Ed Gale, the West Michigan native who played Chucky in multiple “Child’s Play” films and the titular character in “Howard the Duck,” died Tuesday.

Ed Gale, the actor who inhabited characters like Howard the Duck and the murderous doll Chucky, has died. He was 61. Gale’s niece, Kayse Gale, announced his death Tuesday in a Facebook post.

Ed Gale, the pint-sized powerhouse best known for donning the feathery suit in "Howard the Duck" and crawling into the pint-sized skin of Chucky in the "Child's Play" franchise, died Tuesday, May 27, in Los Angeles. He was 61.