The godfather of Calvin (of "Calvin & Hobbes") and Bart Simpson, Jay North's Dennis the Menace is, unlike them, very much a ...

Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV's "Dennis the Menace" for four seasons starting in 1959, has died. He was 73. North died Sunday at his home in Lake Butler, Florida, after ...

North's character was based on the "Dennis the Menace" comic strip created by Hank Ketcham. The show aired for four seasons, beginning in October 1959, and was canceled in 1963 after more than 140 ...

Former child actor Jay North, best known for his role as the lovable yet mischievous Dennis Mitchell on Dennis the Menace, has sadly passed away. His death was confirmed by Laurie Jacobson, a ...

Child actor Jay North, famous for playing mischievous Dennis the Menace, died at 73 after a long fight with cancer. The ...

(AP) — Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons ... of Hank Ketcham’s popular comic strip that took place in an idyllic ...

"Dennis the Menace" was CBS's sitcom adaptation of a popular comic strip by Hank Ketcham. Often wearing a striped shirt and overalls, Dennis' mischievous antics frequently frustrated his retired ...

CBS via Getty Images North’s character was based on the “Dennis the Menace” comic strip created by Hank Ketcham. The show aired for four seasons, beginning in October 1959, and was canceled ...

North's big break came in the summer of 1958 when Screen Gems held a nationwide casting call for a TV adaptation of cartoonist Hank Ketcham's comic strip "Dennis the Menace." Although North's ...

on the set of ‘Dennis the Menace’ in 1960 (Everett Collection) At 6, North won a nationwide casting search for his breakout role in the CBS sitcom adaptation of Hank Ketcham’s comic strip.