Severn Darden
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.
Peran Terkenal
Tentang
Stage Name: Severn Darden
Peran: Acting
Reputasi: 0.1765
Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki
Tanggal Lahir: 1929-11-09
Lokasi Lahir: Unknown
Riwayat Perfilman
1988
The Telephone
1987
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Take Five
1981
The Fall Guy
1978
Flying High
1976
The Practice
1976
Laverne & Shirley
1976
The Bionic Woman
1975
Barbary Coast
1975
Baretta
1974
Harry O
1971
Getting Together
1971
The Man and the City
1970
Barefoot in the Park
1970
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
1969
To See or Not to See
1966