According to Jacobson, “He had a rough ride in Hollywood– he did not enjoy the experience — he was at a time very angry and bitter that the adults that surrounded him did nothing to help him or make his time easier.”
After four seasons, “Dennis the Menace” was discontinued. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, North switched to voice acting, appearing in shows including “Arabian Knights,” “Here Comes the Grump,” and “The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show.”
By the late 1980s, North had given up acting, though he has made a few cameos as himself in television shows including “The Simpsons” and David Spade’s film “Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star.”
North apparently assisted disturbed youngsters in the juvenile system while serving as a correctional officer in Florida in more recent years. Through the 1990s, he also assisted in counseling former child stars through the group A Minor Consideration.
