Who Was Joseph Kearns? Kearns was born in Salt Lake City on February 12, 1907. During his childhood, he performed with a touring vaudeville group before landing a job at a local radio station.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Sherrard Kearns (February 12, 1907 – February 17, 1962) was an American actor, who is best remembered for ...

The show followed North’s Dennis “the menace” Mitchell, a young troublemaker who terrorizes his aging neighbor Mr. George Wilson (Joseph Kearns) through a never-ending series of mischievous ...

North played the mischievous Dennis, who caused trouble for his neighbor George Wilson (Joseph Kearns). The show ran for four seasons, launching in October 1959 through 1963 and aired 146 episodes.

(Joseph Kearns had played George, and after his death in 1962, Gordon was brought on to replace him). North was 6 when he first auditioned for Dennis, 8 when the show went on the air in October ...