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Jay North
Actor

Jay North

3 Aug 1951Born
6 Apr 2025Died
73Age at death
32Credits

Biography

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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.

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2025The Unbreakable BoyFilm: Burger Patron (uncredited)
  2. 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries (1 episode)
  3. 1989The SimpsonsSeries: Jay North (voice) (1 episode)
  4. 1985Wild WindFilm: Captain Schofield
  5. 1980Scout's HonorFilm: Grogan's Dad
  6. 1974The TeacherFilm: Sean Roberts
  7. 1972The Flintstone Comedy HourSeries: Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice) (52 episodes)
  8. 1972Lassie: Joyous SoundFilm: Jim (Curly-Haired Surfer)
  9. 1971The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm ShowSeries: Bamm-Bamm Rubble (20 episodes)
  10. 1971The Pledge of AllegianceFilm: Narrator
  11. 1969Here Comes the GrumpSeries: Terry Dexter (voice) (34 episodes)
  12. 1969The Fantastic Plastic MachineFilm: Narrator
  13. 1968Arabian KnightsSeries: Prince Turhan (voice) (18 episodes)
  14. 1967MayaSeries: Terry Bowen (18 episodes)
  15. 1966JerichoSeries: Eric Hovstad (1 episode)
  16. 1966MayaFilm: Terry Bowen
  17. 1965Zebra in the KitchenFilm: Chris Carlyle
  18. 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series: Bartlett Warshowsky (1 episode)
  19. 1962The Lucy ShowSeries: Wendell (1 episode)
  20. 1960PepeFilm: Jay North
  21. 1960My Three SonsSeries: Jeff Welch, Dave Welch Jr. (1 episode)
  22. 1959The DetectivesSeries: Bobby Cooper (1 episode)
  23. 1959Dennis the MenaceSeries: Dennis Mitchell (146 episodes)
  24. 1959The Big OperatorFilm: Timmy Gibson
  25. 1959The Miracle of the HillsFilm: Davey Leonard
  26. 195877 Sunset StripSeries: Timmy Wilson (1 episode)
  27. 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries: Fred Martin's Son (1 episode)
  28. 1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries: Dennis Mitchell (1 episode)
  29. 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries: Laddie Stone (1 episode)
  30. 1957Wagon TrainSeries: Tom Blake (1 episode)
  31. 1957SugarfootSeries: Bobby (1 episode)
  32. 1954LassieSeries: Jim (1 episode)

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