Joseph Kearns
Birthday: 1907-02-12
Deathday: 1962-02-17
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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.
Credits
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1959-07-01 | Anatomy of a Murder | Lloyd Burke |
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1958-02-11 | The Gift of Love | Mr. Rynicker |
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1958-02-05 | The Girl Most Likely | Mr. Schlom, Bank Manager |
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1956-07-31 | Storm Center | Mr. Morrisey |
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1956-04-24 | Our Miss Brooks | Mr. Stone |
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1951-12-22 | Fresh Laid Plans | |
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1951-07-28 | Alice in Wonderland | Doorknob (voice) |
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1951-05-23 | Hard, Fast and Beautiful | J.R. Carpenter |
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1950-06-14 | Let's Join Joanie | Anatole(uncredited) |
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1949-11-15 | Jerks of All Trades | Pressure-cooker salesman from Punxatawney, Pa |
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1947-07-17 | The Hucksters | Radio Voice (uncredited) |