Actor Jay North, best known for his childhood role on the sitcom "Dennis the Menace," died on Sunday. He was 73.

Actor Jay North, best known for his childhood role on the sitcom "Dennis the Menace," died on Sunday. He was 73.

Actor Jay North, best known for his childhood role on the sitcom "Dennis the Menace," died on Sunday. He was 73.

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. -- Jay North, who starred as the mischief maker on TV's "Dennis the Menace" for four seasons starting in 1959, has died. He was 73.

LAKE BUTLER, Fla. -- Jay North, who starred as the mischief maker on TV's "Dennis the Menace" for four seasons starting in 1959, has died. He was 73.

North starred in 'Dennis the Menace' from its inception in 1965 through its finale in 1963, starting at the age of six.

Actor Jay North, who as a child star personified mischief as “Dennis the Menace,” has died of colon cancer, close friends announced. He was 73.

'Dennis the Menace' star Jay North has died. The actor starred in several projects but will always be remembered as the young boy who captured American hearts in the '60s.

Jay North, far right, star of “Dennis the Menace,” with Tony Curtis and Dean Martin on the set of the CBS show. North died Sunday at 73.

The star of the 1960s television show, “Dennis the Menace,” has died. Jay North was 73 years old.