Jay North, Child Star Who Played ‘Dennis the Menace,’ Dies at 73 : Cause of Death Revealed
Jay North, who played Dennis Mitchell in the original 1959 “Dennis the Menace” TV series, died Sunday after a battle with cancer. He was 73.
“Jeanne Russell just called us with terribly sad, but not unexpected news. Our dear friend JAY NORTH has been fighting cancer for a number of years and this morning at noon EST, Jay passed peacefully at home,” Jacobson wrote April 6.
Actor Jay North dead at 73
‘Dennis The Menace’ Jay North Dead at 73
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His facebook post wrote:
Jeanne Russell just called us with terribly sad, but not unexpected news. Our dear friend JAY NORTH has been fighting cancer for a number of years and this morning at noon EST, Jay passed peacefully at home. As many of his fans know, he had a difficult journey in Hollywood and after…but he did not let it define his life. He had a heart as big as a mountain, loved his friends deeply. He called us frequently and ended every conversation with “I love you with all my heart.” And we loved him with all of ours. A life-long friend of Jon’s, a brother to Jeanne and a dear friend to me, we will miss him terribly. He is out of pain now. His suffering is over. At last he is at peace.
#RIPJayNorth #
Jay North, child actor who played ‘Dennis the Menace,’ dies at 73🌹 pic.twitter.com/VMM3ug4KvH— Sanford&Son And The Jeffersons Fan Page (@SonAndPop) April 7, 2025
Profession: American actor (Dennis the Menace).
Cause of death: colorectal cancer
“My advice would be for people to just keep their kids out of show business altogether because it just destroys lives,” he once told Katie Couric in an interview.