Brock Winkless
N. Brock Winkless IV (October 12, 1959 – July 18, 2015) was an American puppeteer and visual effects technician. He was best known as the puppeteer of Chucky in the 1988 horror film, "Child's Play", and its first three sequels. Winkless was also the puppeteer of the Crypt Keeper in several episodes of the HBO television series, "Tales from the Crypt". Career. He was known for his attention to detail on his puppets and other creations. "Make-Up Artist Magazine" noted that Winkless "was one of the few people who understood and excelled at lipsyncing a puppet's  mouth and jaw movements, which made him invaluable for projects such as the Child's Play series, as well as the Crypt Keeper character from the Tales from the Crypt television show." Winkless frequently collaborated with Kevin Yagher, a film director and make-up artist, including the "Child's Play" series, the Crypt Keeper, and "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid". Winkless also partnered with Stan Winston Studio, AnimatedFX Inc., which is owned by Dave Nelson and Norman Tempia, and Rick Baker's Cinovation Studios for make-up and visual effects during his career. Winkless was best known as the  lead puppeteer of Chucky, the evil, murderous doll in "Child's Play". He was also credited as one of Chucky's puppeteers on several sequels in the Child's Play franchise, including "Child's Play 2" in 1990, "Child's Play 3" in 1991, and "Bride of Chucky" in 1998. Winkless was also the puppeteer of the Crypt Keeper in the television series, "Tales from the Crypt" and its related film, "" in 1995. He also performed the puppetry for The Crypt Keeper's cameo appearance in 1995's "Casper". Aside from Chucky and The Crypt Keeper, Winkless was a puppeteer  during the productions of "Honey, I Blew Up the Kid" in 1992, "Death Becomes Her" in 1992, "Man's Best Friend" in 1993, "Congo" in 1995, "The X-Files", and "Dr. Dolittle 2" in 2001. Winkless was a member of the mechanical department for James Cameron's 1991 film, "", starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also worked on the visual and special effects for "Meet the Applegates" in 1990, "Alien 3" in 1992, and "" in 1995. Death. Winkless died from complications of multiple sclerosis in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 2015, at the age of 55. He had suffered from a  loss of muscle control due to the condition for more than 15 years.