Jay North, who played Dennis Mitchell in the original 1959 “Dennis the Menace” TV series, died Sunday after a battle with cancer, his long-time friend Laurie Jacobson confirmed in a social media post.

Actor Jay North died on Sunday, April 6, 2025 from colon cancer. He was 73, and best known for his work Dennis the Menace, which ran from 1969 to 1963. The brought the happy-go-lucky Dennis ...

Jay North, who starred as the blond, mischievous troublemaker Dennis Mitchell on the popular CBS comedy "Dennis the Menace," has died. He was 73. North died at his home in Lake Butler, Fla., ...

He is out of pain now. His suffering is over. At last he is at peace.” North played Dennis Mitchell on all four seasons of Dennis the Menace from 1959 to 1963. After the show ended, North ...

Pictured from left is Sylvia Field (as Martha Wilson), Jay North (as Dennis Mitchell), Joseph Kearns (as George Wilson). May 2, 1960. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) “He had a heart as big as a ...

He gained fame for his role as Dennis Mitchell and later contributed to various animated series. His friends and loved ones remember him for his big heart and unwavering friendship. On the air ...

Six-year-old Dennis Mitchell is making a list and checking it twice. Thrice. And More. He aims to find the perfect gift for grumpy neighbor Mr. Wilson. It'll take a miracle to get it right.

Lovely man, very kind." Jay played the well-intentioned but troublesome Dennis Mitchell, the only child of Henry (played by Herbert Anderson) and Alice (Gloria Henry) in the widely syndicated CBS ...