Actor Jay North died on Sunday, April 6, 2025 from colon cancer. He was 73, and best known for his work Dennis the Menace, which ran from 1969 to 1963. The brought the happy-go-lucky Dennis Mitchell to life in 146 episodes of the show based on the one-panel comic strip from Hank Ketchum,

Jay North, who starred as the towheaded mischief maker on TV’s “Dennis the Menace” for four seasons starting in 1959, has died

Laurie Jacobson, North's longtime friend, confirmed the news via social media on Sunday. Per the Associated Press, the actor's specific cause of death was colon cancer. Newsweek reached out to North's representative via email for comment.