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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1907-02-12

Day of Death

1962-02-17 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Sherrard Kearns

Joe Kearns

Joseph Kearns

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Sherrard Kearns (February 12, 1907 – February 17, 1962) was an American actor, who is best remembered for his role as George Wilson ("Mr. Wilson") in the CBS television series Dennis the Menace from 1959 until his death in 1962, and for providing the voice of the Doorknob in the 1951 animated Disney film Alice in Wonderland. Kearns suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on February 11, 1962, during the third season of Dennis the Menace. He was hospitalized but never regained consciousness and died five days after he had turned 55.

Known For

Acting

Alice in Wonderland

1951

Alice in Wonderland

as

Doorknob (voice)

Storm Center

1956

Storm Center

as

Mr. Morrisey

The Girl Most Likely

1958

The Girl Most Likely

as

Mr. Schlom, Bank Manager

Let's Join Joanie

1950

Let's Join Joanie

as

Anatole(uncredited)

Jerks of All Trades

1949

Jerks of All Trades

as

Pressure-cooker salesman from Punxatawney, Pa

Anatomy of a Murder

1959

Anatomy of a Murder

as

Lloyd Burke

The Hucksters

1947

The Hucksters

as

Radio Voice (uncredited)

Our Miss Brooks

1956

Our Miss Brooks

as

Mr. Stone

The Gift of Love

1958

The Gift of Love

as

Mr. Rynicker

Hard, Fast and Beautiful

1951

Hard, Fast and Beautiful

as

J.R. Carpenter

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Doctor

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Mr. Papp

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Mr. Langley

Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

as

George Wilson

December Bride

December Bride

as

Indian Guide

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Dobie

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Botkin

December Bride

December Bride

as

Mr. Murray, Desi Arnaz's Agent

I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

as

Theatre Manager

The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

as

George Wilson

Production

Crew

Directing