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Jan 15, 2021 · Forced to replace Dick York, producers brought in actor Dick Sargent to take over as Darrin.Per Herbie J. Pilato in his article "Sargent/York—A Tale of Two Darrins," published on Medium, Sargent later claimed he'd been the original choice for the role, but had been under contract to another show at the time of casting.
Feb 22, 1992 · Mr. York was replaced on the show by Dick Sargent in 1969 when problems stemming from an old back injury, including overdependence on painkillers, forced him to leave. The show continued until 1972.
Jan 12, 2024 · Everett Collection/Adobe Express. For six seasons of the beloved show Bewitched, Dick York played Darrin Stephens, the husband of Samantha ( Elizabeth Montgomery ). Then suddenly, he was replaced by Dick Sargent, who played the role for the show’s final three seasons. The reason was even more sad than York being fired or wanting to leave the ...
Richard “Dick” Sargent (1911-1979), one of The Saturday Evening Post’s most prolific illustrators, was a Midwesterner born in Moline, Illinois in 1911.His early career in art began just after his graduation from Moline High School, when he went to work for a local printing and engraving plant.
Jul 8, 1994 · Dick Sargent had been offered the initial role of 'Darrin' when the show first premiered in 1964, but he turned it down as he was under contract to Universal Studios. Born Richard Cox in Carmel, California, his father was a World War I veteran and a Hollywood business manager, and his mother, Ruth McNaughton Cox, was a film actress who went by ...
Apr 28, 2020 · An illness during filming of the fifth season finally benched York for good. Despite being sick and feverish, York reported to work and, while filming a special effects scene on a scaffolding, Dick collapsed. While in the hospital recovering, he was visited by director William Asher asked if he wanted to quit, and York answered, "If it's all ...
Jun 6, 2020 · Amid Pride Month, The Hollywood Reporter takes a look back at the sitcom, featuring Dick Sargent, who was in a league with Rock Hudson for living the closeted Hollywood lifestyle, and Paul Lynde ...
