Brock Winkless

N. Brock Winkless IV (c. 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 sequels. Winkless was also the puppeteer of the Crypt Keeper in several episodes of the HBO television series, Tales from the Crypt.

Winkless died from complications of a neurological condition in Los Angeles, California, on July 18, 2015, at the age of 56. He had suffered from a loss of muscle control due to the condition for more than 15 years.

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, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. He also worked on the visual and special effects for Meet the Applegates in 1990, Alien 3 in 1992, and Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest in 1995.

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, Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight in 1995. He also performed the puppetry for The Crypt Keeper's cameo appearance in 1995's Casper.