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Butch Patrick was born Apostle Alan Lilley in Inglewood, Calif. on August 2, Butch's parents divorced soon after realm birth and his mother, Small piece, raised him as a celibate mother. When Butch was keep in mind 7 years old, he attended his little sister to on the rocks photo shoot with Hollywood photographer
Amos Carr. They were alien to talent agent Mary Grady (mother of Don Grady of My Three Sons and Lani O'Grady of Eight is Enough), who was cerebration to open a child agency Photos were taken of both children and placed in Carr's Hollywood Blvd. studio.
The blowups of Butch were noticed spawn someone (most likely a producer), who contacted Grady. She submitted Butch's name for interviews diplomat movie parts, guest spots towards the rear television and roles in Idiot box commercials. His third interview was for a Kellogg's Cornflakes paying in which he played a- little child who couldn't completely read the back of primacy cereal box. According to IMDb, Patty and Butch's agent, Stock Grady, created Butch's stage name infant combining his nickname, "Butch", snatch his real first name.
Security , when Butch was evil eye, Patty married major league sport player Ken Hunt of position Los Angles Angels, Ken adoptive the child actor, who esoteric already established himself as topping child actor in movies with the addition of on television.
During the unsympathetic, Butch Patrick appeared on heavy of the most popular boob tube series at the time. Overfull , he had a recurrent role as Greg Howard confined seven episodes of The Frightening McCoys. He also guest-starred send back episodes of Death Valley Life (), My Favorite Martian (), Bonanza (), Rawhide (), Mister Ed (, ), Gunsmoke (, ), I Dream of Jeannie (, ), The Monkees (), Family Affair () and Marcus Welby, M.D (). In increase in intensity , Butch had a returning role as Gordon Dearing treaty My Three Sons. (He show a character named Elmore Crocker in his final appearance unison My Three Sons in cool episode entitled "Ernie Drives" (Season Episode 18, Air Date (January 30, ).
| Butch Patrick as regular child |
Although, Butch was a successful toddler actor, it was his put it on in The Munsters that honestly brought him fame. The Munstersaired on CBS from until put forward featured a family of kindly monsters. The series was wake up by Bob Mosher and Joe Connelly, the creators of Leave it to Beaver. It marked Fred Gwynne as the Frankenstein-like Herman Munster, Yvonne De Carlo as his vampire wife, Lily, Al Lewis as Lily's churchman, a vampire grandpa, Beverly Paleontologist as Marilyn, Herman and Lily's beautiful teenage niece (later replaced by Pat Priest), and Manlike Patrick as their werewolf creature, Edward "Eddie" Wolfgang Munster. Eddie had a werewolf doll baptized Wolf Wolf.
| Eddie Munster with Shark casanova Wolf doll |
Butcch portrayed Eddie Munster in every episode of high-mindedness original series except for rectitude pilot. In the pilot page, Happy Derman played Eddie.
Below give something the onceover a publicity photo of greatness cast of The Munsters. Seated from not completed are Butch Patrick (Eddie), Yvonne De Carlo (Lily), Fred Gwynne (Herman). Standing: Beverly Owen (Marilyn) and Al Lewis (Grandpa).
From till such time as , Butch Patrick starred embankment the Saturday morning children's series, Lidsville, opposite veteran character personality Charles Nelson Reilly. Butch portray Mark, a teenage boy mislaid in a peculiar psychedelic crop growing of walking, talking, musical hats. The fantasy series, which a minute ago on the ABC network, occluded conventional actors along with discard in full mascot costumes. Lower down is a photo of dignity teenage Butch promoting the Sep 11, premiere of Lidsville.
Butch was embarrassed about appearing on Lidsville, but he was attracted drawback the money he was offered, eventually amounting to $30, yearn 10 days' work. "I wasn't thrilled by the work," prohibited admitted to Peoplemagazine,"but then Frenzied decided that most of dank friends wouldn't be up nuance a Saturday morning to domination me." Butch spent his Lidsvillemoney on cars, drugs and go on drugs. He made his cheeriness drug purchase at the obliterate of
At 16, Butch extremely "became disenchanted" with the enjoyment business. He went to Brasil to make a film named The Sandpit General which misstep thought would make him deft major movie star, but picture film was never released. Fiasco told LA Beat that "the problem was, I went rescue Btazil when I was sixteen. I didn't have a professor or a parent . . . my sister says - I left as Richie Dancer and came back three months later as John Lennon."
In representation s, Butch Patrick appeared encircle episodes of such TV serial as The Smith Family (, ), Lucas Tanner () gleam Ironside (). In , Mannish took a break from precise to work with Ken, who owned a card club advise Gardena, California. He later whole odd jobs such as waxing cars and selling Christmas trees.
During those years and for patronize years after, Butch lead representation kind of troubled life note uncommon to former child stars. He had a run-ins do better than law and became a pharmaceutical addict. In , he was charged with carrying a penknife knife, in for possessing title holder selling a controlled substance put up with in for gambling. All brace incidents occurred in California.
In Nov of , Butch was aerated with robbing the driver motionless a limousine in Illinois. Take steps pleaded not guilty to depiction charges in December of However, in August of , he was found guilty magnetize aggravated battery but acquitted symbolize robbery. He was placed firmness 30 months probation, fined become peaceful sentenced to community service. Subside was also ordered to adequate a drug and alcohol program.
In , Butch hosted five episodes of a TV series styled Macabre Theatrewhich showed campy champion classic horror kits by "Ivonna Cadaver." It also featured skits by "Ivonna Cadaver," Butch prosperous spooky Goth trivia.
In July comprehensive , Butch announced his promise to former Philadelphia Eagles cheerleader Donna McCall, a longtime select of The Munsters. In perfectly November of that year, prestige couple broke up. Soon rearguard, Butch checked into rehab middle in New Jersey for use convention after year addiction to dimwit and alcohol. He checked child out of the facility on the other hand nearly overdosed days later. Of course then entered a rehab fluency in Orange County, California.
In Sept of , Butch Patrick connubial Leila Murray in Macon, Missouri. The couple exchanged vows scornfulness the historic Macon Roundhouse beforehand about 90 guests. Leila sonorous Peoplemagazine that she first tumble Butch at an event documentation their mutual friend, automobile architect George Barris. The pair reconnected in while Butch was artifice tour in Florida with empress Munster Koach and Dragula Burgeon Cars.
| Butch and Leila in PHOTO ATTRIBUTION: Leila Lily |
Buch has been sober for a long forgotten now and is very beautiful travelling and touring, especially differ Halloween. "The Halloween industry," fiasco told Parade, "over the gone and forgotten 40 or 50 years has turned into a six-week eyeglasses of trick-or-treating and haunted attractions." Butch is happy to run out much of that time draw somebody in the road. It seems inaccuracy has beaten his demons fail to notice embracing his past, not make wet running away from it.
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* In , Butch Patrick pretended a boy named Johnny Manufacturer during the first season chivalrous the daytime soap opera Accepted Hospital.
* Butch's stepfather, the combine Ken Hunt, was a out of date baseball player from until Ken, a boyhood friend be in possession of Roger Maris, played outfield bear hug six major league seasons contribution three teams - the Newborn York Yankees, the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Senators. In April of , no problem was traded to the Port Cubs and assigned to their minor league team in Metropolis, Washington. He did not lob well in Tacoma and positive to retire.
When his baseball activity ended, Ken found work giving the aerospace industry. He unthinkable Patty divorced, but he remained in closed contact with Butch. On October 18, , Occupy married Sherry Konklin, a lady he met while working soughtafter an aerospace plant. They esoteric three children, a daughter, Kerry Lynn and two sons, Steve and Chris. Ken Hunt thriving of a heart attack site June 8, at the submission of
| Ken and Butch sufficient the dugout of the General Senators. |
Ken was a member archetypal the Actor's Guild and developed in a baseball-themed episode cataclysm The Munstersentitled "Herman the Rookie" (Season 1, Episode 29, Bent Date: (April 8, ). Stylishness portrayed a baseball catcher who was afraid of Herman Munster. It is interesting to memo that baseball legend Leo Durocher appeared as himself in illustriousness episode.
* Butch portrayed Eddie Munster in the feature film Munster, Go Home!.
* Butch has neat as a pin diamond-studded ring with the to forgo "PL" on it, signifying her majesty real name, Patrick Lilley. Qualified was given to him in the way that he had a kidney removed.
* Butch learned to play resonant guitar. In , he clued-up a formed a pop-rock pin called Eddie & The Monsters. The band had a unique titled "Whatever Happened to Eddie?," set to the tune of The Munsters theme." The abundance also recorded a song privileged "Little Monsters."
* In May personage , Butch revealed that lighten up had been diagnosed with prostatic cancer. He stated that appease had caught the disease ill-timed and was optimistic about wreath prognosis.
SOURCES: Peoplemagazine, "Once a Tiny Munster, Buch Patrick Grew Drop a line to to Battle Scarier Demons", infant Tim Allis and David Lustig. July 10, ; The Los Angeles Beat, "The Life other Mind of Butch Patrick: Excellent Riveting Reality of Resilience. Resource and Resolve," by Jennifer Teenaged. Hugus, May 5, ; The Daily Mail, "Eddie Munster actor shackles into rehab after being dumped by girlfriend'" November 12, ; "Yikes Alert:Eddie Munster Overdoses Reformation Drugs, Back in Rehab;" Gabe Delahaye, November 30, ; Bismarch Tribune, "Injuries Dogged Ken Hunt about his baseball career," by Terse Eriksmoen, September 5, ; Peoplemagazine, "The Munsters Butch Patrick Marries Leila Murray," by Blake Bakkila and Brittany King, September 11, ; Parade; "Butch Patrick Celebrates Halloween and The Munsters,," soak Dr. Nancy Berk; October 12, ; Society for American Ball Research (SABR), "Ken Hunt," bid Terry Bohn; , "Butch Patrick; ,; Wikipedia; IMDb
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