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Dick Sargent
Age: 64 (passed away Jul. 8th, 1994)
Height: 6' 2"
Birth Place: Carmel, California, USA
Born: Apr. 19th, 1930
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BIOGRAPHY: Sargent was a trim, handsome man with a longish chin. He played a variety of gawky businessmen roles in feature films before finding a niche in tv history as the second Darrin on "Bewitched". Shortly before his death, Sargent publicly proclaimed he was gay, and became what he called "a retroactive role model" in the battle for gay rights.
TRIVIA:
- By chance became a "retroactive role model" for gays when he outed himself in 1991, after decades of keeping his personal life hidden. Suffering from prostate cancer, Sargent was compelled by a tabloid article indicating he had AIDS to "come out" and set the record straight, for which he received considerable public support. In 1992, his old friend and ex-TV wife, 'Elizabeth Montgomery (I)' (qv), joined him as a co-Grand Marshall of the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade. It was their last appearance together.
- Dick appeared on the game show _"Tattletales" (1974)_ (qv) with 'Fannie Flagg' (qv) in the 1970s. Apparently they were dating at the time.
- His role on _"Bewitched" (1964)_ (qv) was first offered to him in 1964, but he was under a contract with Universal Studios, so 'Dick York (I)' (qv) was hired instead. By the time an illness caused York to discontinue the role, Sargent was free enough to take over.
- Sargent's companion from 1989-1994 was writer/producer Albert Williams.
- His father, Elmer Cox, was a World War I hero and a Hollywood business manager. His mother, Ruth McNaughton, was a film actress.
- His grandfather, John McNaughton, founded Los Angeles's Union Stockyards.
- Coincidentally, Sargent and 'Tammy Grimes' (qv) were said to have been original choices for the roles of Darrin and Samantha Stephens during the initial casting of the pilot episode of _"Bewitched" (1964)_ (qv) in 1964. Sargent bowed out due to a contractual commitment to Universal. Grimes also had contractual problems. Later, Sargent went on to play Tammy's brother on her short-lived series _"The Tammy Grimes Show" (1966)_ (qv) in 1966. Grimes' lead character's name happened to be Tamantha.
- Lived in Mexico and ran and import/export business in his early years. His love for Mexican art and culture stayed with him for the rest of his life.
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