Jay Waverly North Jr. (born August 3, 1951) is an American actor. His career as a child actor began in the late 1950s with roles in eight TV series, two variety shows and three feature films. At age 7 he became a household name for his role as the well-meaning but mischievous Dennis Mitchell on the CBS situation comedy
Dennis the Menace (1959–1963), 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. He also starred in the NBC television series adaptation of the latter film, also titled
Maya. As an adult he turned to voice acting 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 B..."> ()