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 sequels. Winkless was also the puppeteer of the Crypt Keeper in several episodes of the HBO television series, Tales from the Crypt.

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 the 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.

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