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.
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
[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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[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.
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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.
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[on working on the Donna Douglas project] Believe it or not. I've had a hard time developing financing.
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[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.
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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
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Fact
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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.
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Credits Yvonne De Carlo as his favorite acting mentor/best friend.
Lives in Gardena, California. He owns a promotions company and appears at nostalgia conventions. [May 2004]
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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]
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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]
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He is co-host of Macabre Theatre. www.macabretheatre.com [May 2004]
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2000 - Lives in Odessa, Florida with his live-in girl friend, Pamm Curtis. He owns a promotions company and appears at nostalgia conventions.
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].
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Best known by the public for his role as Eddie Munster on The Munsters (1964).
Attended the 2007 Twilight Zone Convention at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, August 4-5, 2007.
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Ranked #45 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
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Usually booked solid for Halloween parties and events due to his "Munsters" association.
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Once played himself on an episode of The Simpsons (1989).
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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.
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Has a half-sister named Kerry Lynn Sprick (formerly Kerry Lynn Hunt).
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Butch's stepfather is former pro baseball player Ken Hunt.