Dick Sargent

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Dick Sargent Born Richard Cox
April 19, 1930(1930-04-19)
Carmel, California, USADied July 8, 1994(aged 64)
Los Angeles, California, USAOther name(s) Richard Sargent Years active ca. 1953-1993

Dick Sargent (April 19, 1930 – July 8, 1994) was an American actor. Sargent is best known for his portrayal of "the second Darrin Stephens" on the television series Bewitched.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Personal life
- 1.2 Death
2 References
3 External links

Biography

Born Richard Stanford Cox in Carmel, California. Sargent had appeared in films since his debut in 1956. When Dick York was forced to leave the Bewitched series owing to health problems in 1969, Sargent stepped into the role. He had first been offered the role in 1964 but was under contract to Universal Studios and unable to accept it.[citation needed] Sargent played Darrin until the show ended in 1972.

Sargent continued to work in film and made numerous guest appearances on various TV shows, including one episode of The Waltons with the second John-Boy, Robert Wightman, and two early episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard as Sheriff Grady Byrd. In the mid-eighties, he played the role of Richard Preston, the widowed father, in the syndicated sitcom Down to Earth. In the 1980s, he joined actress Sally Struthers as an advocate of the "Christian Children's Fund", which brough relief to third world children.

Personal life

Later in life, he publicly declared his homosexuality, and supported gay rights issues. He had long hidden his sexual orientation, appearing with lesbian actress Fannie Flagg on the 1970s game show Tattletales as a couple. The game show featured celebrity married couples, and Sargent and Flagg claimed they were dating. In reality, Sargent lived with life partner Albert Williams until his death. In June 1992, Sargent was a Grand Marshal of the Los Angeles Gay Pride parade along with former co-star Elizabeth Montgomery.

Death

Sargent died in 1994 from prostate cancer in Los Angeles.

References

Owen Keehnen: Interviews (1992). Dick Sargent is Out and Proud. the Queer Cultural Center. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.
Linda Rapp. Sargent, Dick (1930-1994). glbtq. Retrieved on 2007-03-09.

External links

Dick Sargent at the Internet Movie Database
Dick Sargent at TV.com
Dick Sargent at the TCM Movie Database
Dick Sargent at Find A Grave

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PersondataNAME Sargent, Dick ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cox, Richard Stanford; Sargent, Richard SHORT DESCRIPTION Actor, activist DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1930PLACE OF BIRTH Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USADATE OF DEATH July 8, 1994PLACE OF DEATH Los Angeles, California, USA