Jay North, who played Dennis Mitchell in the original 1959 “Dennis the Menace” TV series, died Sunday after a battle with cancer, his long-time friend Laurie Jacobson confirmed in a social media post.

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. (AP) — 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.

TV star Jay North, famed for his title role in Dennis the Menace, has died at the age of 73. According to a Facebook post shared on Sunday, April 6, by North’s long-time friend Laurie Jacobson, the ...

April 7 (UPI) --Jay North, who played the titular troublemaker in the 1959-1963 CBS series Dennis the Menace as a child actor, has died after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 73. North's death ...