List of The Munsters characters

The following is a list of recurring characters in the CBS sitcom The Munsters and other related projects.

The Munsters

Character	Actor/Actress
Herman Munster	Fred Gwynne (1960s series), John Schuck (1980s series)
Lily Munster	Yvonne De Carlo (1960s series), Lee Meriwether (1980s series)
Grandpa	Al Lewis (1960s series), Howard Morton (1980s series)
Eddie Munster	Butch Patrick (1960s series), Jason Marsden (1980s series)
Marilyn Munster	Beverley Owen (ep. 1-13, 1960s series), Pat Priest (ep. 14-70, 1960s series), Hilary Van Dyke (1980s series)

The Munsters' pets

• Igor - Grandpa's pet Transylvanian bat. He is often seen flying around the mansion, especially in Grandpa's basement, in which he often serves as a guinea pig. His feelings are easily hurt, inducing him to fly away. On occasion, Grandpa in bat form has been mistaken for Igor.
• Spot - Eddie's pet dragon whose lair is under the stairs. He has a battleaxe scar on his shoulder and is always spouting fire. When he leaves his lair, only his tail can usually be seen. The 13th episode of Season 2 "Underground Munster" features Spot running away to be mistaken for a dangerous monster when sighted in the sewer. Herman goes down the manhole to search for Spot, but is also mistaken for a dangerous monster. The only episode in which we see more than his tail occurs in the episode "Lily's Star Boarder". Despite his fearsome demeanor, Spot is "afraid of his own shadow" and Herman adds "and I don't blame him." Spot was designed by Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis using the Tyrannosaurus model from the movie One Million B.C.
• The Raven (voiced by Mel Blanc and occasionally by Bob Hastings) - A raven who lives in the Munsters' cuckoo clock and repeats the word "Nevermore." When the raven occasionally makes smart alecky remarks, Herman throws objects at him. Sometimes, the raven will come out of his clock, but often only for short breaks, or to flee when frightened.
• Kitty - A black cat roars like a lion.

Recurring characters

Dr. Dudley

Edward Howard Dudley, M.D., is the Munsters' family doctor. Dr. Dudley is one of the few characters who has had to learn to tolerate the Munsters. Dr. Dudley is extremely nearsighted (and sometimes prefers to have his glasses off when examining members of the family). His secretary and nurse is Ms. Fairchild (played by Alice Backes). Dr. Dudley and his wife (Marilyn Lovell) have a son, Elmer Dudley (Peter Robbins), who becomes Eddie's playmate. He was portrayed by Paul Lynde in three episodes and by Dom DeLuise in "Just Another Pretty Face."

Mr. Gateman

Mr. Gateman (whose first name is never given) is the undertaker in charge of the Gateman, Goodbury, and Graves funeral home (while the name indicates three owners, the company appears to be a sole proprietorship) that Herman works at. Mr. Gateman is one of the few "ordinary" humans not taken aback by the Munsters' appearance and habits. On two occasions, Mr. Gateman fires Herman, the first of which occurring when Herman asks for a raise. Lily helps regain his job by convincing Mr. Gateman of Herman's value to the company. Herman is almost fired again, but Mr. Gateman has a change of heart. Played by John Carradine.

Clyde Thornton

Clyde Thornton is Herman's co-worker at the funeral home, portrayed by Chet Stratton. When first introduced, Clyde is continuously tricking and ridiculing Herman into one of his practical jokes until Herman finally stands up to him and Clyde gets caught in one of his own traps. After settling their differences, in "Cyrano De Munster", Clyde uses Herman's poems to woo the girl of his dreams. When she finds out that Clyde is not the one writing the poems, she rejects him and inquires about Herman. After finally seeing Herman, the girl screams and runs away. Angry at seeing his dream girl so frightened, Clyde punches Herman in the jaw and consequently breaks his own hand. Like most of Herman's co-workers, Clyde does not seem to notice anything unusual about Herman's appearance, although he is impressed (and intimidated) by Herman's super-strength.

Mrs. Cribbins

Mrs. Yolanda "Yo-yo" Cribbins is the Munsters' neighbor. When the Munsters refer to a neighbor, it is often Mrs. Cribbins. Played by Claire Carleton, Mrs. Cribbins is a fiftyish widow who lives in the house to the left of the Munsters'. Mrs. Cribbins has built a barbed wire fence between her yard and the Munsters'; unlike some of the Munsters' other neighbors, she knows very little about them personally but is aware that the family is partially vampiric. In "My Fair Munster" Mrs. Cribbins drinks a philtre concocted by Grandpa and falls in love with the mailman, Warren Bloom (John Fiedler), who is also wary of the Munsters, to the extent that he wears the supposed vampire repellent garlic during his rounds.

Relatives

On the Munster side

• Charlie Munster (portrayed by Fred Gwynne) - Herman's twin brother. Conniving and a liar, he is into get-rich-quick schemes, and often engages in scam artistry.
• Johann - Herman's "cousin". One of an unknown number of near misses before the successful creation of Herman & Charlie, survived in the Transylvanian woods for over 150 years, where he frightened young maidens, found by Dr. Frankenstein who was the original's great great grandson who had control over him.
• Victor Frankenstein - A German scientist who created Herman. At Herman and Lily's wedding, Frankenstein gave Herman away "with his blueprints." He is currently dead.
• Victor Frankenstein IV (portrayed by John Abbott) - The great great grandson of Victor Frankenstein that appeared in "A Visit from Johann."
• Cousin Wolverine - Also known as Cousin Wolfie, he is another Munster relative who has died more than once. During one of the occasions, Wolverine left the Munsters $10,000.
• Uncle Gilbert (portrayed by Richard Hale) - Uncle Gilbert is one of the Munster's favorite relatives from the Old Country and is also the Creature from the Black Lagoon. He once brought with him $180,000 in gold and Spanish doubloons, when visiting the family. He used to be a politician as well.
• Elsa Hyde (portrayed by Judy Gold) - Lily's sister and Marilyn's Mother in Here Come The Munsters
• Frank Munster - Herman's brother in The Munsters Today.

On the Dracula side

• Katja Dracula - In The Munsters Today, she's Lily's mother and depicted as Grandpa's favorite wife. She is also a go-getter vampire. She left her daughter and husband when Lily was very young, due to a "having to get away", but she came back, trying reconcile. Eventually, she left again before this could be official.
• Lester Dracula (portrayed by Irwin Charone) - Lily's brother and a classy, if not financially responsible, werewolf.
• Lily's (unnamed) sister - The mother of Marilyn.
• Uncle George - Grandpa's uncle who was hanged.
• Cousin Ronald - Grandpa's cousin.
• Cousin Phantom - Their cousin and the Phantom of the Opera, who shatters glass with his voice.
• Uncle Garrett and Aunt Mina - They were never depicted and were said to live in Death Valley.
• Uncle Boris - He was "a real swinger", according to Grandpa. At Christmas, he used to exchange bombs with Rasputin. A picture of him was found in the Munsters' family photo album.
• Cousin Humphrey - He is Grandpa's deceased, rotten cousin. He stole Grandpa's aspirin during the Black Plague. He was also a lousy piano player. He is now a ghost.
• Lily's Grandma - She is Lily's grandmother who died for the umpteenth time in 1964, she left Lily an inheritance of $5000.
• Unseen Cousin - On The Munsters Today, Herman states that one of Lily's cousins is a mermaid.

Other

In later adaptations of The Munsters, other relatives were provided:

• Leonard - Grandpa's long-time skeleton friend ever since college in Medieval times. He has appeared in every episode in The Munsters Today.