Dick York Net Worth
Dick York Net Worth is
$10 Thousand
Dick York Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
The gangly York is best remembered as the first and most frustrated "Darrin Stephens" on the long-running TV series Bewitched (1964). He left the series in 1969 due to a chronic back ailment. He later founded Acting for Life, a private fund-raising effort for the homeless, which he managed from his home where he was bedridden with a degenerative ... | Full Name | Dick York |
| Net Worth | $10 Thousand |
| Date Of Birth | September 4, 1928 |
| Died | 1992-02-20 |
| Place Of Birth | Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Joan Alt |
| Children | Kim York, Matthew York, Stacy York, Mandy York, Christopher York |
| Parents | Bernard Allison York |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Movies | Inherit the Wind, They Came to Cordura, The Last Blitzkrieg, Cowboy, Operation Mad Ball, My Sister Eileen, Shy Guy |
| TV Shows | Bewitched, Going My Way, Thriller |
| Star Sign | Virgo |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | High-pitched, exasperated voice. |
| 2 | The role of Darrin Stephens #1 on Bewitched (1964). |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [About the hard part of returning to acting] I did not want to go back into acting so much that I let myself get fat. I gained 126 pounds -- a whole other person. I grew a beard -- I was disguising myself. Things got totally out of hand, and all the ego trips and insecurities there are to deal with. In my whole career, there had been only four things that gave me complete artistic satisfaction: Inherit The Wind with Stanley Kramer directing; working with Elia Kazan in Bus Stop on Broadway; a play I did on Playhouse 90 with Paul Muni; and an episode of Route 66. |
| 2 | There are no rewards for what you do -- you do it because you have to. It's your nature as a human being. You have to... That's how I feel about it. |
| 3 | I've been blessed. I have no complaints. I've been surrounded by people in radio, on stage and in motion pictures and television who love me. The things that have gone wrong have been simply physical things. |
| 4 | [Just before his death]: I am happy, complete. I know that you've known me a very longtime, I've been on television, I've been in your living rooms and now I'm in your heart! |
| 5 | [Of his seizure that caused him to end his best-known role on Bewitched (1964)]: I was too sick to go on. I had a temperature of 105, full of strong antibiotics, for almost 10 days. I went to work that day but I was sick. I lay in my dressing room after being in make-up, waiting to be called on the set. They knew I was feeling pretty rotten, and they tried to give me time to rest. I kept having chills. This was the middle of the summer and I was wearing a sheepskin jacket and I was chilling. I was shaking all over. Then, while sitting on a scaffolding with Maurice Evans, being lit for a special effects scene: They were setting an inky - that's a little tiny spot[light] that was supposed to be just flickering over my eyes. That flickering, flickering flickering made me feel weird. And I'm sitting on this platform up in the air...and I turned to Gibby, who was just down below, and I said, 'Gibby, I think I have to get down.' He started to help me down and that's the last thing I remember until I woke up on the floor. That's about all I remember of the incident...and I'd managed to bite a very large hole in the side of my tongue before they could pry my teeth apart. |
| 6 | I don't work because I love it. In our household, work is something Daddy does to provide us with things we need for our physical comforts . . . I love other things more than my work. |
| 7 | I have done more in this chair here than I could have ever done in Hollywood. |
| 8 | You know, three whales get in trouble and people from all over volunteer to help. Wouldn't it be wonderful if one old has-been actor with a hose up his nose could help millions? |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | When Dick Sargent took over the role of Darrin Stephens for Bewitched (1964), York, who left the show, at the end of the fifth season, didn't mind him playing the role. |
| 2 | The Bewitched (1964) TV comedy series was originally a vehicle for Broadway star Tammy Grimes as the lovely witch Samantha. She had recently scored in the Broadway musical comedy "High Spirits," based on the Noël Coward play "Blithe Spirit," in which she played the deceased Elvira who comes back to haunt her former husband. Dick Sargent was chosen to play her mortal mate Darrin Stephens. When Grimes passed on the series, Elizabeth Montgomery was cast in the role. By that time, Sargent had other acting commitments and was forced to bow out of the pilot. York came into the picture after Richard Crenna of "The Real McCoys" fame turned the role down. Of course, Sargent wound up replacing York as Darrin in 1969 after York suffered a seizure on the set and was rushed to the hospital. He never returned to the show and the "second Darrin Stephens" never explained. |
| 3 | Despite their antagonistic roles on the Bewitched (1964) as Darrin and Endora, York grew quite close to actress Agnes Moorehead off camera. |
| 4 | Dick's five children: Kim, Mandy, Stacy, Christopher and Matthew. |
| 5 | Was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series during the fourth season of Bewitched (1964). Lost to "Get Smart's Don Adams. |
| 6 | Made a brief comeback on TV in the 1970s in episodes of "Fantasy Island" and "Simon and Simon". |
| 7 | He and his family moved to Rockford, Michigan in the 1980s to care for his wife's ailing mother. When she died they stayed on in her house. |
| 8 | Developed emphysema after years of smoking three packs of cigarettes a day, and became dependent on oxygen tanks in his last years. Died of complications from emphysema at a Grand Rapids, Michigan hospital. |
| 9 | His very revealing autobiography is entitled "The Seesaw Girl and Me". |
| 10 | His father Bernard was a salesman. His mother worked as a seamstress and later operated a beauty shop. The family moved from Indiana to Chicago when he was ten. |
| 11 | Was first influenced to become an actor when he saw the Cecil B. DeMille film The Crusades (1935). |
| 12 | Was enrolled in The Jack and Jill Players, a children's acting school, in Chicago. This training led to his first professional break with a two-year stretch as "That Brewster Boy" on radio during WWII while a teenager. "That Brewster Boy" was inspired by the success of "The Aldrich Family". He then went on to join the radio series "Jack Armstrong, All-American Boy" playing Billy Fairchild, Jack's friend, for six years (until 1951). |
| 13 | Met future wife Joan Alt while doing radio's "Jack Armstrong, All-American Boy". Joan came in to do a commercial on the show. |
| 14 | Moved to New York in 1951 and took a room at a YMCA. He eventually became a working NY radio actor on a number of series. |
| 15 | First work on Broadway was a supporting role in "Tea and Sympathy" starring John Kerr and Deborah Kerr. The play opened on September 30, 1953. His success in this play led to a contract with Columbia Pictures. |
| 16 | Appeared in three films with Jack Lemmon: My Sister Eileen (1955), Operation Mad Ball (1957) and Cowboy (1958). |
| 17 | During the filming of They Came to Cordura (1959), Dick was seriously injured during a railroad hand car scene. He and Gary Cooper were propelling a hand car down a railroad track with other men when he accidentally lifted the mechanism without his comrades help and wrenched his back, tearing the muscles along the right side of his back. For him it was the beginning of the end. He grew addicted to painkillers and struggled valiantly another decade before retiring in 1969. |
| 18 | Director Stanley Kramer allowed Dick to write his first scene in the movie Inherit the Wind (1960), in which his character, educator Bertram Cates, goes on trial for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. This was his last film role. He subsequently concentrated on TV. |
| 19 | Appeared six times on the Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) TV series, but never met the famed director in person. |
| 20 | Best remembered by the public for his co-starring role as Darrin Stephens in Bewitched (1964). |
| 21 | Special furniture was used on the set of Bewitched (1964) for him due to his back problems. Other cast and crew members also helped him get around on the set. He had to leave the show when he suddenly collapsed one day on the set in 1969. |
| 22 | He and his family suffered during the depression from starvation and loss of money. York said that what had inspired him to start his charity Acting for Life which helped the homeless. |
| 23 | Started a charity called "Acting for Life". He spent most of his time on the telephone raising money for the homeless and getting people to donate food and clothing. |
| 24 | Was left impoverished in 1976 after a real estate investment failed, and was on welfare for a time. |
| 25 | Moved to Michigan in the mid-80s to care for his wife's ill mother, and was diagnosed with emphysema shortly after. |
| 26 | Buried at Plainfield Cemetery, Rockford, Kent County, Michigan. |
| 27 | At the age of 15, York was the star of the network radio program "That Brewster Boy" |
| 28 | York first injured his back while working on the 1959 film They Came to Cordura (1959). |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Edward Gillis |
| Eye on New York | 1956 | TV Series | Lt. Mac Hartman |
| Playwrights '56 | 1956 | TV Series | Grayson |
| Justice | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Three Stripes in the Sun | 1955 | Cpl. Neeby Muhlendorf | |
| My Sister Eileen | 1955 | Ted 'Wreck' Loomis (as Richard York) | |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | Andy |
| Goodyear Playhouse | 1955 | TV Series | John Randolph |
| Omnibus | 1953 | TV Series | Nick |
| How Friendly Are You? | 1951 | Short | Phil |
| Last Date | 1950 | Short | Nick (as Richard York) |
| Shy Guy | 1947 | Short | Philip Norton |
| Insomnia | 1945 | Short | Lucky (uncredited) |
| High School U.S.A. | 1984 | TV Movie | Superintendant McCarthy |
| Fantasy Island | 1984 | TV Series | Mr. Sutton |
| Simon & Simon | 1983 | TV Series | Martin Donlevy |
| Bewitched | 1964-1969 | TV Series | Darrin Stephens / Darrin the Bold |
| The Flintstones | 1965 | TV Series | Darrin Stephens |
| Wagon Train | 1961-1964 | TV Series | Ben Mitchell / Charley Shutup / Willie Pettigrew |
| Rawhide | 1961-1963 | TV Series | Elwood P. Gilroy / Frank Price |
| The Virginian | 1963 | TV Series | Jeff Tolliver |
| The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | 1963 | TV Series | Sheriff Will Pearce |
| Route 66 | 1963 | TV Series | Lieutenant School |
| Going My Way | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Tom Colwell |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | 1957-1962 | TV Series | Herbert Wiggam / Tom Barton / Ralph Jones / ... |
| Thriller | 1962 | TV Series | Fred Bancroft |
| Frontier Circus | 1961 | TV Series | Jeb Randall |
| Dr. Kildare | 1961 | TV Series | Harry Benton |
| Outlaws | 1961 | TV Series | Sam Nichols |
| Adventures in Paradise | 1961 | TV Series | Markham Jones |
| General Electric Theater | 1961 | TV Series | Ashael Miller |
| Insight | 1961 | TV Series | Scientist |
| The Americans | 1961 | TV Series | Bolick |
| The Twilight Zone | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Hector B. Poole / Capt. Phil Riker |
| The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 1961 | TV Series | Lt. James Whitney |
| Naked City | 1961 | TV Series | Charles Colano |
| Stagecoach West | 1960 | TV Series | Webb Crawford |
| Inherit the Wind | 1960 | Bertram T. Cates | |
| Alcoa Theatre | 1960 | TV Series | Corporal James Sloan |
| The Untouchables | 1960 | TV Series | Ernie Torrance |
| The Millionaire | 1958-1960 | TV Series | Sandy Newell / Ken Leighton |
| They Came to Cordura | 1959 | Pvt. Renziehausen | |
| Playhouse 90 | 1958-1959 | TV Series | Matthew Sherwood / Tom / Scott Arlen |
| The Last Blitzkrieg | 1959 | Sgt. Ludwig | |
| Father Knows Best | 1958 | TV Series | Tom Wentworth |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1956-1958 | TV Series | Capt. Jay Hellman / George Weston / George Fox |
| Climax! | 1958 | TV Series | Gordon Bates |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1958 | TV Series | |
| Cowboy | 1958 | Charlie, Trailhand | |
| World in White | 1957 | TV Movie | Dr. Gentile |
| The Seven Lively Arts | 1957 | TV Series | |
| Kraft Theatre | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Deputy Sheriff / Zack |
| Operation Mad Ball | 1957 | Cpl. Bohun |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bewitched | TV Series 1 episode, 1968 performer - 1 episode, 1965 | ||
| Stagecoach West | 1960 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| My Sister Eileen | 1955 | performer: "I'm Great" |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Morning America | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Our Time | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dream Girl of '67 | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Bachelor Judge |
| Chevrolet's Bewitching Bonanza | 1964 | Short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Naked Archaeologist | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Man in Bed |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| La imagen de tu vida | 2006 | TV Series | Darrin Stephens |
| Bewitched | 2005 | Darrin Stephens (uncredited) | |
| Bewitched: The Magic Unveiled | 2005 | Video short | Darrin Stephens |
| Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films | 2003 | Documentary | Nick |
| Reflections of Evil | 2002 | Darrin Stephens (uncredited) | |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Biography | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Darrin Stephens |
| T.V. Sphincter | 1987 | Video documentary | Darrin Stephens (ABC TV Commercial featuring 'Bewitched') (uncredited) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | Bewitched (1964) |
Known for movies
Bewitched (1964-1969)
as Darrin Stephens / Darrin the Bold
Inherit the Wind (1960)
as Bertram T. Cates
Going My Way (1962-1963)
as Tom Colwell
Cowboy (1958)
as Charlie, Trailhand