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name: "Joseph Kearns"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-kearns"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 February 1907"
died: "17 February 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T06:07:05.609872+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Joseph Kearns

Actor. Born 12 February 1907 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Died 17 February 1962.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 February 1907, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- **Died:** 17 February 1962
- **Also known as:** Joseph Sherrard Kearns, Joe Kearns
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2410098, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444012/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/132709

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Alice in Wonderland*](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland.md) (71)

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## Biography

Joseph Sherrard Kearns (12 February 1907 – 17 February 1962) was an American actor. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and died in Los Angeles, California. He is known for providing the voice of the Doorknob in the Disney animated film *Alice in Wonderland* (1951) and for playing George Wilson in the CBS television series *Dennis the Menace* (1959–1962).

Kearns worked extensively in radio during the 1930s and 1940s. His film appearances include *Hard, Fast and Beautiful* (1951) and *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), in which he played Lloyd Burke. He also appeared in episodes of series such as *I Love Lucy*, *Perry Mason* and *Gunsmoke*. Kearns suffered a cerebral haemorrhage during the third season of *Dennis the Menace* and died five days after turning 55.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Alice in Wonderland* (1951), Fi1m 71, as Doorknob (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland.md)

## Also known for

- *Anatomy of a Murder* (1959), Lloyd Burke
- *I Love Lucy* (1951), Doctor, Theatre Manager
- *Perry Mason* (1957), Mr. Langley
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Mr. Papp, Dobie, Botkin

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