Mason Gamble (born January 16, 1986) is an American former actor who played the eponymous comic character in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace, selected from over 20,000 children.[2] He also appeared as Max Fischer's young accomplice, Dirk Calloway, in Wes Anderson's film Rushmore.

Mason Gamble
BornJanuary 16, 1986 (1986-01-16) (age 40)[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • marine biologist
Years active1993–2011
Known forDennis Mitchell in Dennis the Menace

Education

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As of 2016, Gamble has a doctoral candidate in environmental science and engineering at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1993 Dennis the Menace Dennis Mitchell Nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst New Star[citation needed]
Won the Young Artist Award for Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture Comedy
1996 Just in Time Noah
Spy Hard McCluckey
Bad Moon Brett
1997 Gattaca Vincent Freeman – Boy
1998 Rushmore Dirk Calloway Nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor
Nominated for a YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film
1999 Arlington Road Brady Lang
2001 The Rising Place Franklin Pou (age 12)
2002 A Gentleman's Game Timmy Price
2004 The Trouble with Dee Dee Christopher Rutherford
2011 Golf in the Kingdom Michael Murphy

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Early Edition Bryce Porter Episode: "Gun"
1997 ER Robert Potter Episode: "The Long Way Around"
1999 Anya's Bell Scott Rhymes Television film
Won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot – Leading Young Actor
2001 Kate Brasher Elvis Brasher 6 episodes
Hollywood Remembers Walter Matthau Himself
2005 Close to Home Derrick Adler Episode: "Miranda"
2006 CSI: Miami Scott Satlin Episode: "Rio"

References

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  1. Craddock, Jim, ed. (2009). VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2010. Detroit, Michigan: Gale. p. 1540. ISBN 978-1-4144-2218-3.
  2. TV Guide September 17-23, 1994. pg. 23.
  3. "Mason Gamble". Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. December 16, 2016.
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