Butch Patrick as EddieEddie with dog collar

Oh, the blood, the blood!

Eddie Munster is played by Butch Patrick. Butch's real name is Patrick Lilley and was born on August 2, 1953, in Los Angeles. His film and TV credits include:

Photo of Eddie and Wolfie First acting job was a Kellogg's commercial in 1960. 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. This show lasted until 1973. Butch appeared that year in several teen magazines.

In 1983 he formed his own band, Eddie and the Monsters, and put out a single, "Whatever Happened to Eddie?"

He has appeared in the following TV shows and movies:
Family Band
Munsters Go Home
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Untouchables
Divorce Court
Gunsmoke
Rawhide
Daniel Boone
The Monkees (Christmas show)
Talk shows including Oprah Winfrey, Geraldo, Pat Sajak, Jane Whitney, Good Morning America, Solid Gold, the Today Show and MTV.

Butch now lives in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida and maintains the official Munsters website.


Eddie's Stats

Edward "Eddie" Wolfgang Munster was born 1955 and wears a Little Lord Fauntleroy suit. He carries his doll, "Wolfie" around wherever he goes.

Education:

Enrolled in fifth grade at Mocking Bird Heights Elementary School.

Achievements:

Wrote school composition titled "My Parents, an Average American Family" (written in blood ink); won several ribbons for track competition at school.


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