Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 3, 1951
Place of Birth:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Jay 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Unbreakable Boy | Burger Patron (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Self |
| 1985 | Wild Wind | Captain Schofield |
| 1980 | Scout's Honor | Grogan's Dad |
| 1974 | The Teacher | Sean Roberts |
| 1972 | Lassie: Joyous Sound | Jim (Curly-Haired Surfer) |
| 1971 | The Pledge of Allegiance | Narrator |
| 1969 | The Fantastic Plastic Machine | Narrator |
| 1966 | Maya | Terry Bowen |
| 1965 | Zebra in the Kitchen | Chris Carlyle |
| 1960 | Pepe | Jay North |
| 1959 | The Big Operator | Timmy Gibson |
| 1959 | The Miracle of the Hills | Davey Leonard |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Jay North (voice) |
| 1972 | The Flintstone Comedy Hour | Bamm-Bamm Rubble |
| 1971 | The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show | Bamm-Bamm Rubble |
| 1969 | Here Comes the Grump | Terry Dexter (voice) |
| 1968 | Arabian Knights | Prince Turhan (voice) |
| 1967 | Maya | Terry Bowen |
| 1966 | Jericho | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Bartlett Warshowsky |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show | Wendell |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | Jeff Welch |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace | Dennis Mitchell |
| 1959 | The Detectives | Bobby Cooper |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Laddie Stone |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | Dennis Mitchell |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Bobby |
| 1957 | Wagon Train | Tom Blake |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self |
| 1954 | Lassie | Jim |