Frederick Hansing: Who is Pat Priest’s husband?

Frederick Hansing is the husband of Pat Priest. Frederick Hansing’s wife is an American actress known for portraying the second Marilyn Munster on the television show The Munsters after the original actress, Beverley Owen, left after 13 episodes. The actress came into the limelight in 1954 after becoming the first International Azalea Queen. Also, her mother was an influential political figure in the US between 1953 and 1974.

Frederick Hansing: Bio Summary

Who is Pat Priest’s husband?

Frederick Hansing is famous as the husband of actress Pat Priest. Frederick was born in 1924 in the United States of America. He is 99 years old as of 2023. The couple tied the knot on 5 December 1981 in a beautiful wedding ceremony in the presence of their friends, families, and loved ones in Riverside County, California.

At the time of their marriage, Frederick Hansing was 57 years old while her bride Pat was 48. Frederick is the second man to take Pat to the altar. The actress was married to Pierce Jensen Jr. from 1955 to 1967. Their marriage produced two children. However, Hansing and Priest’s marriage has not produced any children. The sweet couple have been married for more than four decades and still counting. The actress resides with her husband in Buhl, Idaho.

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While Priest is a celebrated actress, her husband was a Beverly Hills “dentist to the stars” according to Commercialappeal. Pat has appeared in many commercials for Rice Krispies, Purina Dog Food, and others. “I probably did over a hundred commercials,” she told Deseret.

She had other roles in “The Jack Benny Program,” “Quick Before It Melts,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” “My Favorite Martian,” “Death Valley Days,” “Perry Mason,” and “The Lucy Show.” Her big break came when the actress who played Marilyn Munster decided to leave the show and Priest was picked to replace her. She played the role for the run of the show.

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Frederick Hansing’s wife co-starred with Elvis Presley

In 1967 she co-starred with Elvis Presley in “Easy Come, Easy Go” and bought his Cadillac convertible when he offered to sell it to her at a good price. Talking about her film with the celebrated singer, Pat Priest said- “Everyone says, ‘Well, did Elvis ever kiss you?’, “Well, first of all, Elvis doesn’t kiss the bad girls in his films, he only kisses the good girls. So I didn’t get to kiss him in the film, or off the film, either.“- Commercialappeal revealed.

The actress retired from acting in the 1980s but continues to attend some of the nostalgia conventions and Munsters revivals around the country. Pat Priest had previously restored and sold homes in Idaho, where she has lived for over two decades, before retiring.

In 2001, Frederick Hansing’s wife Pat Priest was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She finished maintenance treatments at St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute and was later determined to be in remission.