Jay North, who performed Dennis Mitchell within the unique 1959 “Dennis the Menace” TV collection, died Sunday after a battle with most cancers, his long-time pal Laurie Jacobson confirmed in a social media submit. He was 73.
“Our pricey pal JAY NORTH has been preventing most cancers for quite a lot of years and this morning at midday EST, Jay handed peacefully at dwelling,” Jacobson wrote. “As lots of his followers know, he had a tough journey in Hollywood and after…however he didn’t let it outline his life. He had a coronary heart as large as a mountain, cherished his mates deeply. He referred to as us incessantly and ended each dialog with ‘I really like you with all my coronary heart.’ And we cherished him with all of ours. A life-long pal of Jon’s, a brother to Jeanne and a pricey pal to me, we’ll miss him terribly. He’s out of ache now. His struggling is over. Eventually he’s at peace.”
“Dennis the Menace,” based mostly on Hank Ketcham’s sketch of the identical title, ran for 146 episodes throughout 4 seasons. The present adopted North’s Dennis “the menace” Mitchell, a younger troublemaker who terrorizes his getting old neighbor Mr. George Wilson (Joseph Kearns) by means of a unending collection of mischievous deeds. Different solid members embrace Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Billy Sales space, Sylvia Area and Gale Gordon.
After the collection resulted in 1963, North went on to look in a number of one-off roles on TV exhibits like “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,” “The Lucy Present,” “My Three Sons” and “Jericho.” He additionally did voice work for collection like “Arabian Knights,” “Right here Comes the Grumps,” “The Banana Splits Journey Hour” and “The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Present.” His final starring position was within the 1974 erotic thriller “The Instructor.”
North, a Hollywood native, was born Aug. 3, 1951, and was a fan of tv from a younger age. He began his profession performing in commercials and showing in small roles on selection exhibits like “The Eddie Fisher Present” and “The Milton Berle Present.” By the point he was six years outdated, he had landed the starring position in “Dennis the Menace.” He later stated his experiences as a toddler star had been abusive and advocated for the rights of younger actors.
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