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Jay North

Jay North

Birthday: 1951-08-03 | Place of Birth: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jay Waverly North (born August 3, 1951) is 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1980
Scout's Honor

as    Grogan's Dad

1974
The Teacher

as    Sean Roberts

1972
Lassie: Joyous Sound

as    Jim (Curly-Haired Surfer)

1971
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show

as    Bamm-Bamm Rubble

1969
Here Comes the Grump

as    Terry Dexter (voice)

1968
Arabian Knights

as    Prince Turhan (voice)

1965
Zebra in the Kitchen

as    Chris Carlyle

1959
Dennis the Menace

as    Dennis Mitchell