Bewitched
Cast & Crew
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Elizabeth Montgomery
Samantha Stephens
Elizabeth Montgomery was born April 15, 1933 in Los Angeles, the daughter of screen actor Robert Montgomery and former stage actress Elizabeth Allen. She and her younger brother Skip were raised in Hollywood, but mostly kept from the glare of the spotlight.
After her parents divorced in 1950, Elizabeth lived in New York where her father had begun his successful television series "Robert Montgomery Presents", and it was here that she made her TV debut playing opposite her father in an episode entitled 'Top Secret'.
Elizabeth quickly became a prolific and hard-working television actress, making appearances on dozens of shows and participating in the summer stock company of her father's show in the years 1953, 1954 and 1956. She also earned an Emmy nomination in 1960 for her performance as a prostitute in an episode of "The Untouchables".
She made her big screen debut in 1955 in "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell" and although she would make two more feature films, it would be television that would make her a star.
In December 1963, Elizabeth starred in the pilot episode of Bewitched as the beautiful, good-hearted witch 'Samantha'. The first episode aired in 1964 and the show was an immediate success. By the end of the season, Bewitched was ABC's biggest hit ever and made "industry laughing stock ABC" the #1 television network in the top 50 urban markets nationwide. Bewitched was still ABC's top show at the end of the decade. Unfortunately, ABC's success demanded the show create nearly 40 episodes a year, placing a tremendous work load on the cast, writers, and crew. Near the show's end, Bewitched had to rewrite previous episodes just to keep up. By the final season, the show was burned out. ABC moved the show to Saturday night opposite All in the Family as a stop-gag measure to prevent further ratings erosion of that time slot. Bewitched held steady and the network requested 3 more years, but Elizabeth decided it was time to move on to other projects.
Miss Montgomery continued to work in television, becoming the first and foremost "TV Movie Queen" . She created a string of c TV films, including Mrs. Sundance, A Case of Rape, The Legend of Lizzie Borden., and The Awakening Land. Elizabeth worked steady in television, always garnering high ratings. Her final film Deadline for Murder was one of the highest rated movies of 1995.
She married four times, her first husband was Frederic Gallatin Cammann, a stage manager on her father's show, their marriage lasted a brief year. Next she wed actor Gig Young, they were divorced in 1963. Also the same year she wed I Love Lucy director & TV producer William Asher, who would be one of the driving forces behind "Bewitched". Together they had three children; William, Robert and Rebecca (all 3 born during the original run of Bewitched.) They were divorced in 1973 after "Bewitched" had ended. Her fourth and final husband was actor Robert Foxworth whom she married in 1993. They had been a couple since the early 1970's.
Elizabeth received the "Lucy Award" in 1995 for Innovation in Television.
In 1995, after a short bout with cancer, Elizabeth passed away in the home she shared with her family.moreless
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Dick York
Darrin Stephens (seasons 1-5)
Height: 6' 1" (1.85m) Spouse: Joan Alt (17 November 1951-20 February 1992) (his death) (his death) 5 children. -
Dick Sargent
Darrin Stephens (seasons 6-8)
Sargent was a trim, handsome man with a longish chin. He played a variety of gawky businessmen roles in feature films before finding a niche in tv history as the second Darrin on "Bewitched". Shortly before his death, Sargent publicly proclaimed he was gay, and became what he called "a retroactive role model" in the battle for gay rights.moreless -
Agnes Moorehead
Endora
Spouse: Robert Gist (14 February 1954-12 March 1958) (divorced) Jack G. Lee (5 June 1930-11 June 1952) (divorced) 1 child. -
David White
Larry Tate
American stage actor who appeared frequently on television and occasionally but impressively in films. A Marine Corps veteran of the Second World War, he worked on Broadway and on tour in stage productions after the war. In the late 1950s, he became an increasingly familiar face on American television, following a strong performance in the film 'Sweet Smell of Success (1957)', in which he played the smarmy fellow who gets a dalliance with the unwilling 'Barbara Nichols' in exchange for a favor to Tony Curtis's Sidney Falco. Cads and pompous politicians became White's strong suit, but he achieved his greatest fame as the unctious Larry Tate on the hit TV series "Bewitched" (1964). He continued to work in the theatre, particularly as a member of acclaimed Theatre West company in Los Angeles and at the Mark Taper Forum there. In December, 1988, White's 33-year-old son Jonathan was killed in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, UK. White, who had been widowed soon after Jonathan's birth, was embittered and enraged by this new tragedy. He became reclusive for a time, but was returning to some social activity and theatre work when he died of a massive heart attack in 1990, just a few days prior to the second anniversary of his son's death. He was survived by his daughter.moreless -
Erin Murphy
Tabitha Stephens (seasons 3-8)
Spouse Dunckel, Darren (May 1998 - present) 3 children Eric Eden (1993 - 1998) (divorced) 1 child Terry Rogers (1984 - 1989) (divorced) 2 children -
Diane Murphy
Tabitha Stephens (seasons 3-5)
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Alice Pearce
Gladys Kravitz (seasons 1-2)
Alice Pearce was born in New York, New York on October 16, 1917. She had a variety show in 1949 called "The Alice Pearce Show". In 1964, she played Miss Fuzzibee in "The Disorderly Orderly"; later that year, she played Gladys Kravitz on "Bewitched". She left the show after she learned that she had ovarian cancer. The illness proved to be terminal on March 3, 1966. She was 48 years old.moreless -
Sandra Gould
Gladys Kravitz (seasons 3-7)
Short, with a character actress's face and a familiar New Yorker's abrasive, nasal tone of voice, Sandra Gould was made for radio. She capped a long, successful radio career with a 15-year stint on Jack Benny's legendary, award-winning show. By the late-1940's, She had moved into bit character roles in movies - often as a stereotypical, rude New Yorker. By the early i950's, Sandra became a regular on I Married Joan, while also appearing in many other television series. In 1966, she caught the break of her life, replacing Alice Pearce (who passed away) as Gladys Kravitz, the neighborhood snoop, in the c sitcom Bewitched (1964). Her last appearance on television, on her 48th different show, came in 1999 on Veronica's Closet - only six months before she passed away, three days shy of her 83rd birthday.moreless -
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Irene Vernon
Louise Tate (seasons 1-2)
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Kasey Rogers
Louise Tate (seasons 3-8)
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Marion Lorne
Aunt Clara (seasons 1-4)
Marion Lorne is known for playing sweet, befuddled little ladies in several roles on TV and movies. Born in a mining town in Pennsylvania, Marion made her way to New York, where she studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She appeared in stock theater in Connecticut, eventually making her way to stages on Broadway and in London. Marion married English playwright Walter Hackett, and planned to retire after his death in 1942, but couldn't pass up a role in the play, Harvey. This led to a few rolls in movies and television. When Garry Moore hired her for his variety show in 1958 she asked him what he wanted her for because she didn't sing nor dance, he knew first hand her subtle humor would work. She remained with The Garry Moore Show until she got the offer for playing Aunt Clara on the 1960s television show Bewitched.moreless -
Mabel Albertson
Phyllis Stephens (seasons 1-7)
Mabel Albertson was born on July 24 th in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA. Mabel studied acting at the New England School of Speech and Expression. She began her career during the 1920s. In 1937: she married with Ken Englud, who adopted her son. Mabel's greatest success and popularity occurred during the 1960s. Her TV work continued at a rapid pace, beginning with a co-starring role on The Tom Ewell Show in 1960. This was followed by guest-starring roles on numerous major sitcoms: The Munsters, The Lucy Show, That Girl, and Gomer Pyle, and a number of dramas Gunsmoke, Dr. Kildare, Bonanza, The Wild, Wild West, Dragnet, and The Virginian, among others.moreless -
Robert F. Simon
Frank Stephens (seasons 1-3, 7)
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Roy Roberts
Frank Stephens (seasons 4-6)
ROY was born in Tampa, Florida on March 19,1900. He began his career by playing the ukulele in musical stock companies, then became in succession: a chorus boy, a song and dance man, a serious singer in light opera and finally a leading man on Broadway. He came to Hollywood in 1942 and his first film was in Guadalcanal Diary (1943). He appeared in over 100 films during his career including: The Sullivans (1944), Wilson (1944), Nightmare Alley (!947), Gentleman's Agreement (1947), Sierra (1950), Wyoming Mail (1950), The Big Trees (1952), House of Wax (1953), Those Calloways (!964), Hotel (1967), The Outfit (1973), Chinatown (1974) and his last The Strongest Man in the World (1975). In the 50's he played CAPTAIN HUXLEY in THE GALE STORM SHOW. He began a semi regular role on the series GUNSMOKE in 1963 and stayed with it until 1970. At the same time he was on GUNSMOKE, he was appearing as a semi regular on the other series, THE LUCY SHOW from 1965 to 1968, and on BEWITCHED from 1967 to 1971.moreless -
Elizabeth Montgomery
Serena (seasons 2, 4-8)
Elizabeth Montgomery was born April 15, 1933 in Los Angeles, the daughter of screen actor Robert Montgomery and former stage actress Elizabeth Allen. She and her younger brother Skip were raised in Hollywood, but mostly kept from the glare of the spotlight.
After her parents divorced in 1950, Elizabeth lived in New York where her father had begun his successful television series "Robert Montgomery Presents", and it was here that she made her TV debut playing opposite her father in an episode entitled 'Top Secret'.
Elizabeth quickly became a prolific and hard-working television actress, making appearances on dozens of shows and participating in the summer stock company of her father's show in the years 1953, 1954 and 1956. She also earned an Emmy nomination in 1960 for her performance as a prostitute in an episode of "The Untouchables".
She made her big screen debut in 1955 in "The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell" and although she would make two more feature films, it would be television that would make her a star.
In December 1963, Elizabeth starred in the pilot episode of Bewitched as the beautiful, good-hearted witch 'Samantha'. The first episode aired in 1964 and the show was an immediate success. By the end of the season, Bewitched was ABC's biggest hit ever and made "industry laughing stock ABC" the #1 television network in the top 50 urban markets nationwide. Bewitched was still ABC's top show at the end of the decade. Unfortunately, ABC's success demanded the show create nearly 40 episodes a year, placing a tremendous work load on the cast, writers, and crew. Near the show's end, Bewitched had to rewrite previous episodes just to keep up. By the final season, the show was burned out. ABC moved the show to Saturday night opposite All in the Family as a stop-gag measure to prevent further ratings erosion of that time slot. Bewitched held steady and the network requested 3 more years, but Elizabeth decided it was time to move on to other projects.
Miss Montgomery continued to work in television, becoming the first and foremost "TV Movie Queen" . She created a string of c TV films, including Mrs. Sundance, A Case of Rape, The Legend of Lizzie Borden., and The Awakening Land. Elizabeth worked steady in television, always garnering high ratings. Her final film Deadline for Murder was one of the highest rated movies of 1995.
She married four times, her first husband was Frederic Gallatin Cammann, a stage manager on her father's show, their marriage lasted a brief year. Next she wed actor Gig Young, they were divorced in 1963. Also the same year she wed I Love Lucy director & TV producer William Asher, who would be one of the driving forces behind "Bewitched". Together they had three children; William, Robert and Rebecca (all 3 born during the original run of Bewitched.) They were divorced in 1973 after "Bewitched" had ended. Her fourth and final husband was actor Robert Foxworth whom she married in 1993. They had been a couple since the early 1970's.
Elizabeth received the "Lucy Award" in 1995 for Innovation in Television.
In 1995, after a short bout with cancer, Elizabeth passed away in the home she shared with her family.moreless
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Bernard Fox
Dr. Bombay (seasons 3-8)
Born in Wales, UK on May, 11th 1927 Bernard Fox, is most recognized for his role on Bewitched! as Dr. Bombay, the "witch" doctor. His trademark roles are usually of slightly bombastic, victorian, old monied and humorously pompous, and likeable Englishmen. Not quite on the upper rung of royalty, but perhaps a obsure Earl, Lord or faded English war hero. He has been married to his wife, Jacqueline since 1961.moreless -
David Lawrence (VI)
Adam Stephens (seasons 7-8)
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Greg Lawrence (II)
Adam Stephens (seasons 7-8)
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Alice Ghostley
Esmeralda (seasons 6-8)
While essentially a comedic actress best known to her television audience as the shy, anxiety-ridden, supernatural housekeeper on the ABC sitcom, Bewitched, and as the batty Bernice Clifton (a role which earned her an Emmy nomination in 1992) on CBS' comedy series, Designing Women, Alice Ghostley was also an accomplished singer and Broadway performer who won a Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Drama in 1965 for her portrayal of Mavis Parodus Bryson, the unconventional sister to Iris Patrodus Brustein, played by leading lady Rita Moreno in Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window.moreless -
Maurice Evans
Maurice
Maurice Evans was born in Dorchester, Dorset, England. He was the son of a Welsh druggist. His name was pronounced "Morris". His first appearance was onstage in Hardy's Under the Greenwood Tree. Maurice was a Shakespearean actor, and made such appearances in The Oresteia, Journey's End, Falstaff, and Henry IV. Maurice's television roles include Maurice from Bewitched. Maurice also had a successful movie career with movies like Planet of the Apes and Rosemary's Baby. Maurice was 87 when he passed away in 1989.moreless -
Paul Lynde
Uncle Arthur (seasons 2-7)
Paul had three brothers (Richard, Corydon, Johnny) and two sisters (Helen, Grace). Parents: Hoy & Silvia. Paul's father was a sheriff & a butcher. Paul's nickname as a child was "chicken plucker" because his father was the local butcher. (Lynde attempted to glorify his father's occupation by referring to him as a "cattle surgeon".) From the time he was a small child, he was obsessed with being rich and famous. Graduated (barely) from Northwestern University, where he befriended Cloris Leachman & Charlotte Rae. On the day of commencement, he was not scheduled to graduate. It was only by appealing to the student senate (which held a special session while the orchestra was rehearsing the processional), that Paul was able to graduate. Starred in the 1960 Broadway production of "Bye, Bye Birdie" which featured his hit song, "Kids". Paul & Dick Van Dyke were the only two people in the Broadway production to have been featured in the movie version. Lynde's most public relationship was with his dog, Harry MacAfee, a Dandie Dinmont named after the character he played in "Bye Bye Birdie". Harry (the dog) earned his championship in the canine world and had a string of trophies to match his master's citations.moreless -
Gene Blakely
Dave (seasons 1-2, 4)
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Herb Vigran
Bartender
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Herb Vigran
Sergeant
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Noam Pitlik
Ashley
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Noam Pitlik
Newton
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Paul Sand
Whalen
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Marcia Wallace
Betty
Marcia Wallace, born in Creston, Iowa, played Carol Kester (Bondurant) on The Bob Newhart Show. She later reprised that role in a guest spot on Murphy Brown for which she received an Emmy Award nomination. She later won an Emmy Award for her work as the voice of Mrs. Krabappel on The Simpsons. Wallace studied acting in New York City with the legendary Uta Hagen. She appeared on stage in Hello Dolly, Dark of the Moon, Calling in Crazy and with the off-Broadway group the Fourth Wall. She also did over 50 television commercials. Marcia made numerous appearances on The Merv Griffin Show early in her career and guest starred on The Brady Bunch in the classic episode "Getting Davy Jones." Other guest spots include roles on Columbo, The Love Boat, Taxi, Murder, She Wrote and Magnum, P.I. She has also done numerous films and television movies including The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979). Currently Ms. Wallace appears on the Comedy Central series That's My Bush. Marcia is a breast cancer survivor and now lectures on breast cancer prevention and detection, as well as the emotional and medical challenges of fighting the disease.moreless
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Categories
Comedy
Themes
Characters With Double Lives, Extraordinary Situations, Feel Good Comedy, Gender Roles, Goodie Two Shoes
