Butch Patrick - Biography - IMDb Butch Patrick Jump to: Overview (3) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trivia (23) | Personal Quotes (9) Overview (3) 5' 7" (1.7 m) Mini Bio (1) In 1960, a young 7-year-old named Patrick Lilley went on an Amos Carr photo shoot with his little sister. She was the subject but it was "Butch's" head shot that would wind up in the Hollywood Blvd. window! Utilizing his nickname and real first name, his agent Mary Grady and his mom Patti created the stage name, Butch Patrick, which he still uses 50 plus years later. Butch started out, quick, with landing his first three auditions. First was a very cool B movie, starring Eddie Albert and Jane Wyatt , called The Two Little Bears (1961). Also starring Soupy Sales and a 15-year-old Brenda Lee ! A series came next in the form of GH. That's right, General Hospital (1963)'s first year had Butch mixing with John Beradino .

To round out the group, a Kellogg's award-winning Corn Flakes commercial. Butch continually worked in the early 60s on the most popular TV programs of the time: Mister Ed (1958), My Favorite Martian (1963), The Untouchables (1959), The Detectives (1959), Ben Casey (1961), Rawhide (1959), Gunsmoke (1955), Bonanza (1959) and many, many more. A second series came his way with the reboot of the classic The Real McCoys (1957). Working with Oscar winner Walter Brennan and Richard Crenna was a huge treat for Butch. All this time, he was working in over 20 commercials and a dozen movies. Starring the likes of Burt Lancaster , Judy Garland , Mickey Rooney , Jo Van Fleet , Sal Mineo , Don Murray , Edward G. Robinson , to name a few. Now, we enter to 1964. The Beatles are all the rage and Butch gets a call to fly from Illinois and go to CBS Studio Center for a screen test.

Very hush hush as they have a part in mind for him. It will become a life-changing day for sure!! His screen test is with the famous movie star Yvonne De Carlo and his character is "Edward Wolfgang Munster". From that day on, Butch would always be known, worldwide, as the iconic TV character, "Eddie Munster". The third series for Butch was the charm for sure. The Munsters (1964) are still one of the most popular series in history. Merchandised still and a huge family favorite, 50 years later! His character's hairline is the most recognizable, ever, and the Munster address is the most famous on TV, bar none. "1313 Mockingbird Lane" still is a favorite trivia question for the masses, worldwide. After a two-year stint, Butch set off to Disney for a few "World of Colors". The Young Loner (1968), with Edward Andrews and Kim Hunter , was a gem. Way Down Cellar another two part special was shot the same summer. A few features followed and then he became a semi-regular on My Three Sons (1960), doing 10 episodes.

In between, Butch was busy with Adam 12's, the pilot episode of Marcus Welby M.D. Ironside, more westerns and movies too. In the summer of 1969, Butch left the country to film in Brazil for three months. A feature based on an award-winning novel, The Sandpit Generals (1971). Then, in 1971, Sid Krofft took Butch to lunch and convinced him to star in their new show for Sid and Marty's World Lidsville. He worked with Charles Nelson Reilly and Billie Hayes of Puf n Stuff fame. What a trip that summer turned out to be. Afterwards, Metromedia Records signed Butch to a contract and American Bandstand and the Dating Game were the new high-profile shows Butch was seen on. Not to mention the teen heartthrob tears from 1971 to 1973. After Butch turned 19, he decided this career really wasn't he yearned for and left Hollywood to drive fast cars and catch up on his surfing.

In 1983, with MTV on the air, Butch formed a band, "Eddie and the Monsters", on Rocshire records and aired a video on the upstart cable powerhouse. They were actually the first unsigned act ever to be seen. This led to the show the basement tapes that led to the discovery of many new unsigned bands with videos. So there you have his older accomplishments. Today, Butch receives scripts and works the indie movie circuit, giving back to the industry that served him well. He's a cancer survivor and works with people with addiction issues, as well. He had his own issues with his life and, after 40 years of alcohol and drug abuse, he's been clean and sober nearly 3 1/2 years. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Jamie Vogel Spouse (1) Butch's stepfather is former pro baseball player Ken Hunt . Has a half-sister named Kerry Lynn Sprick (formerly Kerry Lynn Hunt).

Formed a band called "Eddie and the Monsters" in 1983 and got a mild hit off the novelty song "What Ever Happened to Eddie?" The video got some airplay and was the instigator for MTV's "The BasementTapes," which was a showcase for unsigned bands. Once played himself on an episode of The Simpsons (1989). Usually booked solid for Halloween parties and events due to his "Munsters" association. Ranked #45 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars" Attended the 2007 Twilight Zone Convention at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, August 4-5, 2007. Best friends of former child actors: Brandon Cruz , Danny Bonaduce and Bill Mumy . Best known by the public for his role as Eddie Munster on The Munsters (1964). Suffered a near-fatal drug overdose days after walking out of a rehabilitation center in New Jersey earlier in November 2010.

He had checked in to treat his cocaine addiction and to recover from the breakup with his fiancé, Donna McCall, a former NFL cheerleader, with whom he had moved to New Jersey [November 24, 2010]. His agent is Jodi Ritzen. His acting mentors were the late Yvonne De Carlo and the late Charles Nelson Reilly . 2000 - Lives in Odessa, Florida with his live-in girl friend, Pamm Curtis. He owns a promotions company and appears at nostalgia conventions. He is co-host of Macabre Theatre. [May 2004] Currently living in Long Island, New York. He has completed his upcoming Biography with his author Helen Darras. The book, published in early 2008, details Butch's first exciting 25 years in Hollywood and is entitled "Eddie Munster AKA Butch Patrick." [February 2008] Currently lives in Long Island, New York. He has completed his upcoming Biography with his author Helen Darras. The book, entitled "Eddie Munster AKA Butch Patrick" will be published and available at bookstore by mid 2007.

[December 2006] Lives in Gardena, California. He owns a promotions company and appears at nostalgia conventions. [May 2004] Before Yvonne De Carlo 's death, Patrick was her caregiver. His acting mentor and series lead, Yvonne De Carlo , died on January 8, 2007, at age 84. The Munsters Cast - Butch Patrick as Eddie Munster Butch Patrick as Eddie Munster The ring he wears on his finger has a large diamond studded "PL" shining boldly. Given to him by his father when Butch had a kidney removed, it signifies his real name, Patrick Lilley. Butch was born on August 2, 1953 in Los Angeles California. He made his acting debut in 1961 at the age of eight opposite Eddie Albert in the film "The Two Bears". While living in Illinois with his grandmother, Butch was flown to Los Angeles to test for the role of Eddie Munster at CBS Studios. "I went in and an hour later I came out with the job" he recalls. Although a cute little kid, he could play brat parts easily.

Aside from acting, an underlying interest throughout his life has been baseball. His step dad incidentally is Ken Hunt who played for the Yankees and the Washington Senators briefly. Besides his two year stint as a wolf boy with pointed ears, he was a regular on TV's "The Real McCoys", "General Hospital" and "My Three Sons". In between he appeared in numerous commercials and guest spots on many situation comedies throughout the sixties. In 1971 Butch starred in the Saturday morning kid's series, "Lidsville" opposite Charles Nelson Reilly. The show lasted until 1973 and zoomed Patrick into the teen-idol phase of his career with his face gleaming on the covers of several teen magazines in the early 1970s. After that, little was heard from Butch Patrick. He quit show business "to grow up" he says, "because my first twenty years were spent working in an adult world. I made up for it by being a hell raiser for the next ten years". Soon after, the money ran short and Butch was working odd jobs around the country.

He even formed his own band, "Eddie and the Monsters" and put out a single, "Whatever Happened to Eddie?" which brought him some notoriety because of his role in the Munsters. It was because of that single in 1983 that MTV created the `Basement Tapes' which gave exposure to unsigned bands. Patrick doesn't mind talking about being Eddie Munster anymore, but at one time he was bothered by it. He even boasts that he has saved the original Woof- Woof doll after all these years. Around Halloween Patrick is usually booked solid for events that toast the Munsters and proudly welcome little Eddie, now all grown up. Although Butch lives in St. Pete Beach, Florida he is constantly on the go and often off to Hollywood and then Los Angeles, where his immediate family remains. Click on your favorite Munsters actor below to learn more about their career in entertainment!

The Celebrity Collector: Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster on The Munsters) Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster on The Munsters) By Ken Hall Posted October 2012 Butch Patrick is forever cemented in the minds of baby boomers everywhere as the child actor who played Eddie Munster on the hit ï¿½60s television series The Munsters (1964-66). Those familiar with the show will be surprised to learn it only ran for two seasons, at around the same time another monster-themed program, The Addams Family, also aired. The Munsters featured a wonderful ensemble cast with veteran screen actress Yvonne DeCarlo and Fred Gwynne (from TVï¿½s Car 54, Where Are You?) in the lead roles as Herman and Lily Munster. Al Lewis, who was also on Car 54, played the lovable Grandpa, while Pat Priest and Beverley Owen split time as Marilyn, the ï¿½normalï¿½ Munster.

Butch, of course, played Eddie, Herman and Lilyï¿½s son, who had a dragon for a pet and often had his favorite stuffed animal in towï¿½a werewolf he called Woof-Woof. The sit-com was a spoof loosely based on Universal Studiosï¿½ movie monsters, but for whatever reason, it never enjoyed high ratings (perhaps because it was in black and white). It grew legs later on in syndication and even spawned a movie. Perhaps not surprisingly, Butch has collected (or has been given) monster-related items over the years, but he also has a fair amount of Beatles memorabilia and one-of-a-kind artifacts specific to his generation. His favorite item of all, he says, is a sketch by the artist Chuck Jones, of the iconic cartoon figure Road Runner, drawn on the set of the 1968 movie The Phantom Tollbooth (in which Patrick starred; Jones produced and directed the film). His most prized possession of all: this sketch of Road Runner drawn by Chuck Jones and inscribed to Butch. ï¿½It probably took Chuck less than five minutes to draw that sketch, but I prize it above everything else,ï¿½ he said.

The fascination with the Beatles began, as it did with many young people of the time, with the groupï¿½s debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964. ï¿½Naturally I went out and bought all their records and started a collection that way,ï¿½ he recalled. ï¿½Then a friend in Las Vegas who had a huge and serious collection of Beatles items approached me, asking if I wanted to buy it. There were nearly 500 items in that collection, and he wanted $30,000, but how could I say no?ï¿½ Over time, Patrick has sold or given away over half of what he bought, but there are still plenty of items there to make Beatles fans take notice.

He owns: not one, but two copies of the famous ï¿½butcherï¿½ cover of the Beatlesï¿½ Yesterday and Today album (one peeled, one unpeeled); three animation cels from the film, Yellow Submarine; gold records for George Harrisonï¿½s song Cloud Nine (off the Dark Horse album) and Paul McCartneyï¿½s solo album Red Rose Speedway; large and small photographic portraits of each Beatle by the renowned photographer Richard Avedon; George Harrisonï¿½s purple boots; a Yellow Submarine original movie poster; Beatles Christmas tree ornaments by Hallmark; and assorted buttons, Beatles bags and other memorabilia. Individual figures of John, Paul, George and Ringo. Patrick watched the Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, along with millions of other Americans. Patrick's accumulation of Beatles memorabilia got a huge boost when he bought a friend's collection ï¿½ for $30,000! Believe it or not, there is a Munsters-Beatles connection, one that Butch was not witness to, sad to say.

It was around the time the Beatles were to play in one of the local arenas, possibly the Hollywood Bowl, and there were always security issues to consider, lest the lads be torn to shreds by adoring fans. One day, they were brought to the Universal set and parked there for part of a day. ï¿½One of them, Iï¿½m not sure who, used my dressing room, because it was nice and big,ï¿½ Patrick said. ï¿½Unfortunately, I wasnï¿½t on he set that day, and nobody got me any autographs.ï¿½ The monster items include: an array of bobble-head dolls; Herman and Lily in a special Barbie set (yes, there was such a thing), figurines; autographed photos of people like ghoulish rocker Alice Cooper and Addams Family star John Astin; a collectible Munster Village set made by the Bradford Exchange; a Lost in Space robot; and a veritable mountain of T-shirts. (Patrick is partners with a friend in a T-shirt venture called Universal Monsters. He also sells hand-drawn, one-of a kind T-shirts on the website , which he operates).

Other items Patrick owns include: a soccer ball signed by all the members of the 1969 World Cup Champions Santos Football Club of Brazil (to include soccer legend Pele); a bobble-head doll signed by the late entertainer Anna Nicole Smith; some signed baseballs (Patrickï¿½s late stepfather was Ken Hunt, who played professional baseball for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels in the early 1960s and was Mickey Mantleï¿½s roommate for a brief while); an exact replica of the bottle from the ï¿½60s sit-com I Dream of Jeannie; and other items. ï¿½Iï¿½ve given away so many things over the years, I really should have much more than I do,ï¿½ Patrick said wistfully. Heï¿½s sold off some items, tooï¿½like the original Woof-Woof, which he hung from a noose in the bedroom of his house until the doll became tattered and degraded. He sold it to someone who restored it and sold it. It has changed hands again since then.

He also sold the tour bus used by the rock group The Grateful Dead, a 1965 ï¿½ Gillig Brothers model, complete with posters on the inside walls of dates from the Avalon Ballroom and Fillmore West. ï¿½I paid $10,000 for the bus and poured another $15,000 into fixing it up,ï¿½ he said. ï¿½I ended up selling it for $25,000, so I barely broke even. Now I wish I still had it.ï¿½ Butch Patrick was born Patrick Capels on Aug. 2, 1953, but took the last name of Lilley from his adoptive parents not long after being born. He was given the nickname Butch as a young child, and everyone called him that, so his talent agent in 1960 suggested he go by the name Butch Patrick. His first role came in the 1961 comedy-fantasy film Two Little Bears, co-starring Eddie Albert (Green Acres) and Jane Wyatt (Father Knows Best).

Before being cast as Eddie Munster, he appeared on shows such as Bonanza, Ben Casey, General Hospital, The Real McCoys and My Favorite Martian. Later on, he had a recurring role on My Three Sons. Patrick credits his sister for getting him into show business, explaining, ï¿½She was the one who got me started and gave me all the encouragement. She always wanted to be an actress and was on the casting call sheet one day. She was asked if there were any other children at home. She told them about me, and I got some small roles, then some bigger ones.ï¿½ It wasnï¿½t so easy when it came to auditioning for The Munsters. He was up against 500 other kids. In fact, he wasnï¿½t cast for the pilot episode. The part went to another actor, Happy Derman, but he played Eddie bratty, and in the end, it was decided Eddie should be more of a nice, regular boy. It helped that Butchï¿½s eye teeth stuck out and really did look like fangs and that he was so short.

ï¿½They liked that because it played off of Hermanï¿½s height,ï¿½ he said. Butch wasn't originally cast as Eddie, but in the end, he landed the role. After The Munsters ended, Patrick found work on popular TV shows like Gunsmoke, I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees (the famous holiday episode, where The Monkees teach Butch the real meaning of Christmas ï¿½ watchable on YouTube), Daniel Boone and Adam-12. He also appeared in Disney movies such as Way Down Cellar, The Young Loner and The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band. A big break came when he landed the lead role on the Saturday morning kidï¿½s show Lidsville (1971-73). He played Mark, a boy lost in a strange land of walking, talking, singing hats. The show was created by Sid and Marty Krofft (H. R. Pufnstuf). In the mid-1970s, Patrick left acting to pursue a career in music, learning the bass guitar and playing in a group called Eddie and the Monsters. In 1983, he recorded the song Whatever Happened to Eddie?

The accompanying video got some airplay and was an inspiration for the MTV series, The Basement Tapes, a showcase for unsigned bands. In the ï¿½80s Patrick also appeared as himself in an episode of The Simpsons (1989) and as grown-up Eddie in a Little Caesars pizza commercial. He was also in the film, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003). Today, Patrick continues to act and play music, and is always booked solid for Halloween parties and other monster-themed events. He is friends with Louise Harrison, the late Beatle Georgeï¿½s sister, and is active in her charity Help Keep Music Alive, which benefits music programs in schools that have had to cut back due to the recession. He also keeps busy with and Universal Monsters, and in 2010, he rode his motorcycle in Carthage, N.Y., as part of a benefit for the blind. Patrick was ranked #45 on VH1ï¿½s list of ï¿½The Greatest Kid Stars.ï¿½ Fans of Butch Patrick may visit the star online at . Today, Butch Patrick continues to act and make music, and he's always booked solid for Halloween.

The Munsters were always being placed into improbable situations, like this family trip to Marineland. Lunchbox from the Saturday morning kids' TV show Lidsville(1971-73), on which Butch starred. Butch takes the wheel in costume as Eddie Munster. Beatles hair spray?! The Fab Four were so marketable, their name and likeness appeared on a myriad of products. Patrick's extensive collection includes pins, figures, gold records and posters. Toy robot from the TV show Lost in Space. Patrick is friends with Billy Mumy, who was a child actor on the show. Patrick actually owned his stuffed animal ï¿½Woof-Woofï¿½ for years, but he sold it to someone who restored it. Patrick has an exact replica of the bottle from I Dream of Jeannie. He appeared once on the show. Patrick's extensive collection of Beatles items includes pins, figures, gold records and posters. Stylized rendering of the Beatles by an unknown artist. Patrick also has two copies of the famous "butcher" album. Butch Patrick - TV.com Butch Patrick Butch Patrick's best known role was Eddie Munster on the hit show "The Munsters".

The first air date of "The Munsters" was 09/24/64 and the show continues to run on TVLand nightly. Credits S 2: Ep 0 Munster, Go Home!

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(A special “thank you” goes to Tai Babilonia for connecting us with him, her good friend.) When asked how he landed the role of Eddie, Patrick recalls, “I had a lot of experience. But maybe it was because my fangs were my own teeth. My eyeteeth were so bad, that even when I closed my mouth they stuck out. I was about a head smaller than the other kids, and they liked that because it played off Herman’s [Eddie’s very tall television father] height.” Living on the East Coast at the time, Patrick commuted to Los Angeles every week during filming of the The Munsters, appearing in 70 episodes during its two-season run from 1964 to 1966. Butch “Eddie Munster” Patrick There is limited seating available for audience members. If you would like tickets to our in-studio broadcast at the TVSB studios in Santa Barbara, please click here . This show tapes Monday, April 21st. Audience members generally arrive by 6:45 pm and take their seats at 7:00 pm.

(This episode first airs Thursday, 04/24/2014, 10:00 PM, on TVSB-17, and is replayed numerous times throughout the following 14 days. You will find a complete schedule of times here . Additionally, a YouTube link to this episode, available about 24 hours before original airtime, will display immediately below.) Share this: Where Are They Now - Where is Butch Patrick... Home > Where Are They Now > Where Are They Now - Where is Butch Patrick... Where Are They Now - Where is Butch Patrick... Where Are They Now - Friday, September 2, 2016 Hello fans, Today we are catching up with Butch Patrick, who as a child was known for his role as Eddie Munster on the TV series The Munsters. What has he been up to in the years since his days playing Eddie? Keep on reading to find out! Take care, Questions? Comments? Email Steve P.S. Did you miss an issue? You can read every issue from the Gophercentral library of newsletters on our exhaustive archives page. Thousands of issues, all of your favorite publications in chronological order. You can read AND comment.

Just click GopherArchives * * --DEAD OR ALIVE?-- See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper": Peggy Cass: Actress and TV game show panelist Ed Ames: Played Mingo, sidekick of Daniel Boone, on the TV series "Daniel Boone", was also a singer, including singing with his three brothers in the group The Ames Brothers Arthur Godfrey: Radio and TV show host, hosted the TV show "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" for eleven years [*GL2*] BIRTH DATE: August 2, 1953, Los Angeles, California BIRTH NAME: Patrick Alan Lilley CLAIM TO FAME: He is best known for playing Eddie Munster on the TV series The Munsters. FAMILY LIFE: Patrick was engaged to marry long-time Munsters fan Donna McCall, but McCall ended their relationship in November 2010. INFO: Patrick got his start in 1962 playing the son of widow Louise Howard on the CBS comedy The Real McCoys.

He made other television appearances during the 1960s, including Mister Ed, My Favorite Martian, Daniel Boone, I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees, Gunsmoke, and Adam-12, and was featured in eight episodes of My Three Sons as the character Gordon Dearing. Patrick has also lent his voice to the character of Milo in the 1969 live-action/animated film The Phantom Tollbooth, and to an animated version of Eddie Munster in the "Eight Misbehavin'" episode of The Simpsons (1999). As a teen, he starred in the Saturday morning fantasy program Lidsville (from 1971-1973). In 1983, he recorded a song called "Whatever Happened to Eddie?" under the group name Eddie and the Monsters featuring Butch Patrick. He recorded a second single, "It's Only Halloween", which was released on Park Lane Drive Records in 2007. TRIVIA: His stepfather is former pro baseball player Ken Hunt. Has a half-sister named Kerry Lynn Sprick (formerly Kerry Lynn Hunt). Once played himself on an episode of "The Simpsons" (1989).

Ranked #45 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars". Best friends of former child actors Brandon Cruz, Danny Bonaduce and Bill Mumy. Patrick made the news on November 11, 2010 when it was announced that he had entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in New Jersey, one week after Donna McCall announced the end of their relationship. In May 2011, Patrick announced that he has prostate cancer, and said that it was detected early. Doctors informed him he had a 90 percent chance of surviving cancer. Credits Yvonne De Carlo as his favorite acting mentor, best friend and surrogate mother. WHERE IS HE NOW: Butch will appear in the upcoming reality-TV series 'Property Horrors' in 2017.

CREDITS: 2012 Young Blood: Evil Intentions...Principal 2011 Kitaro's Graveyard Gang 2...Wolfman (voice) 2010 Underground Entertainment: The Movie...Butch 2010/I Eat Me (short) ...Flipper 2010 Soupernatural...Man with a Knife 2009 It Came from Trafalgar...Roy Autry 2009 Kitaro's Graveyard Gang...Wolfman 2009 Life's a Butch (TV series)...Butch 2006 Macabre Theatre Halloween Special (TV movie) 2006 Spaced Out (video)...Larry the Bartender 2005 Frankenstein vs.

the Creature from Blood Cove...Transformed Werewolf (as Patrick Lilly) 2002 Macabre Theatre (TV series)...Eddie Munster 2000 Magic Al and the Mind Factory (video)...Sam the Sorcerer 1995 Here Come the Munsters (TV movie)...Cameo appearance 1989 Scary Movie...Eddie 1974 Ironside (TV series)...Barney Parkos 1974 Lucas Tanner (TV series)...Bill 1974 Shazam! (TV series)...Jack 1971-1972 The Smith Family (TV series)...Gary 1971 Lidsville (TV series)...Mark 1971 The Sandpit Generals...No Legs 1962-1971 My Three Sons (TV series)...Gordon Dearing / Elmore Crocker / Little Boy 1969-1970 Adam-12 (TV series)...Paul Foster / Tony Niccola 1970 The Phantom Tollbooth...Milo 1969 80 Steps to Jonah...Brian 1969 Marcus Welby, M.D.

(TV series)...Sailor Ballinger 1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)...Black Cat Jack 1968 Family Affair (TV series)...Frankie 1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band...Johnny (uncredited) 1968 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)...Bumper / Frank Wilson 1968 The Young Loner (TV movie)...Bumper 1967 The Monkees (TV series)...Melvin 1964-1967 Gunsmoke (TV series)...Runt / Tom John 1966 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)...Richard 1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)...Chad Turner 1966 Munster, Go Home!...Eddie Munster 1964-1966 The Munsters (TV series)...Eddie Munster 1964 One Man's Way...John Peale 1963-1964 Mister Ed (TV series)...Stevie / Tommy Slater 1964 Rawhide (TV series)...Danny 1963 Bonanza

 (TV series)...Jody Fletcher 1963 My Favorite Martian (TV series)...Stevie Richmond 1963 Death Valley Days (TV series)...Tommy 1963 The Real McCoys (TV series)...Greg 1963 A Child Is Waiting...Student (uncredited) 1962 Pressure Point...Imaginary Playmate (uncredited) 1962 The Untouchables (TV series)...Charlie 1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)...Wesley 1962 Ben Casey (TV series) 1962 Hand of Death...Davey, little boy on beach 1961 The Two Little Bears...Billy Davis 1961 The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor (TV series)...Bobby To see Then & Now pictures of Butch Patrick, visit: Celebrity Nooz * --Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE-- Peggy Cass - DEAD (Heart failure) Born: 05/21/1924 Died: 03/08/1999 WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...

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Ken Purchase, 77, British politician, MP (1992-2010). Shahid Qadri, 74, Bangladeshi poet, kidney disease. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, 86, Indian politician, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (1993-1998), Uttar Pradesh (1996, 1998), and Bihar (1991-1993). Charles Z. Smith, 89, American judge, Justice of the Washington Supreme Court (1988-2002). Darrell Ward, 52, American reality television personality (Ice Road Truckers), plane crash. 1000+ images about The Munsters on Pinterest | Itunes, 1313 mockingbird lane and The munsters Pinterest • The world’s catalog of ideas The Munsters 802 Pins214 Followers The family at 1313 Mockingbird Lane is a little..different. Dad Herman looks like Frankenstein's monster, mom Lily and her dad Grandpa are vampires, and son Eddie is a werewolf.

Poor Marilyn the niece, is the odd one but..she is normal girl and the family doesn't like to call attention to her unfortunate looks. The show aired Sept. 24, 1964 - May 12,1966 There were 33 episodes altogether Butch Patrick - Treasures Treasures (Eddie Munster on The Munsters) Collects Beatles Memorabilia, Monster-themed Items, Other By Ken Hall Butch Patrick is forever cemented in the minds of baby boomers everywhere as the child actor who played Eddie Munster on the hit ‘60s television series The Munsters (1964-66). Those familiar with the show will be surprised to learn it only ran for two seasons, at around the same time another monster-themed program, The Addams Family, also aired. The Munsters featured a wonderful ensemble cast, with veteran screen actress Yvonne DeCarlo and Fred Gwynne (from TV’s Car 54, Where Are You?) in the lead roles as Herman and Lily Munster.

Al Lewis, who was also on Car 54, played the lovable Grandpa, while Pat Priest and Beverley Owen split time as Marilyn, the “normal” Munster. Butch, of course, played Eddie, Herman and Lily’s son, who had a dragon for a pet and often had his favorite stuffed animal in tow — a werewolf he called Woof-Woof. The sit-com was a spoof loosely based on Universal Studios’ movie monsters, but for whatever reason it never enjoyed high ratings (perhaps because it was in black and white). It grew legs later on, in syndication, and even spawned a movie. Perhaps not surprisingly, Butch has collected (or has been given) monster-related items over the years, but he also has a fair amount of Beatles memorabilia and one-of-a-kind artifacts specific to his generation. His favorite item of all, he says, is a sketch by the artist Chuck Jones, of the iconic cartoon figure Road Runner, drawn on the set of the 1968 movie The Phantom Tollbooth (in which Patrick starred; Jones produced and directed the film). “It probably took Chuck less than five minutes to draw that sketch, but I prize it above everything else,” he said.

The fascination with the Beatles began, as it did with many young people of the time, with the group’s debut performance on The Ed Sullivan Show, in February 1964. “Naturally I went out and bought all their records and started a collection that way,” he recalled, “then a friend in Las Vegas who had a huge and serious collection of Beatles items approached me, asking if I wanted to buy it. There were nearly 500 items in that collection, and he wanted $30,000, but how could I say no?” Over time, Patrick has sold or given away over half of what he bought, but there are still plenty of items there to make Beatles fans take notice.

He owns not one, but two copies of the famous “butcher” cover of the Beatles’ Yesterday and Today album (one peeled, one unpeeled), three animation cels from the film Yellow Submarine, gold records for George Harrison’s song Cloud Nine (off the Dark Horse album) and Paul McCartney’s solo album Red Rose Speedway, large and small photographic portraits of each Beatle by the renowned photographer Richard Avedon, George Harrison’s purple boots, a Yellow Submarine original movie poster, Beatles Christmas tree ornaments by Hallmark, and assorted buttons, Beatles bags and other memorabilia. Believe it or not, there is a Munsters-Beatles connection, one that Butch was not witness to, sad to say. It was around the time the Beatles were to play in one of the local arenas, possibly the Hollywood Bowl, and there were always security issues to consider, lest the lads be torn to shreds by adoring fans. One day, they were brought to the Universal set and parked there for part of a day. “One of them, I’m not sure who, used my dressing room, because it was nice and big,” Patrick said.

“Unfortunately, I wasn’t on set that day, and nobody got me any autographs.” The monster items include an array of bobble-head dolls, Herman and Lily in a special Barbie set (yes, there was such a thing), figurines, autographed photos of people like ghoulish rocker Alice Cooper and Addams Family star John Astin, a collectible Munster Village set made by the Bradford Exchange, a Lost in Space robot, and a veritable mountain of T-shirts (Patrick is partners with a friend in a T-shirt venture called Universal Monsters. He also sells hand-drawn, one-of a kind T-shirts on the website which he operates).

Other items Patrick owns include a soccer ball signed by all the members of the 1969 World Cup champions Santos Football Club of Brazil (to include soccer legend Pele), a bobble-head doll signed by the late entertainer Anna Nicole Smith, some signed baseballs (Patrick’s late stepfather was Ken Hunt, who played professional baseball for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels in the early 1960s and was Mickey Mantle’s roommate for a brief while), an exact replica of the bottle from the ‘60s sit-com I Dream of Jeannie, and other items. “I’ve given away so many things over the years, I really should have much more than I do,” Patrick said wistfully. He’s sold off some items, too — like the original Woof-Woof, which he hung from a noose in the bedroom of his house until the doll became tattered and degraded. He sold it to someone who restored it and sold it. It’s changed hands again since then.

He also sold the tour bus used by the rock group The Grateful Dead (a 1965 ½ Gillig Brothers model, complete with posters on the inside walls, of dates from the Avalon Ballroom and Fillmore West). “I paid $10,000 for the bus and poured another $15,000 into fixing it up,” he said. “I ended up selling it for $25,000, so I barely broke even. Now I wish I still had it.” Butch Patrick was born Patrick Capels on Aug. 2, 1953, but took the last name of Lilley from his adoptive parents not long after being born. He was given the nickname Butch as a young child, and everyone called him that, so his talent agent in 1960 suggested he go by the name Butch Patrick. His first role came in the 1961 comedy-fantasy film Two Little Bears, co-starring Eddie Albert (Green Acres) and Jane Wyatt (Father Knows Best). Before being cast as Eddie Munster, he appeared on shows such as Bonanza, Ben Casey, General Hospital, The Real McCoys and My Favorite Martian.

Later on he had a recurring role on My Three Sons. Patrick credits his sister for getting him into show business, explaining, “She was the one who got me started and gave me all the encouragement. She always wanted to be an actress and was on the casting call sheet one day. She was asked if there were any other children at home. She told them about me and I got some small roles, then some bigger ones.” It wasn’t so easy when it came to auditioning for The Munsters. He was up against 500 other kids. In fact, he wasn’t cast for the pilot episode. The part went to another actor, Happy Derman, but he played Eddie bratty, and in the end it was decided Eddie should be more of a nice, regular boy. It helped that Butch’s eye teeth stuck out and really did look like fangs, and that he was so short. “They liked that because it played off of Herman’s height,” he said.

After The Munsters ended, Patrick found work on popular TV shows like Gunsmoke, I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees (the famous holiday episode, where The Monkees teach Butch the real meaning of Christmas — watchable on YouTube), Daniel Boone and Adam-12. He also appeared in Disney movies such as Way Down Cellar, The Young Loner and The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band. A big break came when he landed the lead role on the Saturday morning kid’s show Lidsville (1971-73). He played Mark, a boy lost in a strange land of walking, talking, singing hats. The show was created by Sid and Marty Krofft (H. R. Pufnstuf). In the mid-1970s, Patrick left acting to pursue a career in music, learning the bass guitar and playing in a group called Eddie and the Monsters. In 1983 he recorded the song Whatever Happened to Eddie? The accompanying video got some airplay and was an inspiration for the MTV series The Basement Tapes, a showcase for unsigned bands.

In the ‘80s Patrick also appeared as himself in an episode of The Simpsons (1989) and as grown-up Eddie in a Little Caesars pizza commercial. He was also in the film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003). Today, Patrick continues to act and play music, and is always booked solid for Halloween parties and other monster-themed events. He is friends with Louise Harrison, the late Beatle George’s sister, and is active in her charity Help Keep Music Alive, which benefits music programs in schools that have had to cut back due to the recession. He also keeps busy with and Universal Monsters and in 2010 he rode his motorcycle in Carthage, N.Y., as part of a benefit for the blind. Patrick was ranked #45 on VH1’s list of “The Greatest Kid Stars.” Fans of Butch Patrick may visit the star online at The History and Premise of the Munsters - Munsterland Rumor has it that the origins of "The Munsters" go as far back as 1943.

Bob Clampett, who created the Beany and Cecil cartoon, thought up a TV show he called, "The Monster Family." By 1945, the whole thing was developed. The ideas were supposedly taken to Universal Studios and Clampett never heard of them again. The actual Munster episodes and movies are credited with being created from a scenario by Chris Hayward and Allan Burns. Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, the creators, writers and producers behind "Leave it to Beaver," got the script Hayward and Burns turned in. Norm Liebmann and Ed Haas were hired to develop the show, with Connelly and Mosher in charge. The first outcome of all this collaboration was the color Munster pilot, entitled, "My Fair Munster." It was directed by Norman Abbott (Bud Abbott's nephew) and starred Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis as Herman and Grandpa. Joan Marshall played wife Phoebe, and Happy Derman played Eddie. Beverley Owen donned a blonde wig and played Marilyn. Most were amazed that the filming and editing became completed. The color pilot was restruck in black and white for distribution and eventually CBS bought the show.

A third pilot was made, with Yvonne De Carlo stepping in as Lily, and Butch Patrick as Eddie, which was later heavily used in promotion for the new series. By April 1964, the Munsters we all know and love, had been created. During the series's run from 1964 to 1966, each episode was filmed with only one camera. As there was no studio audience to contain, it was possible to only need one camera to get various shots during a scene. One episode was filmed per week, with 38 the first season and 32 the second season. For 70 episodes, "The Munsters" aired and during its first season, garnered 18th place in the ratings. In 1965, it was nominated for a Golden Globe for "Best TV Show." Jack Marshall was also nominated for a Grammy for "Best Instrumental Composition (Other Than Jazz)" for the Munsters theme song. History Timeline 1943-1945, the Munsters originate. early 1964, Bob Mosher and Joe Connelly pick up an idea to create a show based on a scenario by Chris Hayward and Al Burns.

pre-April 1964, color pilot is filmed is of Munsters. pre-April 1964, Yvonne De Carlo and Butch Patrick are brought into the show. April 1964, CBS and "The Munsters" were together, and the series would air in fall of 1964. September 24, 1964, 7:30 PM, CBS, the Munsters' first episode airs, "Munster Masquerade." December 17, 1964, Beverley Owen's last episode airs ("Family Portrait") as she leaves to New York to get married. December 24, 1964, Pat Priest's first episode as Marilyn Munster airs. September 16, 1965, "The Munsters" second season begins. May 12, 1966, "The Munsters" last first-run episode airs, after being canceled. Summer, 1966, Munster, Go Home! is released in US theatres. Pat Priest is replaced by Debbie Watson as Marilyn.

September 1, 1966, the last prime time episode of "The Munsters" airs on CBS October 27, 1973, "The Mini-Munsters" premieres on ABC's Saturday Superstar Movie. It is a cartoon version of "The Munsters." Al Lewis supplies the voice of Grandpa. February 27, 1981, The Munsters' Revenge airs. It is a TV-movie with Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Yvonne De Carlo, Jo McDonnell (as Marilyn), K.C. Martel (as Eddie), and Sid Caesar. Fall of 1988, "The Munsters Today" TV series premieres. It is based on the original series. It stars John Schuck as Herman, Lee Meriwether as Lily, Howard Morton as Grandpa, Hilary Van Dyke as Marilyn, and Jason Marsden as Eddie. 1991, "The Munsters Today" leaves the airwaves of syndication. October 31, 1995, a new Munster movie airs, Here Come the Munsters. It airs on the Fox Network.

December 1996, a second Fox Network movie airs. It is entitled The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas. "The Munsters" Premise from a 1960s CBS press release Mockingbird Lane is a lovely, elm shaded street, winding gently through a peaceful suburban community where average families lead normal lives and concern themselves with the larger issues of the day, such as Little League standings. The homes along Mockingbird Lane are little islands of security, lawns are well manicured, and the houses almost seem to smile as they bask in the warm sunshine knowing that mortgage payments are being faithfully paid. However, one house there is regarded by many residents in the neighborhood as a never healing scab in the community. This particular house, number 1313 to be exact, looks as thought it had been thrown from a speeding car or dropped from a high flying plane. Its architecture is Victorian and it hasn't been touched by a paint brush since the last nail was driven into place. Shutters hang askew, weeds grow with wild abandon, and vultures (some Egyptian) build nests in the barren trees.

This Victorian horror, towering two stories and with a dungeon in the basement, houses the funniest collection of people ever to set up housekeeping. They are of course, the Munsters! The head of this horrifyingly funny household is Herman Munster. Tall, gaunt, cadaverish and in his 150s. He has a flat square shaped head, a jagged saber scar on his forehead, ill-fitting clothes, darkly ringed eyes, and bolts in his neck. Herman looks at the world with loving eyes. A gentle soul, he has the trust of a child. Fred Gwynne as Herman His wife, Lily Munster, is hauntingly, and vampirishly, beautiful and almost as pretty as the day she died. A typical suburban housewife, Lily is concerned primarily with keeping her family happy and well fed. She can't seem to make friends with the other neighborhood housewives, though. Yvonne De Carlo as Lily That's just as well, as Herman and Lily have their hands full with Grandpa Munster. Grandpa is around, um, well, let's just say he's old. He is a great practical joker, but time has dimmed his memory.

He is quite unpredictable. Al Lewis as Grandpa Herman and Lily have a son named Eddie. He has pointed ears and fangs. He loves to carry around his Woof-Woof doll. He thinks Grandpa's tricks are "neat." He is kind of half wolf boy, half vampire. Butch Patrick as Eddie The whole clan lavishes their attention on Marilyn Munster. They feel she is unfortunate in having a creamy complexion, rosy cheeks, blonde hair, and blue eyes, the all American college girl image. Marilyn has live with her Uncle Herman and Aunt Lily since she was a baby. She has an idealized picture of them, and sees them as normal as normal is. She feels she is the weird one, like they do. The whole clan is very protective of Marilyn, no matter how ugly she is. Beverley Owen and Pat Priest as Marilyn These five, are the Munsters. They look rather strange, act a little odd at times, but who's perfect? They also have the Koach and Grandpa's Drag-u-la racer in the garage. Normal, or what? The Munster go about their day to day life freaking people out. Their telephone is in a coffin in the wall.

They eat some normal foods like oatmeal, and sandwiches, but sometimes they eat some things more classy, like filet of dragon. To Lily, dusting the house means throwing dust around. For Eddie, it's too early for bed if it's too dark out. The Munsters also do lots of things backwards. Pour a cup of cream, and add some tea. Their house has cobwebs galore, yet they don't seem to mind. Since 1964, The Munsters have remained a cult classic, and continue to gain new audiences and age groups, as they are repeated internationally in syndication.

Question: What was the name of the son in the TV series 'The Munsters' played by Butch Patrick?
Answer: Eddie