Jay North
Acting
Born: 1951-08-03 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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
The Simpsons
Jay North (voice)
Lassie
Jim
The Donna Reed Show
Dennis Mitchell
Wagon Train
Tom Blake
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Lucy Show
Wendell
The Red Skelton Show
Dennis Mitchell
The Red Skelton Show
Rich Little Boy
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Laddie Stone
My Three Sons
Jeff Welch
My Three Sons
Dave Welch Jr.
Dennis the Menace
Dennis Mitchell
Sugarfoot
Bobby
77 Sunset Strip
Timmy Wilson
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bartlett Warshowsky
The Detectives
Bobby Cooper
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Fred Martin's Son
Jericho
Eric Hovstad
The Flintstone Comedy Hour
Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice)
The Unbreakable Boy
Burger Patron (uncredited)
Arabian Knights
Prince Turhan (voice)
Here Comes the Grump
Terry Dexter (voice)
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show
Bamm-Bamm Rubble
Maya
Terry Bowen
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Self
The Teacher
Sean Roberts
E! True Hollywood Story
Pepe
Jay North
Wild Wind
Captain Schofield
The Big Operator
Timmy Gibson
Lassie: Joyous Sound
Jim (Curly-Haired Surfer)
Maya
Terry Bowen
Zebra in the Kitchen
Chris Carlyle
Scout's Honor
Grogan's Dad
The Miracle of the Hills
Davey Leonard
The Fantastic Plastic Machine
Narrator
The Pledge of Allegiance
Narrator