George Wilson

George Everett Wilson, Sr. is the deuteragonist of the Dennis the Menace  franchise.



History
A cranky, cantankerous, elderly next-door neighbor; a retired postal carrier and (at least, as far as Dennis is concerned) his best adult friend. Dennis likes Mr. Wilson but unintentionally annoys him, as he regularly disrupts Mr. Wilson's attempts at a serene, quiet life. Dennis often interrupts Mr. Wilson's hobbies such as gardening, as well as coin and stamp collecting, at times accidentally damaging his property. As a result, the gruff old retiree displays a less than cordial attitude towards the young boy, though Dennis continues his well-meaning intrusions unabated. Actually, as many readers suspected, he is secretly fond of Dennis and misses him when he's away — although he'd never openly admit it. Mr. Wilson is named after a teacher Hank Ketcham knew. Dennis will often (especially in the TV series) refer to him as "Good Ol' Mr. Wilson".

Voice History

 * Joseph Kearns (1959-1962)
 * Larry D. Mann (1980)
 * Phil Hartman (1986)
 * William Windom (1987 live action TV movie)
 * Walter Matthau (1993 live action theatrical movie)
 * Greg Burson (1993)
 * Don Rickles (1998 live action direct-to-video movie)
 * Tom Arnold (2002 DiC Movie Toon)
 * Robert Wagner (2007 live action direct-to-DVD movie)

Trivia

 * In several episodes of the 80s cartoon, Mr. Wilson is heard humming the theme tune to Inspector Gadget.
 * He was born on January 23.
 * He is 75 years old.

Reference
