The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Dick York

A few years earlier, York injured himself on the set of a movie. While filming a scene for "They Came to Cordura," York was lifting a railroad handcar with other cast members. But when the director shouted cut, everyone stopped lifting, except for York. And with the weight of the handcar solely on him, he accidentally kept lifting and took out his back in the process.

He tried to recover with medication, but his life would never be the same. To cope with his injury, York used painkillers and other medications. He continued to act on "Bewitched," and as things got worse for him the show apparently adapted. According to IMDB, the set was equipped with special furniture to accommodate his back problems. However, York had bigger issues coming. After taking drugs year after year to try to deal with his pain, he grew addicted. York became so dependent on the drugs that even though he had avoided taking them before heading to work, it soon spilled into his professional life and he started medicating on set.

By 1969 the show could no longer adapt to his health issues, and when York passed out on set that year, he was let go. His beloved character was taken over by another actor, and the show went on without him until it went off the air in 1972, per Biography.

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