Butch Patrick’s character, Eddie Munster, was your typical all-American boy who also happened to have werewolf and vampire blood coursing through his veins. While he looked more werewolf than a vampire in the TV series, Eddie’s “vampiric” traits would take over once he starts slumbering in a chest of drawers. He also goes to school, and besides his distinct widow’s peak, sharp ears, and a unique suit, he’s pretty much a normal kid.
Eddie Munster takes great pride in his father, Herman Munster, and constantly boasts about his dad’s capabilities and feats to his circle of friends. All through the show, Eddie would constantly volunteer his father to carry out valiant feats beyond his capacity, which is a staple subject in the series.
Al Lewis Then
Al Lewis was cast as Grandpa, who was Yvonne De Carlo’s father in "The Munsters." Grandpa was also called Count Sam Dracula and operated a laboratory in the Munster home’s basement. The numerous spells and potions he conjured and concocted were typically principal to the show’s plotlines and generally led him and his son-in-law, Herman Munster, into deep trouble.
Grandpa was full of sarcasm and spent a great deal of his personal time throwing insults at Herman, even though the two monsters were, in fact, pretty close with each other. Generally speaking, the show was at its finest when Grandpa and Herman were brewing some kind of scheme together.
Al Lewis Now
AL Lewis began his career as an actor in 1953 with the television show "The Big Story." Lewis also became a star on several other shows such as "Car 54, Where Are You?," "Naked City," and "Route 66." Lewis’s first film role came with the movie "Pretty Boy Floyd" as Machine Gun Manny. After that, he landed various small roles in the movies "The World of Henry Orient," "They Shoot Horses Don’t They?," "They Might Be Giants," and "Used Cars."
For the American actor, being branded as a typecast didn’t bother him at all as it reserved him for various grandpa roles that became instrumental in forging his acting career. Sadly, the world will no longer see Al Lewis portraying any Grandpa character after he passed away due to natural causes in 2006. Lewis’s ashes were stored in his favorite cigar box.
Butch Patrick Now
Butch Patrick has enjoyed arguably the most successful career in the entire cast of "The Munsters." Following the show’s finale, Patrick worked on a considerable amount of roles on different shows as "I Dream of Jeannie," "The Monkees," and "Wonderful World of Color" from Walt Disney.
Starting from 1962 towards 1971, Butch Patrick managed to secure several roles in the television series "My Three Sons." Patrick’s latest appearances on the TV screen were with 2015’s "Zombie Dream" and "Bite School," where he portrayed characters named Butch in the two movies. Indeed, there’s no denying that the iconic character of Eddie Munster stayed with him throughout the rest of his career as an actor.
Pat Priest Then (Episodes 14-70)
After Beverley Owen was booted out from "The Munsters," her character Marilyn Muster was continued by Pat Priest, who shared a remarkably strong physical resemblance with Owen. Following the show’s finale, Priest sustained her acting career with various small roles. The actress was cast on big-budget shows like "Mission: Impossible" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." She also portrayed a number of characters for one season of "Bewitched."
Pat Priest’s final acting stint, though, came as a cameo with the 1995 television film "Here Come the Munsters." The only movie roles that she ever landed throughout her career, however, were with "Looking for Love," "Easy Come, Easy Go" with Elvis Presley, "The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant," and "Some Call It Loving." A priest called it quits during the ’80s and is currently in remission from lymphoma.