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Movies starring Jay North have generally received mixed reviews and hold an average score of 47%.
Pepe - released in 1960 - is Jay North's highest rated movie, with a score of 55% based on 5 reviews.
The lowest rated film from Jay North is The Teacher - released in 1974 - with a score of 36% based on 21 reviews.
Jay Waverly North (born August 3, 1951) is an American actor. Beginning a career as a child actor at the age of six, he became a household name during the early 1960s for his role as the well-meaning but mischievous Dennis Mitchell on the CBS situation comedy Dennis the Menace, 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, as well as starring in the NBC television series adaptation of the latter film, also titled Maya. As an adult, he turned to voice acting work 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 Bamm-Bamm Show.
After leaving show business and disclosing the truth of a troubled childhood as a child actor, North began working with fellow former child star Paul Petersen and the organization A Minor Consideration, using his experiences as a child performer to counsel other children working within the entertainment industry.
Jay North has acted in films with Valerie Perrine, Charlene Tilton, Brendan Fraser and Alyssa Milano.
Jay North has worked with these film directors: George Sidney, Ivan Tors, Sam Weisman and Howard Avedis.
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