Severn Darden
- Naissance
- 9 novembre 1929
- Décès
- 27 mai 1995
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.
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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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Interprétation 36
À l’étudeAllo, je craque1988
A fond la fac1986
Profession : Génie1985
À l’étudeSaturday the 14th1981
À l’étudeJeux d'espions1980
À l’étudeLa bible ne fait pas le moine1980
À l’étudeWhy Would I Lie?1980
À l’étudeA Small Circle of Friends1980
À l’étudeWanda Nevada1979
À l’étudeMother, Jugs & Speed1976
À l’étudeLa prison du viol1976
À l’étudeI Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?1975
À l’étudeThe Legend of Hillbilly John1974
Le Jour du dauphin1973
La Bataille de la planète des singes1973
À l’étudeDirty Little Billy1972
À l’étudePlay It as It Lays1972
La Conquête de la planète des singes1972
À l’étudeThe War Between Men and Women1972
Cisco Pike1972
À l’étudeThe Last Movie1971
À l’étudeL'Homme sans frontière1971
À l’étudeWerewolves on wheels1971
Point limite zéro1971
À l’étudePussycat, Pussycat, I Love You1970
À l’étudeFearless Frank1969
On achève bien les chevaux1969
À l’étudeJustine1969
À l’étudeLa Fille aux mains sanglantes1969
À l’étudeModel Shop1969
À l’étudeSyndicat du meurtre1968
À l’étudeLa folle mission du Docteur Schaeffer1967
À l’étudeLuv1967
À l’étudeUn truand1966
À l’étudeThe Double-Barrelled Detective Story1965
À l’étudeGoldstein1965