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Jay North, Star of Original ‘Dennis the Menace’ TV Show, Dies at 73
Jay North, who played Dennis Mitchell in the original 1959 'Dennis the Menace' TV series, died Sunday. He was 73.
The show followed North’s Dennis “the menace” Mitchell, a young troublemaker who terrorizes his aging neighbor Mr. George Wilson (Joseph Kearns) through a never-ending series of mischievous deeds. Other cast members include Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Billy Booth, Sylvia Field and Gale Gordon. After the series ended in 1963, North went on to appear in several one-off roles on TV shows like “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Lucy Show,” “My Three Sons” and “Jericho.” He also did voice work for series like “Arabian Knights,” “Here Comes the Grumps,” “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour” and “The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show.” His last starring role was in the 1974 erotic thriller “The Teacher.”
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