Dick Sargent

Dick Sargent was an American actor best known as the second Darrin Stephens on Bewitched (ABC, 1969–1972), replacing Dick York. He came out publicly as gay in 1991 — three years before his death from prostate cancer — to coincide with National Coming Out Day, appearing at a Los Angeles event with Roseanne Barr. He became involved with LGBTQ+ activism in his final years. The Los Angeles city council honored him for his courage in coming out. His story highlighted the decades of secrecy many LGBTQ+ performers in the studio system maintained at enormous personal cost.