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 .

Sept. 13 -- Stage and screen actress Jean Speegle Howard, mother of actor-director Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, died Sept. 2 of complications from heart and respiratory illness in Burbank ...