Severn Darden
Acting
- Nascimento:
- 1929-11-09
- Falecimento:
- 1995-05-27
Biografia
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.
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O Telefone
A Bela e a Fera
Take Five
A Princesa que Nunca Sorria
De Volta às Aulas
Academia de Gênios
Half Nelson
Quarterback Princess
Cheers, Aquele Bar
Teatro dos Contos de Fada
Rooster
Duro na Queda
Depois de Sexta 13
Evita
A Cry for Love
O Espião Trapalhão
O Hábito Não Faz O Monge
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A Small Circle of Friends
Beyond Westworld
Orphan Train
Love for Rent
Once Upon a Midnight Scary
Rendezvous Hotel
Wanda Nevada
Outside Chance
Flying High
Never Con a Killer
Vitória em Entebbe
O Desaparecimento de Aimee
Emergência Maluca
Violentada Entre Grades
City of Angels
The Practice
Laverne & Shirley
A Mulher Biônica
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
Starsky e Hutch - Justiça em Dobro
Barbary Coast
Barney Miller
Baretta
Kolchak e Os Demônios da Noite
Harry O
Lincoln
The Legend of Hillbilly John
Skyway to Death
O Homem de Seis Milhões de Dólares
O Dia do Golfinho
A Batalha do Planeta dos Macacos
The Man Who Died Twice
O Pequeno Billy
O Destino Que Deus Me Deu
Playmates
A Conquista do Planeta dos Macacos
Guerra Entre Homens e Mulheres
Cisco Pike
O Último Filme
Getting Together
The Man and the City
Pistoleiro Sem Destino
Lobisomens Sobre Rodas
Corrida Contra o Destino
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Barefoot in the Park
Uma Gatinha Por Dia
The Movie Murderer
Bongo Wolf’s Revenge
A Noite dos Desesperados
Fearless Frank
To See or Not to See
Justine
The Mad Room
O Segredo Íntimo de Lola
The Virgin President
The Name of the Game
P.J.
A Louca Missão do Dr. Schaefer
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Point of View
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Os Monkees
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
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Honey West
Goldstein
Daniel Boone
Alfred Hitchcock Apresenta
Hallmark Hall of Fame