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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...
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The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
LassieSeries • 1954
Wagon TrainSeries • 1957
My Three SonsSeries • 1960
The Donna Reed ShowSeries • 1958
The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962
Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
The DetectivesSeries • 1959
Dennis the MenaceSeries • 1959
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series • 1964
SugarfootSeries • 1957
Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries • 1958
The Flintstone Comedy HourSeries • 1972
JerichoSeries • 1966
The Unbreakable BoyMovie • 2025
E! True Hollywood StorySeries • 1996
PepeMovie • 1960
The TeacherMovie • 1974