Ernest Sargent, a man of refined physical appearance, boasted a distinctive facial feature in the form of a chin that was neither too pointed nor too rounded, but rather fell somewhere in between - longish, to be precise. His talent for playing a diverse array of awkward and inelegant businessmen in feature films laid the groundwork for his eventual transition to the small screen, where he would secure a notable place in the annals of television history by assuming the role of the second Darrin on the beloved sitcom "Bewitched".
Personal Details
BornApr 19, 1930 Carmel, California, USA
Parents
- Elmer Cox
- Ruth McNaughton
Relatives
- Joan Peery Cox Remsen (Half Sibling)
Biography
Career
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1993

Acting on Impulse as Mr. Randolph
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1991

Frame Up as Will Curran
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1990

Murder by Numbers as Patrick Crain
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1989

Teen Witch as Frank Miller
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Rock-A-Die Baby as Adam
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Columbo as Dick Sargent
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1988

Twenty Dollar Star as Mr. Brandon
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1986

The Eleventh Commandment as Charles Knight
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Murder, She Wrote as George Selby
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1983

I'm Going to Be Famous as The Director
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1982

Family Ties as Charlie
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1980

The Gossip Columnist as Alan Keyes
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1979

The Clonus Horror as Dr. Jameson
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Hardcore as Wes DeJong
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The Power Within as Capt. Ed Holman
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The Dukes of Hazzard as Sheriff Grady Byrd
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Charlie's Angels as Avery
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1977

Three's Company as Lloyd Cross
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The Love Boat as Father Mike
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1976

Rich Man, Poor Man as Eddie Heath
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1974

Melvin Purvis G-MAN as Thatcher Covington
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1969

Bewitched as Darrin Stephens
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1968

Live a Little, Love a Little as Harry
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The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell as Capt. Elwood Prohaska
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The Young Runaways as Freddy ("Sage")
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Adam-12 as Sidney Roemer
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I Dream of Jeannie as Norman Cashman
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1966

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken as George Beckett
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Daniel Boone as Andrew Cooper
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1965

Fluffy as Tommy
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Billie as Matt Bullitt
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1963

Captain Newman, M.D. as Lt. Belden 'Barney' Alderson
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For Love or Money as Harvey Wofford
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1962

That Touch of Mink as Harry Clark
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The Alfred Hitchcock Hour as Dave Fulton
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1961

Gunsmoke as Bud
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1960

The Great Impostor as Hotchkiss
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1959

Operation Petticoat as Ensign Stovall (as Richard Sargent)
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Black Saddle as Lt. Herndon
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1958

Mardi Gras as Dick Saglon
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1957

Bernardine as Sanford Wilson
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1956

Love Me Tender as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
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1955

The Beast with a Million Eyes as Deputy Larry Brewster