Busters | Dr. Jekyll | 1975 |
| Barbary Coast | Mr. Bekhim | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Mr. Wheeler | 1975 |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker | Dr. Aaron Pollack | 1974 |
| Lincoln | Gideon Welles | 1974 |
| Barney Miller | Randolph Cook | 1974 |
| Skyway to Death | Steve Kramer | 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | Apploy | 1974 |
| The Day of the Dolphin | Schwinn | 1973 |
| Battle for the Planet of the Apes | Kolp | 1973 |
| Harry O | Ingo Wells | 1973 |
| Dirty Little Billy | Big Jim McDaniel | 1972 |
| Play It As It Lays | Hypnotist | 1972 |
| Playmates | Roger, Man in Gallery | 1972 |
| The Legend of Hillbilly John | Mr. Marduke | 1972 |
| Conquest of the Planet of the Apes | Kolp | 1972 |
| Every Little Crook and Nanny | Dominic | 1972 |
| The War Between Men and Women | Dr. Harris / Doctor Harris | 1972 |
| Cisco Pike | Lawyer | 1972 |
| The Last Movie | Mayor | 1971 |
| Getting Together | Remo | 1971 |
| The Man and the City | Geller | 1971 |
| Cannon | Sascha Dorn | 1971 |
| Werewolves on Wheels | One | 1971 |
| The Hired Hand | McVey | 1971 |
| Banyon | Vickers | 1971 |
| Vanishing Point | J. Hovah | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Oscar Harlenjen / Alan Harlenjen | 1971 |
| Pussycat, Pussycat, I Love You | Dr. Fahrquardt | 1970 |
| The Movie Murderer | Jimmy Apache | 1970 |
| Bongo Wolf's Revenge | Self | 1970 |
| They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Cecil | 1969 |
| Night Gallery | Dr. Kessler (segment "You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore") | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The Lawyers | Dr. Grundig | 1969 |
| Justine | Bathazar | 1969 |
| The Mad Room | Nate | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Dr. Herb Seaton | 1969 |
| Model Shop | Camera Shop Owner | 1969 |
| The Virgin President | U.S. President / Fillmard Millmore | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Cameron | 1968 |
| P.J. | Shelton Quell | 1968 |
| It Takes a Thief | Ambassador Nikolai Palenkin | 1968 |
| The President's Analyst | Kropotkin | 1967 |
| Luv | Vandergist | 1967 |
| Fearless Frank | The Good Doctor / Claude the Mad Scientist / Claude | 1967 |
| Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round | Miles Fisher | 1966 |
| Occasional Wife | Martin Martin | 1966 |
| The Monkees | J.B. Guggins Jr. / Psychiatrist | 1966 |
| Hey, Landlord | The Professor | 1966 |
| The Double Life of Henry Phyfe | Bosha | 1966 |
| The Double-Barrelled Detective Story | H.S. Stevens | 1965 |
| I Dream of Jeannie | Milton | 1965 |
| Honey West | Dr. Gregory Ames | 1965 |
| Goldstein | Doctor | 1965 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| Mr. Broadway | Mr. Hook | 1964 |
| Daniel Boone | Sir Hubert Spencer | 1964 |
| East Side/West Side | Beatnik | 1963 |
| Car 54, Where Are You? | Karpathia | 1961 |
| Bonanza | Price | 1959 |
| Brenner | Flute | 1959 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Franklin | 1955 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Virgin President | 1968 |
