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Severn Darden(1929-1995)

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  • Writer
  • Composer
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Severn Darden in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
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Saturday the 14th (1981)
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Severn Darden was born on 9 November 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 Ingrid Bleackley, Cynthia Jane Williams and Ann Barodel Grant. He died on 27 May 1995 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
BornNovember 9, 1929
DiedMay 27, 1995(65)
BornNovember 9, 1929
DiedMay 27, 1995(65)
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Known for

Lew Ayres, John Huston, Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Severn Darden, Natalie Trundy, and Paul Williams in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.4
  • Governor Kolp
  • 1973
Val Kilmer in Real Genius (1985)
Real Genius
6.9
  • Dr. Meredith
  • 1985
Saturday the 14th (1981)
Saturday the 14th
4.6
  • Van Helsing
  • 1981
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
6.1
  • Kolp
  • 1972

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Actor



  • Aram
    6.8
    Short
    • Rabbi Durshowitz
    • 1989
  • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
    Beauty and the Beast
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Smythe
    • Waterman
    • 1988–1989
  • Probe (1988)
    Probe
    7.9
    TV Series
    • John Bolt
    • 1988
  • The Telephone (1988)
    The Telephone
    4.1
    • Max
    • 1988
  • Take Five (1987)
    Take Five
    4.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Noah Wolf
    • 1987
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
    Faerie Tale Theatre
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Farmer Silas
    • 1986
  • Back to School (1986)
    Back to School
    6.7
    • Dr. Barazini
    • 1986
  • George Burns Comedy Week (1985)
    George Burns Comedy Week
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Spirit Two
    • 1985
  • It's a Living (1980)
    It's a Living
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Ambassador
    • 1985
  • Val Kilmer in Real Genius (1985)
    Real Genius
    6.9
    • Dr. Meredith
    • 1985
  • Joe Pesci, George Kennedy, Dean Martin, Rory Calhoun, Fred Williamson, Morgan Brittany, and Victoria Jackson in Half Nelson (1985)
    Half Nelson
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Morgue Attendant
    • 1985
  • John Huston, Peter Fox, and Pelé in A Minor Miracle (1985)
    A Minor Miracle
    5.1
    • Seminary Provincial
    • 1985
  • Lee Majors and Leslie Wing in The Cowboy and the Ballerina (1984)
    The Cowboy and the Ballerina
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Mike
    • 1984
  • The Paper Chase (1978)
    The Paper Chase
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Professor Edwin
    • 1984
  • Stacy Keach in The New Mike Hammer (1984)
    The New Mike Hammer
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Merinow
    • 1984

Writer



  • The Mama Cass Television Program (1969)
    The Mama Cass Television Program
    7.9
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1969
  • The Virgin President (1968)
    The Virgin President
    7.5
    • writer
    • 1968

Composer



  • The Last Movie (1971)
    The Last Movie
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1971

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Planet of the Apes Collection
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Planet of the Apes Collection
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Trailer 2:31
Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 9, 1929
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • May 27, 1995
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Heather Ingrid BleackleyApril 1, 1984 - May 26, 1995 (his death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Aristophanes' play, "Lysistrata," in a Playwrights Theatre Club Production at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, Illinois with Vicki Cummings (Lysistrata), Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Barbara Harris, Andrew Duncan, and Jeffrey Sweet in the cast. Paul Sills and Bernie Sahlins were directors.
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  • Trivia
    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 Soviet counter-intelligence agent Kropotkin in The President's Analyst (1967). Also played an evil doctor in two instalments of the 'Planet of the Apes' cycle ('Conquest of...' and 'Battle for...', respectively in 1972 and 1973).
  • Quotes
    Of motion, the oyster has but a dim racial memory.

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