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Actor
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1929-11-09
Location
Louisiana, United States
Edit pageSevern Darden
Biography
Severn Darden was born on November 9, 1929, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), Real Genius (1985), and Saturday the 14th (1981).
He was married to Heather I. Bleackley and Cynthia Jane Williams. He died on May 27, 1995, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
A founding member of Chicago's Compass Theater. Noted as a master of improvisational comedy, and, especially his pseudo-intellectual monologues. On screen, usually played eccentric roles.
At his best as a Soviet counter-intelligence agent Kropotkin in The President's Analyst (1967). Also played an evil doctor in two installments of the 'Planet of the Apes' cycle ('Conquest of...' and 'Battle for...', respectively in 1972 and 1973).
Along with Maurice Evans, he is one of only two actors to play a villain in more than one film in the "Planet of the Apes" series. He played Kolp in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) whereas Evans played Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970).
Was one of the original cast members of Second City in Chicago. Was responsible for shaping that theater's character in its early days.
Along with Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison, Ricardo Montalban, John Randolph, and Natalie Trundy, he is one of only nine actors to play the same character in more than one film in the original "Planet of the Apes" series.
He played Kolp in both Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973).
