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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,...
Sep 26, 2023 · More than halfway through its run, Bewitched replaced one if its top stars. So, why did Dick Sargent take over the role of Darrin Stephens and what led to Dick York leaving the classic...
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).
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.
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...
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Feb 1, 2021 · Agnes Moorehead made Dick Sargent cry on multiple occasions. The team behind Bewitched took York’s departure hard. According to Herbie Pilato, the author of Twitch Upon a Star, the production...
Dec 13, 2023 · Sargent played Darrin for the remaining three seasons. But "Bewitched" would be York's final substantial role. After leaving the show, he didn't act again on a TV production for 14...
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.
York came into the picture after Richard Crenna of The Real McCoys (1957) fame turned the role down. Of course, Sargent wound up replacing York as Darrin in 1969, after York suffered a seizure on the set and was rushed to the hospital.
Bewitched: Created by Sol Saks. With Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, David White, Dick York. A witch married to an ordinary man cannot resist using her magic powers to solve the problems her family faces.
