Jay North, who starred as the young mischief maker with the characteristic blond cowlick on the 1959-63 CBS comedy Dennis the Menace, has died. He was 73.

Jay North, known for his role as Dennis Mitchell in Sixties sitcom Dennis the Menace, died Sunday after a battle with cancer, Variety reports. He was 73.

Dennis the Menace star Jay North has died. The child actor would go on to star in several TV and film projects, but will forever be remembered as the puckish young boy who captured America’s hearts in the 1960s.