Jay North
Known for Acting · 37 credits
- Born
- 1951-08-03
- Died
- 2025-04-06
- Place of birth
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Jay Waverly North
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Known For
TV Shows (24)
The Simpsons
1989
as Jay North (voice)
Wagon Train
1957
as Tom Blake
Lassie
1954
as Jim
My Three Sons
1960
as Jeff Welch / Dave Welch Jr.
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Lucy Show
1962
as Wendell
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Laddie Stone
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Dennis Mitchell
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Dennis 'the Menace' Mitchell / Rich Little Boy
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Timmy Wilson
Sugarfoot
1957
as Bobby
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Bartlett Warshowsky
The Detectives
1959
as Bobby Cooper
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Dennis Mitchell
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
as Fred Martin's Son
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
Jericho
1966
as Eric Hovstad
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
1971
as Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Arabian Knights
1968
as Prince Turhan (voice)
The Flintstone Comedy Hour
1972
as Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Here Comes the Grump
1969
as Terry Dexter (voice)
Maya
1967
as Terry Bowen
The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
1956
as Self
Movies (13)
The Unbreakable Boy
2025
as Burger Patron (uncredited)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
as Self
The Teacher
1974
as Sean Roberts
Pepe
1960
as Jay North
Maya
1966
as Terry Bowen
Scout's Honor
1980
as Grogan's Dad
Wild Wind
1985
as Captain Schofield
Zebra in the Kitchen
1965
as Chris Carlyle
The Miracle of the Hills
1959
as Davey Leonard
The Big Operator
1959
as Timmy Gibson
Lassie: Joyous Sound
1972
as Jim (Curly-Haired Surfer)
The Fantastic Plastic Machine
1969
as Narrator
The Pledge of Allegiance
1971
as Narrator
About Jay North
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 latt… With 37 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Jay North has appeared in 13 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jay North Movies
- The Unbreakable Boy (2025) — as Burger Patron (uncredited)
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) — as Self
- The Teacher (1974) — as Sean Roberts
- Pepe (1960) — as Jay North
- Maya (1966) — as Terry Bowen
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