What Ever Happened to the Cast ofBewitched?

Mar. 15, 2025

The stars of ‘Bewitched’ in 1966.Photo:ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty

One minute they’re there, then, “Poof!” They’re gone.

Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick York starred as the quirky couple inBewitched. Airing for eight seasons between 1964 and 1972, the fantastical series followed the daily adventures of a powerful witch who attempts to live as a typical suburban housewife and marry a mortal man.

The hit slapstick comedy inspired a spinoff and multiple remakes. In 1977, ABC experimented withTabitha, a comedy about Samantha and Darrin’s daughter, but it only lasted one season. Then, in 2005, Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman starred in theBewitchedmovie adaptation. Currently, there is aBewitchedreboot in the works at Sony Pictures, andNBC is developing a remake.

Sixty years afterBewitchedpremiered, find out what happened to the actors portraying Endora, Tabitha and more.

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Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens

Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens on ‘Bewitched’ in 1966 and in 1993.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Ron Galella Collection via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Ron Galella Collection via Getty

With her enchanting nose twitch and signature pointed eyebrows, Elizabeth Montgomery performed her magic starring as Samantha Stephens. The role earned her five Emmy and four Golden Globe nominations.

After almost a decade of laughs onBewitched, Montgomery shifted toward more serious roles, for which she continued to collect Emmy nominations. In the latter half of the 1970s, Montgomery played a victim of rape inA Case of Rape, accused and acquitted murderer Lizzie Borden inThe Legend of Lizzie Bordenand a pioneer woman inThe Awakening Land.

Montgomerywanted to “get beyond Samantha,“her former husband andBewitcheddirector William Asher told PEOPLE in 1995.

Montgomery was married four times: first to socialite Frederic Gallatin Cammann and then to actor Gig Young, before tying the knot with Asher. The pair had three children and divorced in 1973. She then married actor Robert Foxworth.

Montgomery died from colon cancer in 1995 at age 62.

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Agnes Moorehead as Endora

Agnes Moorehead as Endora on ‘Bewitched’ in 1965 and in the 1970s.Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty; Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch /IPX

Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty; Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch /IPX

Though she gained acclaim playing Samantha’s mother, the mischievous witch Endora, Agnes Moorehead had a decades-long acting career beforeBewitched. In 1948, she even became thefirst woman to co-host the Oscars.

Moorehead recalled rumors of “radioactive germs” on set and told best friend Debbie Reynolds, “I should never have taken that part.”

Still, Moorehead performed throughout her last years. In 1971, she co-starred in the horror movie,What’s the Matter with Helen?,with Shelley Winters andDebbie Reynolds. Her last starring role was in 1972 inDear Dead Delilah, and, in 1973, Moorehead voiced the Goose in theCharlotte’s Webfilm.

Moorehead was married twice, to actors John Griffith Lee and Robert Gist; she divorced both.

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Dick York as Darrin Stephens

Dick York as Darrin Stephens on ‘Bewitched’ in 1966 and in the 1980s.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch /IPX

ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch /IPX

Dick York was the first actor to play Samantha’s mortal husband, the so-often distraught Darrin Stephens. York starred in the first five seasons ofBewitchedbefore sustaining injuries on set due to the show’s emphasis on physical comedy.

Afterhe passed out from pain and suffered an epileptic seizurewhile filming, York left the show for good. Though the series went on to cast a new Darrin Stephens, York remained bedridden for months and struggled with an addiction to painkillers,per a recent documentaryabout the series.

In the early 1980s, York went back to acting briefly, gaining two television credits. In his final years, York founded Acting for Life, a charity to help the homeless and others in need, theLos Angeles Timesreported.

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Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens

Dick Sargent as Darrin Stephens on ‘Bewitched’ in 1969 and in 1993.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Ron Galella Collection via Getty

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 Stephens.

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 Postreported. The next year, Sargent and co-star Montgomery served as grand marshals of the Los Angeles Gay Pride parade, theLos Angeles Timesshared.

Sargent died in 1994 at age 64.

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Erin and Diane Murphy as Tabitha Stephens

Erin Murphy as Tabitha Stephens on ‘Bewitched’ in 1967, and twins Diane and Erin Murphy in 2013.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Albert L. Ortega/Getty

ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Albert L. Ortega/Getty

Now 60 years old, twin sisters Erin and Diane Murphy first played Tabitha, the Stephens’ daughter, at age 2. Though they started off sharing the role duringBewitched’ssecond season, Erin later took over as the sisters began to diverge in appearance.

However, at 8 years old, Erin went back to a normal childhood in California and didn’t return to acting for decades. In 1999, Erin told PEOPLE thatshe didn’t regret her breakfrom showbusiness because it allowed her to raise her children.

She added, “Scripts are sent to me all the time, and I haven’t seen anything good enough to have me gone for 12 hours a day.”

Erin has two children with her first husband Terry Rogers, one with her second husband Eric Eden and three more with her current husband, Darren Dunckel.

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David White as Larry Tate

David White as Larry Tate on ‘Bewitched’ in 1967 and in the 1980s.ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty

ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty

Though not the firstBewitchedcast member that comes to mind, David White lasted all eight seasons as Darrin’s boss, advertising executive Larry Tate.

White married actress Mary Welch; after they divorced, he married actress Lisa Figus, from whom he also later split. White had a son with Welch who died at age 33, as well as a daughter with Figus.

White himself died in 1990 at age 74.

source: people.com