Jay North

Infobox actor
name = Jay North

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imagesize = 150px
birthname = Jay Waverly North
birthdate = birth date and age|1951|8|3|mf=y
birthplace = Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US
yearsactive = 1958-1999
spouse = Cindy Hackney (1993 - present) 3 children ? (1991 - 1991) (divorced) ? (1982 - 1983) (divorced) Kathleen Brucher (1973 - ?) (divorced)
religion= Mormon

Jay Waverly North (born August 3, 1951, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA) is an actor perhaps best remembered for his lead role in CBS' "Dennis the Menace".

Career

Jay Waverly North was chosen for the role of "Dennis the Menace" by creator Hank Ketcham himself. North appeared in some 146 episodes of the weekly half-hour comedy with costars Herbert Anderson, Gloria Henry, Joseph Kearns, Sylvia Field, Gale Gordon and Sara Seegar. He later appeared in several movies as a teen and as a young adult. He also starred in the television series "Maya", with co-star Sajid Khan as well as a lead role in episode 38 of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "The Deadly Toys Affair" (1965) where he played a young genius, Bartlett Warshowsky. He also did voice work for the Flintstones' spin-off "The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show", where he provided the voice of a teenage Bamm-Bamm Rubble.

Finding himself forever typecast as "Dennis the Menace," North quit acting and joined the Navy in the 1970s. [cite web| url=http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/archive/index.php/t-125059.html| title=Jay North was a shipmate of mine in the Navy| publisher=sitcomsonline.com] North became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in April 1978, while he was serving aboard a ship home-ported in Norfolk, Virginia. He later served as a prison security guard in Florida. [cite web| url=http://members.tripod.com/~former_child_star/north_jay.html| title=Jay North (b. 1951)| publisher=tripod.com] He is now retired and lives in Lake Butler, the seat of Union County in northern Florida.

Personal life

North is the son of actor/songwriter Hal Hopper and Dorothy North.

Filmography

*"The Miracle of the Hills" (1959), Davey Leonard
*"The Big Operator" (1959), Timmy Gibson
*"Zebra in the Kitchen" (1965), Chris Carlyle
*"Maya" (1966), Terry Bowen
*"The Teacher" (1974), Sean Roberts
*"Dikiy veter" (1986)

Television movies

*"Lassie: Joyous Sound" (1972)
*"Scout's Honor" (1980), Grogan's Dad

TV appearances

*"" Laddie Stone - in the episode "Eight Cent Reward" (1958)
*"77 Sunset Strip", Timmy Wilson - in the episode "Eyewitness" (1959)
*"Rescue 8", Jimmy - in the episode "Disaster Town" (1959)
*"Sugarfoot", Bobby - in the episode "The Giant Killer" (1959)
*"The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" - in the episode "The Hiding Place" (1959)
*"The Donna Reed Show", Dennis 'The Menace' Mitchell - in the episode "Donna Decorates" (1960)
*"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show", Dennis 'The Menace' Mitchell - in the episode "Ghosts, Goblins & Kids" (1960)
*"General Hospital", Al Barker (1963-?)
*"Dennis the Menace" (1959-1963) - Dennis Mitchell
*"Wagon Train", Tom Blake - in the episode "Those Who Stay Behind" (1964)
*"The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", Bartlett Warshowsky - in the episode "The Deadly Toys Affair" (1965)
*"My Three Sons", Jeff - in the episode "Whatever Happened to Baby Chip?" (1966)
*"The Lucy Show", Mr. Mooney's Nephew - in the episode "Lucy the Robot" (1966)
*"Jericho" (1966) - in the episode "Eric the Redhead" (1966)
*"Maya", Terry Bowen (1967-?)
*"Arabian Knights" (1968), Prince Turhan (voice)
*"The Banana Splits Adventure Hour" (1968), Prince Turhan (voice)
*"Here Comes the Grump", Terry Dexter (voice) (1969-1971)
*"The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show", Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice) (1971-?)
*"The Flintstones Comedy Hour" (1972), Bamm-Bamm Rubble (voice)
*"Fred Flintstone and Friends" (1977) (voice)

ee also

References

External links

*imdb|0636020

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