Chris Wedes

Chris Wedes. Actor: Science Fiction Theatre. Children's Television Host, Entertainer. He was a beloved Seattle TV icon, known to legions of loyal fans as J. P. (Julius Pierpont) Patches, Mayor of the City Dump. He hosted the longest running locally produced television show for children in U.S. history, airing for 23 years on Seattle's KIRO-TV from 1958 to 1981. During the peak of its popularity "The J. P. Patches Show"...