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Oct 8, 2020 · On the hit 1960s sitcom Bewitched, Dick York played Darrin Stephens, the long-suffering mortal married to witch-turned-housewife, Samantha. Yet in season six of the show’s eight-season run,...
Feb 12, 2020 · It is without a doubt the biggest double-casting controversy in the history of classic television: Dick York and Dick Sargent’s dual turn as mortal ad-man Darrin Stephens, married to Elizabeth ...
Sep 26, 2023 · Dick Sargent Was Brought On To Play Darrin Stephens The Final Three Seasons Of Bewitched. As mentioned above, there really wasn’t that much time between Dick York’s departure and Dick...
Dick Sargent replaced York in the role of Darrin Stephens, taking over the role at the start of the series' sixth season (1969–1970) and continuing in the part until the series ended after its eighth season (1971–1972). Sargent was originally offered the role of Darrin in 1964, but declined in favor of a part in the short-lived sitcom ...
Apr 28, 2020 · The classic series replaced original actor Dick York with Dick Sargent in Season 6, but many fans still to this day don't know why Dick York chose to leave Bewitched. The story is actually quite sad.
For three seasons, from 1969 to 1972, he played Darrin Stephens — a role he had previously turned down [citation needed] — in Bewitched, replacing ailing actor Dick York. In 1975, Sargent appeared on the television show Tattletales with Fannie Flagg.
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 show.