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Jay North

Aug 03, 1951 - Apr 06, 2025 (73 years old) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Jay Waverly North (August 3, 1951 – April 6, 2025) was an American actor. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of six, he became a household name during the early 1960s for his role as the well-meaning but mischievous Dennis Mitchell on the CBS situation comedy Dennis the Menace, based on the comic strip created by Hank Ketcham.

As a teen, North had roles in two Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature films Zebra in the Kitchen and Maya, as well as starring in the NBC television series adaptation of the latter film, also titled Maya. As an adult, he turned to voice acting work for animated television series, voicing the roles of Prince Turhan in the Arabian Knights segment of The Banana Splits Adventure Hour and a teenaged Bamm-Bamm Rubble on The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show.

After leaving show business and disclosing the truth of a troubled childhood as a child actor, North began working with fellow former child star Paul Petersen and the organization A Minor Consideration, using his experiences as a child performer to counsel other children working within the entertainment industry.

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The Simpsons
Jay North (voice)
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77 Sunset Strip
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Wagon Train
Tom Blake
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Lassie
Jim
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Dennis the Menace
Dennis Mitchell
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The Lucy Show
Wendell
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The Detectives
Bobby Cooper
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The Donna Reed Show
Dennis Mitchell
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
Laddie Stone

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