Dick Sargent (April 19, 1930 – July 8, 1994) was born Richard Stanford Cox in Carmel, California.
He was an American actor probably best remembered as "the second Darrin Stephens" on the hit television series Bewitched, although Sargent had been appearing in films since his debut in 1956. When Dick York was forced to leave Bewitched series due to health problems, Sargent stepped into the role. He had first been offered the role in 1964 but was under contract to Universal Studios and unable to accept it. By 1969, however, he was free and played Darrin until the show ended in 1972.
Sargent continued to work regularly in film and made numerous guest appearances on various TV shows, including two early episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard as Sheriff Grady Byrd. In the mid-eighties, he played the role of Richard Preston, the widowed father, in the syndicated sitcom Down to Earth.
Later in life, he came out as gay, and supported gay rights issues. He had long hid his homosexuality, appearing with lesbian actress Fannie Flagg on the 1970s game show Tattletales as a couple. The game show featured celebrity married couples, and Sargent and Flagg claimed they were dating. In reality, Sargent lived with life partner Albert Williams until his death. In June 1992, Sargent was a Grand Marshal of the Los Angeles Gay Pride parade along with former co-star Elizabeth Montgomery, with whom he had remained good friends.
Sargent died in 1994 from prostate cancer in Los Angeles. He was close friends with Dobie Gillis actress Sheila James, McMillan and Wife actress Nancy Walker and painter Atkins Barone.