Ed Gale, Actor Who Played 'Chucky' In 3 Films, Dead At 61

The performer also appeared in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Baywatch,” “3rd Rock From the Sun” and “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.”

Ed Gale, an actor and stuntman who was most famous for being the physical performer of Chucky, the evil doll that was the namesake of the Chucky horror franchise, died earlier this week at the age of 61.

His niece, Kayse Gale, announced his death Tuesday on Facebook. The cause of death was not revealed. TMZ reported that the actor died while in hospice.

Kayse Gale celebrated her uncle, who was born with dwarfism, by cheekily beginning her post, “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.”

Kayse Gale also noted that Ed Gale ventured out to Hollywood when he was 20 with only $41 in his pocket, but ended up lighting up the silver screen in cult classic films like 1986’s “Howard the Duck” and 1989’s “Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town.”

She said appearing in cult films earned Ed Gale “some serious street cred at every con he attended” and added, “which he never stopped bragging about. Ever.”