Dick York, who shot to fame as Darrin Stephens in the popular Sixties sitcom, was forced to leave the show after becoming addicted to painkillers

Actor Dick York’s career was plunged into chaos after an on-set injury, prompting him to become “financially and physically destitute,” an author has said. York, who was propelled to global stardom after landing the role of Darrin Stephens in “Bewitched,” struggled in his final days before his death in 1992 at age 63.

Original Bewitched star Dick York, who played Darrin Stevens on the first five seasons of tje popular sitcom, was “financially and physically destitute,” during the last years of his life, author Herbie J.