Who is Butch Patrick? Net Worth, Wife, Wedding, Death, Marriage

Known for movies

Short Info

Date Of Birth	August 2, 1953
Spouse	Leila Murray
Fact	Ranked #45 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"

Butch Patrick is an American actor, best known for his role as Eddie Munster on the CBS television series The Munsters. He was born Patrick Alan Lilley in 1953, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Loretta, a homemaker, and James Lilley, a television producer. His father died when he was four years old, and his mother remarried soon after. He has two older sisters, Debbie and Lori. He was raised in West Los Angeles.

He began his acting career at the age of eight, appearing in episodes of The Donna Reed Show and Leave It to Beaver. In 1964, he landed the role of Eddie Munster on The Munsters. The show aired for two seasons, from 1964 to 1966. After the show ended, Patrick continued to act, appearing in guest roles on television shows such as My Three Sons, Lassie, and The Brady Bunch.

In 1971, he starred in the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory as Mike Teevee. He also appeared in the films The Devil’s 8 (1969), Escape to Witch Mountain (1975), and Halloween II (1981).

In recent years, Patrick has appeared on the television shows The Goldbergs and Hawaii Five-0. He also appeared in the 2019 film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie.

Patrick has been married three times. His first marriage was to actress Sheila DeWindt from 1971 to 1974. His second marriage was to actress Sherry Williams from 1977 to 1984. He has been married to his current wife, Diane McKeever, since 1988. He has three children: Tyler, Dylan, and Ryan.

As of 2021, Patrick’s net worth is estimated to be $500 thousand.

General Info

Full Name	Butch Patrick
Date Of Birth	August 2, 1953
Height	1.7 m
Profession	Actor
Nationality	American

Family

Spouse	Leila Murray
Parents	Ken Hunt
Siblings	Kerry Lynn Sprick

Accomplishments

Movies	The Two Little Bears, Munster, Go Home!, The Phantom Tollbooth, The Sandpit Generals, It Came from Trafalgar, Spaced Out, The Young Loner, Lidsville: The Complete Series, Zombie Dream
TV Shows	The Munsters, Lidsville, 100 Greatest Kid Stars

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0665822

Quotes

#	Quote
1	[on his on- and off-screen chemistry with Yvonne De Carlo, who played Lily Munster]: Yvonne would be a maternal influence. She'd be a mom because my mom wasn't around, so she'd be a matriarch, not only on the show, but when I'd see her outside of the makeup on Mondays and Tuesdays. Once in a while, she'd bring her kids down to the set.
2	[Of Yvonne De Carlo]: Yvonne De Carlo had a husband, who was a stuntman, who was hurt, very, very badly, in the stunt, in the movie, 'How The West Was Won.' His name was: Bob Morgan. When that happened, Lily dropped into television, cause she did 'The Ten Commandments,' she was before with Cecil B. DeMille, and when she did 'The Munsters,' it was really a step down for her; because she was a moviestar. The moviestars didn't do television, back then, so, she had to become the breadwinner for her household, because her husband was hurt; and I thought, she was a very strong woman to do that and she had her handsful of these 2 guys from New York, as they were practical jokers and pranksters. I think the fact that she was a moviestar, they took great fun in trying to annoy her. But, she held her own and it became a strong matriarch of the family; and I think the fact that she was up, against the 7 ft. tall Frankenstein - 6'3", Jewish, drafted in cigars and held her own, so there was a lot about her character.
3	[Of Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo] They aren't just wonderful people, but they were really good actors and actresses, but they were nice people, as well, they made it fun to go to work with. And being the only kid, having the producers from Leave It to Beaver (1957), prior to that. It was a kid-friendly show.
4	[on his on- and off-screen chemistry with Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo, who played both Herman and Lily Munster respectively] While they were alive, we saw each other and it was always fun. We certainly had a good time when we worked together.
5	[When Yvonne De Carlo was the last-minute replacement to play Lily Munster] I have to interject something here. I never really thought about this, but can you imagine the difference of The Munsters (1964) opening clip with Fred Gwynne as "Herman Munster" and then Joan Marshall as "Phoebe"? It doesn't have the same impact as Yvonne De Carlo as "Lily". I mean, they really got a good punch with Yvonne De Carlo. I was just sort of substituting for the other kid and I did a pretty good job, but I think that the real slip in the last-minute crew was getting Yvonne De Carlo, major screen star, to play television.
6	Most of my memories weren't really while filming, but running around the back lot, going to the laboratory, where they were making all of the monsters for the other movies, in the makeup department, and the special effects department. That's what I enjoyed.
7	[on working on the Donna Douglas project] Believe it or not. I've had a hard time developing financing.
8	[on making $600 a year at Universal Studios] They put makeup on me, and that was the character. I used the back lot as my private little entertainment center.
9	I straightened my own life out in my own time. Maybe I should have gone to rehab, but I didn't. A little man inside me said it was time to get my life in order.

Facts

#	Fact
1	Footage of Butch Patrick from The Munsters is shown in the 1998 movie, Primary Colors as John Travolta's character channel-surfs and complains about the poor television reception in their motel room.
2	Credits Yvonne De Carlo as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.
3	Surrogate son of Yvonne De Carlo.
4	Revealed that he had a wonderful relationship with Yvonne De Carlo on The Munsters (1964).
5	His acting mentor and series lead, Yvonne De Carlo, died on January 8, 2007, at age 84.
6	Before Yvonne De Carlo's death, Patrick was her caregiver.
7	Lives in Gardena, California. He owns a promotions company and appears at nostalgia conventions. [May 2004]
8	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]
9	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]
10	He is co-host of Macabre Theatre. www.macabretheatre.com [May 2004]
11	2000 - Lives in Odessa, Florida with his live-in girl friend, Pamm Curtis. He owns a promotions company and appears at nostalgia conventions.
12	His acting mentors were the late Yvonne De Carlo and the late Charles Nelson Reilly.
13	His agent is Jodi Ritzen.
14	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].
15	Best known by the public for his role as Eddie Munster on The Munsters (1964).
16	Best friends of former child actors: Brandon Cruz, Danny Bonaduce and Bill Mumy.
17	Attended the 2007 Twilight Zone Convention at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, August 4-5, 2007.
18	Ranked #45 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
19	Usually booked solid for Halloween parties and events due to his "Munsters" association.
20	Once played himself on an episode of The Simpsons (1989).
21	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.
22	Has a half-sister named Kerry Lynn Sprick (formerly Kerry Lynn Hunt).
23	Butch's stepfather is former pro baseball player Ken Hunt.

Pictures

All pictures

Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Property Horrors	2017	TV Series pre-production
Zombie Dream	2015		Butch
Bite School	2015		Butch
Young Blood: Evil Intentions	2012		Principal
Kitaro's Graveyard Gang 2	2011		Wolfman (voice)
Eat Me	2010/I	Short	Flipper
Soupernatural	2010		Man with a Knife
It Came from Trafalgar	2009		Roy Autry
Life's a Butch	2009	TV Series	Butch
Kitaro's Graveyard Gang	2009		Wolfman
Macabre Theatre Halloween Special	2006	TV Movie
Spaced Out	2006	Video	Larry the Bartender
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove	2005		Transformed Werewolf (as Patrick Lilly)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	2003		Butch Patrick (as Butch Patrick-Lilly)
Macabre Theatre	2002	TV Series	Eddie Munster
Magic Al and the Mind Factory	2000	Video	Sam the Sorcerer
Here Come the Munsters	1995	TV Movie	Cameo appearance
Scary Movie	1991		Eddie
The Munsters	1964-1987	TV Series	Eddie Munster
Ironside	1974	TV Series	Barney Parkos
Lucas Tanner	1974	TV Series	Bill
Shazam!	1974	TV Series	Jack
The Addams Family Fun House	1973	TV Movie	Pugsley Addams
The Smith Family	1971-1972	TV Series	Gary
The Sandpit Generals	1971		No Legs
My Three Sons	1962-1971	TV Series	Gordon Dearing / Elmore Crocker / Little Boy
Lidsville	1971	TV Series	Mark
Adam-12	1969-1970	TV Series	Paul Foster / Tony Niccola
The Phantom Tollbooth	1970		Milo
Headmaster	1970	TV Series	Ritchie
80 Steps to Jonah	1969		Brian Hofstadter
Marcus Welby, M.D.	1969	TV Series	Sailor Ballinger
Daniel Boone	1969	TV Series	Black Cat Jack
Family Affair	1968	TV Series	Frankie
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band	1968		Johnny (uncredited)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1968	TV Series	Bumper / Frank Wilson
The Young Loner	1968	TV Movie	Bumper
The Monkees	1967	TV Series	Melvin
Gunsmoke	1964-1967	TV Series	Tom John Spears / Runt
I Dream of Jeannie	1966	TV Series	Richard
Pistols 'n' Petticoats	1966	TV Series	Chad Turner
Munster, Go Home!	1966		Eddie Munster
One Man's Way	1964		John Peale
Mister Ed	1963-1964	TV Series	Stevie / Tommy Slater
Rawhide	1964	TV Series	Danny
Bonanza	1963	TV Series	Jody Fletcher
My Favorite Martian	1963	TV Series	Stevie
Death Valley Days	1963	TV Series	Tommy
The Real McCoys	1963	TV Series	Greg Howard / Greg
General Hospital	1963	TV Series	Johnny Mercer
A Child Is Waiting	1963		Boy Playing Football (uncredited)
Pressure Point	1962		Imaginary Playmate (uncredited)
The Untouchables	1962	TV Series	Charlie
Alcoa Premiere	1962	TV Series	Wesley
Ben Casey	1962	TV Series
Hand of Death	1962		Davey, little boy on beach
The Two Little Bears	1961		Billy Davis
The Detectives	1961	TV Series	Bobby

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	2003	as Butch Patrick Lilly, "Child Stars on Your Television"
Lidsville	1971	TV Series performer - 2 episodes
The Phantom Tollbooth	1970	performer: "Don't Say There's Nothing to Do in the Doldrums" 1969, "Time Is a Gift" 1969

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Biography	2003	TV Series documentary very special thanks - 1 episode

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Bob Show	2007-2008	TV Series	Himself
TV Land Confidential	2005-2007	TV Series documentary	Himself / Himself - Interviewee
I Love the '70s: Volume 2	2006	TV Series	Himself
QTN Holiday Reel	2005	TV Movie	Himself
TV Land's Top Ten	2004-2005	TV Series documentary	Himself
Queer Edge with Jack E. Jett	2005	TV Series	Himself - Celebrity Co-Host
Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove: The Making of	2005	Video documentary short
The Greatest	2005	TV Series documentary	Himself
Surge of Power	2004		Himself
TV Land Convention Special	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards	2004	TV Special	Himself
Macabre Theatre Halloween Special	2003	TV Movie	Himself
Biography	1999-2003	TV Series documentary	Himself / Himself - Host
Child Stars: Then and Now	2003	TV Special documentary	Himself
Star Dates	2002	TV Series	Himself
Inside TV Land: 40 Greatest Theme Songs	2002	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Simpsons	1999	TV Series	Himself
Vicki!	1994	TV Series	Himself
New American Bandstand 1965	1972	TV Series	Himself
Our Munster Memories		Documentary announced	Himself (rumored)
Bizarre Transmissions from the Bermuda Triangle	2015	TV Series	Himself
Dysfunctional with No Filter Paul and Denise	2015	TV Series	Himself (2015)
Shipping Wars	2015	TV Series	Himself
Comic Book Men	2015	TV Series	Himself
Horror Kung-Fu Theatre	2013	TV Series	Himself
Chicly Geek	2012	TV Series	Himself
Planet Houston	2012	TV Series	Himself
Underground Entertainment: The Movie	2011	Documentary	Butch
The Actor's Journey	2011	Video documentary	Himself
The Actor's Journey for Kids	2011	Video documentary	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Sixties	2014	TV Mini-Series documentary	Eddie Munster - The Munsters
Svengoolie	2012	TV Series	Eddie Munster
The Lego Munsters	2011	Short	Eddie Munster
Lego: The Munsters - Munster Fright	2010	Short	Eddie Munster
Biography	2000	TV Series documentary	Eddie Munster
The Simpsons	2000	TV Series	Himself
50 Years of Funny Females	1995	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1972	TV Series	Johnny