Dick York(1928-1992)

Actor
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Bewitched (1964–1972)

The gangly York is best remembered as the first and most frustrated "Darrin Stephens" on the long-running TV series Bewitched (1964). He left the series in 1969 because of a chronic back ailment. He later founded Acting for Life, a private fund-raising effort for the homeless which he managed from his home, where he was bedridden with a degenerative spine injury.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 nominations total

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Elizabeth Montgomery, Jack Collins, Barbara Drew, David White, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)

Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)

Known for:

Inherit the Wind

8.1

Bertram T. Cates

1960

Bewitched

7.6

TV Series

Darrin Stephens
Darrin the Bold

Wonderful Town

6.8

Ted 'Wreck' Loomis(as Richard York)

1955

Cowboy

6.7

Charlie - Trail Hand

1958

Credits

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Actor

High School U.S.A.
- Superintendant McCarthy
- TV Movie
- 1984
Fantasy Island
- Mr. Sutton
- TV Series
- 1984
Simon & Simon
- Martin Donlevy
- TV Series
- 1983
Bewitched
- Darrin Stephens
- Darrin the Bold
- TV Series
- 1964–1969
The Flintstones
- Darrin Stephens (voice)
- TV Series
- 1965
Wagon Train
- Ben Mitchell
- Charley Shutup
- Willie Pettigrew
- TV Series
- 1961–1964
Rawhide
- Elwood P. Gilroy
- Frank Price
- TV Series
- 1961–1963
The Virginian
- Jeff Tolliver
- TV Series
- 1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
- Sheriff Will Pearce
- TV Series
- 1963
Route 66
- Lieutenant School
- TV Series
- 1963
Going My Way
- Tom Colwell
- TV Series
- 1962–1963
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Herbert Wiggam
- Tom Barton
- Ralph Jones ...
- TV Series
- 1957–1962
Thriller
- Fred Bancroft
- TV Series
- 1962
Frontier Circus
- Jeb Randall
- TV Series
- 1961
Dr. Kildare
- Harry Benton
- TV Series
- 1961

Soundtrack

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The Flintstones: Season 6

INHERIT THE WIND (Eureka Classics) New & Exclusive HD Trailer

Personal details

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Alternative name
- Richard York
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- September 4, 1928
- Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Died
- February 20, 1992
- East Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA(emphysema)
Spouse
- Joan AltNovember 17, 1951 - February 20, 1992 (his death, 5 children)
Children
Parents
Other works
Stage: Appeared in "Bus Stop" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by William Inge. Scenic Design by Boris Aronson. Directed by Harold Clurman. Music Box Theatre: 2 Mar 1956- 21 Apr 1957 (478 performances). Cast: Anthony Ross (as "Dr. Gerald Lyman"), Kim Stanley (as "Cherie"), Albert Salmi (as "Bo Decker"), Elaine Stritch (as "Grace Hoylard"), Crahan Denton (as "Virgil Blessing"), Phyllis Love (as "Elma Duckworth"), Patrick McVey (as "Carl"), Lou Polan (as "Will Masters"). Replacement actors: Barbara Baxley (as "Cherie"), Kent Smith (as "Dr. Gerald Lyman"), Dick York (as "Bo Decker"). Produced by Robert Whitehead and Roger L. Stevens. NOTE:: Filmed as Bus Stop (1956).
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography

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Trivia
Moved to Michigan in the mid '80s to care for his wife's ill mother and was diagnosed with emphysema shortly after.

Quotes
You know, three whales get in trouble and people from all over volunteer to help. Wouldn't it be wonderful if one old has-been actor with a hose up his nose could help millions?