Ed Gale, the actor who brought the murderous Chucky doll to life in the 1988 horror film “Child’s Play,” is dead at 61.
His niece Kayse Gale announced with good humor on Facebook that her diminutive dad died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospice.
“It is with a heavy heart and a surprisingly light coffin (see what I did there?) that we announce the sudden passing of our uncle,” she wrote.
In addition to portraying Chucky in three movies in the “Child’s Play” saga, Gale played the title character in “Howard the Duck” and also had roles in “Spaceballs” and “Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey.”
The character of Chucky has been voiced throughout the franchise’s history by actor Brad Dourif.
Kayse said her uncled “has taken his final bow and is now headlining in the afterlife.”
She remembered him as man who loved 7-Eleven hot dogs covered in ketchup and hated comedian Bill Maher for reasons she can’t explain.
“Rest in love you cranky bastard,” she concluded her informal obituary.
