Question: who played herman munster on the tv show the munsters
Answer: The Munsters is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters starring Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein 's monster - type head - of - the - household Herman Munster , Yvonne De Carlo as his vampire wife , Lily Munster , Al Lewis as Grandpa , the over-the - hill vampire who relishes in talking about the `` good old days '' , and Beverly Owen ( later replaced by Pat Priest ) as their teenage niece whose all - American beauty made her the family outcast and Butch Patrick as their half - vampire , half - werewolf son Eddie Munster .