Ed Gale, Chucky and 'Howard the Duck' Actor, Dies at 61

Ed Gale, an actor best known for playing killer doll Chucky in the "Child's Play" movies and the title character in "Howard the Duck," has died at age 61. TMZ reported that he died in hospice in Los Angeles on Tuesday. His niece, Kayse Gale announced the news in a Facebook. but did not list cause of death. "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 Ed Gale [who has] taken his final bow and is now headlining in the afterlife," she wrote alongside several pictures of the 3'4″ tall actor. She . . .