Butch Patrick (born Patrick Alan Lilley; August 2, 1953) in Inglewood, California. He was spotted by a talent agent at the age of seven, which led to a series of appearances in television commercials and guest appearances on TV shows. In 1961 he made his feature-film debut
Over the next two years, Patrick went on to appear in guest-starring roles on numerous television series, including Ben Casey, Alcoa Premiere, Bonanza, My Favorite Martian, Gunsmoke, Mister Ed, and Rawhide and recurring roles on The Real McCoys and General Hospital. These roles would have him appear opposite headliners including Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, and Sidney Poitier. The role of Eddie was originally portrayed by child actor Happy Derman in the pilot episode before Patrick was ultimately selected out of hundreds of boys for the role.
In an April 2017 interview, when asked if he recalled his TV mother (Yvonne De Carlo) hiding tiny portions of dialogue around the set, attaching them to props to help jog her memory, so the dialogue could be added to her performance: "No, not in The Munsters she wasn't doing that. Maybe later in life. Because sometimes your memory starts slipping on you. But that's a great idea, actually! I'll have to remember that!".
He also was asked if he had kept in touch with his on-screen family after The Munsters was canceled, especially De Carlo, who died on January 8, 2007. He replied, "No, after the show ended, everyone went their own ways. But in the early '80s, I contacted Al Lewis and we became friends and I started attaching myself to the Munster name and brand. And then 10 years after that I started talking to Yvonne. I was actually a guest on The Vicki Lawrence Show where I was this surprise guest brought out for Yvonne and after that we became friends. I started visiting her and she was somewhat of a recluse, living in North Los Angeles and I introduced her to this guy in Hollywood who would send her care packages, movies to watch and sort of get her back in the loop of Hollywood." He also portrayed the role of Milo in the MGM live-action/animated film The Phantom Tollbooth, In the psychedelic fantasy series, Patrick portrayed Mark, a boy lost in a strange land of walking, talking, singing hats, opposite veteran character actors Charles Nelson Reilly and Billie Hayes. The show was in production from 1971 to 1973. In 1983, he recorded the song, "Whatever Happened to Eddie?" (b/w "Little Monsters"), with several instrumentalists and backup singers under the group name "Eddie and the Monsters." In 2007 Patrick recorded a song "It's Only Halloween" that was released on Park Lane Drive Records.
In addition to his music, Patrick returned to occasional film and television work, including making cameo appearances as "Himself" on episodes of the Fox animated television series The Simpsons and the 2003 comedy film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, as well as appearing as a grown-up Eddie Munster in a Little Caesars Pizza commercial.
In 2002, Patrick co-hosted Macabre Theatre with Natalie Popovich, aka "Ivonna Cadaver". That same year he also appeared in the first episode of the E! Network celebrity dating reality television show Star Dates.
Patrick made a cameo appearance in the 2005 retro-horror film Frankenstein vs. the Creature from Blood Cove, directed by William Winckler, playing a man who had become a werewolf, speaking a line of dialogue in comical reference to The Munsters.
Personal life
On September 11, 2016, Patrick married his longtime girlfriend Leila Murray.
Politics
Patrick is a friend and ally of Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who is a political ally of President Donald Trump. Patrick posed for a photo with Sarah Sanders.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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|1961
|The Two Little Bears
|Billy Davis
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|1962
|Hand of Death
|Davey
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|1962
|Pressure Point
|Imaginary Playmate
|Uncredited
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|1963
|A Child Is Waiting
|Boy Playing Football
|Uncredited
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|1963
|Showdown
|Kid
|Uncredited
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|1964
|One Man's Way
|John Peale
|
|-
|1966
|Munster, Go Home!
|Eddie Munster
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|-
|1970
|The Phantom Tollbooth
|Milo
|Filmed in 1967 and completed in 1968.
|-
|1971
|The Sandpit Generals
|No Legs
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|-
|1991
|Scary Movie
|Eddie
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|-
|2003
|Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
|Himself
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|2005
|Spaced Out
|Bartender
|Direct-to-video
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|2009
|Kitaro's Graveyard Gang
|Wolfman (voice)
|English dub
|-
|2009
|It Came from Trafalgar
|Roy Autry
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|-
|2010
|Soupernatural
|Man with a Knife
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|-
|2010
|Eat me
|Flipper
|Short film
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|2011
|Kitaro's Graveyard Gang 2
|Wolfman (voice)
|English dub
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|2012
|Young Blood: Evil Intentions
|Principal
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|-
|2014
|Zombie Dream
|Butch
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|2015
|Bite School
|Butch
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|-
|2019
|He Drives at Night
|Atty General Edward Talmadge
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|-
|2022
|Horrortales.666 Part 3
|Detective Mike
|Post-production
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|2022
|Quakeasaurus
|Mayor Myers
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|-
|2022
|Old Man Jackson
|Priest Edwin Mumsford
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|-
|2022
|The Munsters
|The Tin Can Man
|Voice
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1961
|The Detectives
|Bobby
|Episode: "The Legend of Jim Riva"
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|1962
|Ben Casey
|Billy
|Episode: "A Pleasant Thing for the Eyes"
|-
|1962
|Alcoa Premiere
|Wesley, Tommy
|2 episodes
|-
|1962
|The Untouchables
|Charlie
|Episode: "The Night They Shot Santa Claus"
|-
|1962–1971
|My Three Sons
|Gordon Dearing, Elmore Crocker, Little Boy
|9 episodes
|-
|1963
|General Hospital
|Johnny Mercer
|1 episode
|-
|1963
|The Real McCoys
|Greg Howard
|7 episodes
|-
|1963
|Death Valley Days
|Tommy
|Episode: "A Kingdom for a Horse"
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|1963
|My Favorite Martian
|Stevie
|Episode: "How to Be a Hero Without Really Trying"
|-
|1963
|Bonanza
|Jody Fletcher
|Episode: "The Prime of Life"
|-
|1963–1966
|Mister Ed
|Stevie, Tommy Slater
|2 episodes
|-
|1964
|Rawhide
|Danny
|Episode: " Incident of the Pied Piper"
|-
|1964–1966
|The Munsters
|Eddie Munster
|70 episodes
|-
|1964–1967
|Gunsmoke
|Tom John, Runt
|2 episodes
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|1966
|Pistols 'n' Petticoats
|Chad Turner
|Episode: "A Crooked Line"
|-
|1966–1967
|I Dream of Jeannie
|Richard
|2 episodes
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|1967
|The Monkees
|Melvin
|S2:E15, "The Christmas Show"
|-
|1968
|The Young Loner
|Bumper
|Television film
|-
|1968
|The Magical World of Disney
|Bumper, Frank Wilson
|4 episodes
|-
|1968
|Family Affair
|Frankie
|Episode: "By a Whisker"
|-
|1969
|Daniel Boone
|Black Cat Jack
|Episode: "Copperhead Izzy"
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|1969
|Marcus Welby, M.D.
|Sailor Ballinger
|Episode: "All Flags Flying"
|-
|1969–1970
|Adam-12
|Paul Foster, Tony Niccola
|2 episodes
|-
|1970
|Headmaster
|Ritchie
|Episode: "May I Turn On?"
|-
|1971–1972
|Lidsville
|Mark
|17 episodes
|-
|1971–1972
|The Smith Family
|Freddie, Jerry, Gray, Hank
|5 episodes
|-
|1974
|Shazam!
|Jack
|Episode: "The Athlete"
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|1974
|Lucas Tanner
|Jack
|Episode: "By the Numbers"
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|1974
|Ironside
|Barney Parkos
|Episode: "Act of Vengeance"
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|1995
|Here Come the Munsters
|Restaurant Guest
|Television film
|-
|1999
|The Simpsons
|Butch Patrick (voice)
|Episode: "Eight Misbehavin'"
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|2002
|Macabre Theatre
|Eddie Munster
|5 episodes
|-
|2009
|Life's a Butch
|Himself
|
|}
Music videos
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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|2019
|"I Am John 5"
|Himself
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