20 Rare Behind-the-Scenes ‘Bewitched’ Photos: See Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Paul Lynde and More

Bewitched remains one of the most enchanting shows ever made, and certainly the leader of the fantasy sitcoms produced in the 1960s. At the same time, it made household names out of cast members Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York and Agnes Moorehead, while cementing the stardom of Paul Lynde.

As is well known, Bewitched is a domestic sitcom with a twist in that Samantha Stephens (Montgomery) is a witch who marries a mortal named Darrin Stephens (York). They try their best to lead a normal, non-magical life, which becomes impossible thanks to the intrusions of her magical family, in particular her mother, Endora (Moorehead).

The audience absolutely loved it, allowing the show to run for eight seasons from 1964 to 1972 and a total of 254 episodes. What follows is a special behind-the-scenes look at the show through a series of rare photographs that feature cast and crew off-camera.

Let’s twitch our noses and get started.

‘Bewitched’ behind-the-scenes

The Bewitched cast during a table read: Agnes Moorehead (Endora) sits at the end of the table, Bernie Kopell to her right, Elizabeth Montgomery (with sunglasses on her head), William Asher (director) with his back to the camera (1966)

Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead

Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead in an early Bewitched publicity shot. It’s one of the few that give an eerie feel to a show that was anything but. Hey, nice bird, Endora!

Erin Murphy as Tabitha

If you think you’re seeing double, take a closer look. It’s Tabitha you’re looking at, but Tabitha in duplicate because she was played by twins. The Murphy sisters, Diane (left) and Erin are the three-year-old mini-actresses. Eventually Erin took on the role herself.

Happy anniversary!

Dick York, producer William Asher, Elizabeth Montgomery, executive producer Harry Ackerman (married to actress Elinor Donahue) on-set, celebrating the start of production for season 5.

Gladys and Abner Kravitz

L-R: Alice Pearce holds a spoon as George Tobias pours liquid from a medicine bottle. They play Gladys and Abner Kravitz, neighbors of Samantha and Darin Stephens.

She was framed!

Elizabeth Montgomery having some fun on the set of Bewitched. Let’s face it, all she really has to do is wiggle her nose to get out of that jail cell.

Larry and Louise Tate

From Bewitched, left to right, are Kasey Rogers and David White in 1971. Kasey is Louise Tate and David is Larry, Darin’s boss.

Meet Elizabeth Montgomery’s son

Elizabeth Montgomery was married to the show’s creator/producer William Asher, and together they were the parents of their son William. In this photo, Elizabeth brings her son to the Bewitched set.

Downtime on the set

In between shots, Dick York, Elizabeth Montgomery and William Asher go over script pages for that week’s episode.

Reflections of Endora

This shot of actress Agnes Moorehead (Endora) was taken in her dressing room circa 1965. Interestingly, she wasn’t all that interested in the show at the beginning, especially given her success on stage and in film, but she ended up loving it.

Paul Lynde as Uncle Arthur

Bewitched was filled with Samantha’s frequently visited by magical relatives, but none of them were as popular as the late Paul Lynde as prankster warlock Uncle Arthur. What’s really hard to believe is that he only appeared in 11 episodes out of the 254 that were produced, because it felt like he was a semi-regular.

Elizabeth Montgomery and Erin Murphy

A really sweet photo of on-screen mother and daughter, Samantha and Tabitha Stevens, better known off the set as Elizabeth Montgomery and Erin Murphy.

The second Mrs. Kravitz

Actress Alice Pearce, who had played Mrs. Kravitz, was forced to leave Bewitched due to serious health issues. Sandra Gould was brought in to replace her, and this image features her, Marion Lorne (back to camera), who portrayed Aunt Clara; and Elizabeth Montgomery. It was taken in 1966.

Endora and Maurice

Samantha’s parents, Endora and Maurice, fought constantly on the show, but behind the scenes Maurice Evans (you may know him as Dr. Zaius in the original Planet of the Apes films) and Agnes Moorehead got along famously. This was them in 1971.

William Asher, Dick York and Elizabeth Montgomery

Elizabeth Montgomery with her two husbands: on-screen’s Dick York as Darrin and off-screen’s William Asher. York would be forced to leave the show after the fifth season due to a severe back injury suffered years earlier.

Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick Sargent

With Dick York leaving the show after the fifth season, actor Dick Sargent was hired to replace him as Darrin for the final three seasons.

Esmeralda and Doctor Bombay

After Aunt Clara actress Marion Lorne passed away, Alice Ghostley was brought in on a recurring basis as bumbling witch Esmeralda, who would frequently babysit the Stephens children. Additionally, Bernard Fox played Doctor Bombay (who was usually summoned by Samantha by calling out, “Doctor Bombay, Doctor Bombay, come right away”).

Samantha the hippie

Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha, apparently embracing the Flower Power movement of the late 1960s.

Twin power

From left: Erin Murphy, Diane Murphy, David Mandel and Greg Mandel, who played Tabitha and Adam Stephens. This shot is from 1971.

Family portrait

The cast of Bewitched, standing from left: David White, Kasey Rogers, Charles Lane, Alice Ghostley, Bernie Kopell; seated, from left: Dick Sargent, Elizabeth Montgomery, Maurice Evans, Agnes Moorehead, Bernard Fox; on floor in front: Paul Lynde, Erin Murphy, Diane Murphy, David Mandel and Greg Mandel.