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Erin Murphy is remembering Dick Sargent on what would have been his 96th birthday
Sargent took over the role of Darrin Stephens from 1969 to 1972
Murphy has shared fond memories of her Bewitched family in recent years, over four decades after it first aired
Erin Murphy still has a lot of love for her TV dad.
On April 19, the Bewitched actress, 61, shared a photo from the show of herself with Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent and Agnes Moorhead. In the caption, she remembered Sargent on what would have been his 96th birthday.
“Happy Birthday, Darrin Daddy! I love and miss you Dick Sargent.”
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Known professionally as Dick Sargent, Richard Stanford Cox joined the show in its sixth season. Taking over for Dick York, he became the new face of Darrin.
Speaking with PEOPLE in October 2024, Murphy told PEOPLE where she stands in the great debate on who was the better Darrin.
Noting that York was “like a dad” to her, Murphy shared, “Dick York was a dad and he had a lot of kids and he was just more paternal, so he was more like a dad.”
“Dick Sargent was a great guy and we were in touch up until he passed away. But I’m going with Dick York on this one,” she said.
Sargent continued to work in film following the end of Bewitched. His credits include crime drama Hardcore and the sci-fi horror film Parts: The Clonus Horror. In 1984, he became a TV dad again, playing a widowed father in the sitcom Down to Earth.
At the same time, Sargent advocated for Christian Children’s Fund, Special Olympics, World Hunger, AIDS Project Los Angeles and the American Foundation for AIDS Research.
Then, in 1991 on National Coming Out Day, Sargent announced that he was gay, calling himself a “retroactive role model,” The Washington Post reported. The next year, Sargent and costar Montgomery served as grand marshals of the Los Angeles Gay Pride parade, the Los Angeles Times shared.
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