Joseph Kearns
Born: 1907-02-12 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died: 1962-02-17
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1960
1959
- Dennis the Menace as George Wilson
- Anatomy of a Murder as Lloyd Burke
1958
- The Donna Reed Show as George Wilson
- Peter Gunn
- The Girl Most Likely as Mr. Schlom, Bank Manager
- The Gift of Love as Mr. Rynicker
1957
1956
- Our Miss Brooks as Mr. Stone
- Storm Center as Mr. Morrisey
1955
- Gunsmoke as Mr. Papp
- Professional Father
1954
1953
- General Electric Theater as Waterman
1952
1951
- I Love Lucy as Doctor
- Alice in Wonderland as Doorknob (voice)
- Hard, Fast and Beautiful as J.R. Carpenter
- Fresh Laid Plans
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Pembrook
1950
- The Jack Benny Program as Mr. Kearns
- The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show as Mr. Welbert
- Lux Video Theatre as Roger
- Let's Join Joanie as Anatole(uncredited)
1949
- Jerks of All Trades as Pressure-cooker salesman from Punxatawney, Pa
1947
- The Hucksters as Radio Voice (uncredited)