Severn Darden
Biography
Severn Darden was an American comedian and actor who was a founding member of the Compass Players and The Second City, the Chicago improv troupe. Born in New Orleans and educated at the University of Chicago, he performed with Paul Sills's Compass Players in the mid-1950s before joining The Second City when Sills founded it in 1959. His live comedy lecture as the character Walther von der Vogelweide influenced two generations of comic performers, and he was described as an improviser's improviser. On screen, a signature role was Kropotkin, a laid-back Soviet agent, in The President's Analyst (1967). He played Kolp in the film Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) and in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), and later appeared in Real Genius (1985) and Back to School (1986). His television work included Car 54, Where Are You?, The Monkees, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker. He died in 1995.
65years old at death
- Born New Orleans
- Died Santa Fe
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 23
- Career span
- 19 years1967 to 1986
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Severn Darden movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
J. Lee Thompson directed two of these films, Peter Fonda two. Howard Hesseman appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Mary Woronov's page
William Daniels's page
All films by J. Lee Thompson
Also two films together6 more actors
- Larry HagmanMother, Jugs & Speed (1976) and The Hired Hand (1971)
- Ted MarklandWanda Nevada (1979) and The Hired Hand (1971)
- Natalie TrundyBattle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- Jacquelyn HydeHopscotch (1980) and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
- Owen OrrThe Hired Hand (1971) and Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
- Gray JohnsonThe Hired Hand (1971) and Werewolves on Wheels (1971)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Severn Darden's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$194 million
7 of the 23 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 23 films: 7 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$91M47.1% of the total
- 2$72M37.3% of the total
- 3$9.7M5.0% of the total
- 4$8.8M4.6% of the total
- 5$7.0M3.6% of the total
- 6$2.4M1.2% of the total
- 7$2.3M1.2% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.