Dick York | |
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 Dick York in 1965 | |
| Born | Richard Allen York[1] September 4, 1928 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1992 (aged 63) |
| Resting place | Plainfield Cemetery in Rockford, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1943–1984 |
| Spouse |
Joan Alt (m. 1951) |
| Children | 5 |
Richard Allen York (September 4, 1928 – February 20, 1992) was an American actor. He was the first actor to play Darrin Stephens on the ABC fantasy sitcom Bewitched. He played teacher Bertram Cates in the film Inherit the Wind (1960).
York's career was hampered by a serious back injury he sustained while working on the film They Came to Cordura in 1959. Although his role in Bewitched was a success, he left the series in 1969 after a further decline in his physical health, and rarely acted thereafter.
- ^ Oliver, Myrna (February 22, 1992). "Dick York; Co-Starred in TV Series 'Bewitched'". Los Angeles Times. p. 22. ProQuest 281599703.
Born in South Bend, Ind., and reared in Depression-era Chicago, Richard Allen York claimed that he began acting as a child when he pretended he did not know his Christmas toys were secondhand.