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name: "Ed Gale"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 August 1963"
died: "27 May 2025"
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updated: "2026-09-16T14:26:11.325660+00:00"
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# Ed Gale

Actor. Born 23 August 1963 in Plainwell, Michigan, USA. Died 27 May 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 August 1963, Plainwell, Michigan, USA
- **Died:** 27 May 2025

## Biography

Ed Gale (1963–2025) was an American actor and stunt performer. Born in Plainwell, Michigan, he made his film debut as the in-suit performer of the title character in *Howard the Duck* (1986), with Chip Zien providing the voice.

Gale was the physical performer of Chucky in *Child's Play* (1988), *Child's Play 2* (1990) and *Bride of Chucky* (1998). His other film roles include Dink in *Spaceballs* (1987), Station in *Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey* (1991), and appearances in *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000) and *The Polar Express* (2004). He also worked in television, including *Land of the Lost* (1991) as Tasha.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Fi1m 43, as Howard T. Duck — [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)

## Also known for

- *The Polar Express* (2004), Elf
- *O Brother, Where Art Thou?* (2000), The Little Man — [page](https://film.one/film/o-brother-where-art-thou.md)
- *Bones* (2005), Lavalle
- *Spaceballs* (1987), Dink
- *Child's Play* (1988), Chucky (uncredited)
- *Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey* (1991), Station
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), Powell
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), Midget Prisoner

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