They approached Yvonne De Carlo to play Lily for her star power, then put out a casting call for Eddie. Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, and Beverly Owen played as Herman, Grandpa, and Marilyn, respectively, but CBS allegedly did not think “Happy” Nate Derman was right for Eddie and Joan Marshall looked too similar to Morticia Addams as Lily, so both roles were recast for the next pilot. It was very accidental.”īutch Patrick had left Hollywood to live with his grandmother in Illinois by the time The Munsters pilot had been cast. So within the first three or four months, I actually had a series, a movie, and a commercial, and the rest just kind of came my way after that. He continues, “I went for an interview and got hired, and during that six-week shoot, I picked up a Kellogg’s Corn Flakes commercial and I picked up a series, the first few episodes of General Hospital. It was a great little B-movie called The Two Little Bears.” They were casting a movie, and they still needed the youngest son of Eddie Albert and Jane Wyatt. About a month later, a producer and a director were walking by. “He took some pictures of me afterward, and he put one in his window. While accompanying his little sister to a print modeling shoot, the photographer asked to take his photo as well. From child actor to the classic series’ de facto delegate, I had the pleasure of speaking with Patrick about his unconventional career, The Munsters‘ legacy, and more at NorthEast Comic Con’s Collectibles Extravaganza. Butch Patrick turns 70 today, but he still exhibits the same youthful exuberance he brought to The Munstersas Eddie Munster from 1964 to 1966.
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