Ed Gale, an actor and stuntman best known for frightening audiences as the possessed doll Chucky, has died. He was 61.

Besides his star turn in the 1988’s original Child’s Play movie, Gale also worked in the 1990 sequel. But his big break in Hollywood came with the 1986 Universal comedy adventure film Howard the Duck, where he was cast as a Howard suit performer, while Chip Zien voiced the character.

Ed Gale, the stunt actor who physically played the killer doll Chucky in the first two "Child's Play" movies and "Bride of Chucky," has died, his family announced. He was 61."Ed Gale has taken his final bow and is now headlining in the afterlife,