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Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger died in his Manhattan apartment on the afternoon of Tuesday 22 January, he was 28.
He was discovered by his house-keeper, and although it's possible that prescribed medication may have been involved, police have not confirmed such speculation and have stated that, in any event, foul play is not suspected.
Born 4 April 1979, in Perth, Western Australia, Ledger's first success as an actor came in the TV series Sweat. His stock grew with the teen hit movie 10 Things I Hate About You in 1999, but Ledger was always looking to avoid trading simply on his looks or heartthrob appeal.
He received an Academy Award nomination for his turn in Brokeback Mountain in 2005, and recently completed filming the role of The Joker in Christopher Nolan's Batman sequel The Dark Knight (scheduled for release in July).
Ledger was previously engaged to Brokeback co-star Michelle Williams, but the pair split a few months ago. They have a two and half year old daughter called Matilda Rose.
Ledger's parents have released the following statement:
"We, Heath's family, confirm the very tragic, untimely and accidental passing of our dearly loved son, brother and doting father of Matilda, who was found in a peaceful sleep in his New York apartment by his housekeeper at 3:30pm [New York Time].
"We would like to thank our friends and everyone around the world for their kind wishes at this time.
"Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life, but few had the pleasure to truly know him. He was a down-to-earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving and unselfish individual who was an extreme inspiration to many.
"Please now respect our family's need to grieve and come to terms with our loss privately."
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Heath Ledger - news / articles
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Williams keeps hair short in memory of Ledger -
2 November 2011
-Actress Michelle Williams prefers to wear her hair short as a "memorial" to her late ex-fiance Heath Ledger.-The Brokeback Mountain star has become famous for her distinctive pixie cut, and although her six-year-old daughter with Ledger is not a fan of mum's hair, sh
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Garfield looking to Ledger for Spider-Man role -
26 November 2010
-Andrew Garfield is drawing on his late pal Heath Ledger's performance as The Joker in The Dark Knight for his own comic-book movie debut in Spider-Man.-
-The pair worked together on The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus before Ledger's untimely death in 2008, and Garfi
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Crowe to replace Ledger in new movie -
7 August 2010
-Russell Crowe will take the place of late actor Heath Ledger in upcoming Australian film Dirt Music.-
-The tragic star, who passed away in 2008, had originally signed up to star in the film adaptation of Tim Winton's novel alongside Rachel Weisz, but he later quit th
Heath Ledger - what members say
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American Pie - with Heath Ledger 24 July 2006
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Sex on Aussie Legs 31 October 2004
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Riotously funny and shamelessly anachronistic 1 December 2003
Heath Ledger - filmography
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Set in the present day, director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Many centuries ago, Dr...read more »
 
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from 32,938 members
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The Dark Knight - Blu-ray
(2 discs)
(2008)
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Director Christopher Nolan (MEMENTO, THE PRESTIGE) returns to Gotham City with this sequel to the critically-acclaimed fan favourite, BATMAN BEGINS. In THE DARK KNIGHT, Batman (Christian Bale - RESCUE DAWN, AMERICAN PSYCHO) squares off against a new, completely psychotic foe: the Joker (Heath ..read more »
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The Dark Knight
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
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from 98,383 members
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Candy
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish, Geoffrey Rush
Director: Neil Armfield
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A poet (Ledger) falls in love with an art student (Cornish) who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.
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from 6,309 members
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Candy - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Heath Ledger, Abbie Cornish
Director: Neil Armfield
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When Candy (Abbie Cornish), an artist, meets Dan (Heath Ledger), a would-be poet, their mutual attraction blossoms. But their love fore each other is inextricably caught up with another passion, a shared taste for heroin. As desire gives way to need, their dependency and shared emotional and ..read more »
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from 260 members
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The Brothers Grimm
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all its own. Set in early 18th Century French-occupied Germany, The ..read more »
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from 46,415 members
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Brokeback Mountain
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Linda Cardellini, Heath Ledger
Director: Ang Lee
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From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ang Lee comes an epic American love story, Brokeback Mountain . Set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, the film tells the story of two young men -- a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy -- who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a ..read more »
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from 75,716 members
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Casanova
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
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For the first time in his life, the legendary Casanova is about to meet his match when the alluring Francesca does the one thing the notorious lover of women never thought possible - refuse him. Through disguises, subterfuges and wit, Casanova manages to get closer and closer to Francesca... but ..read more »
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from 25,251 members
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Brokeback Mountain - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Anne Hathaway, Jake Gyllenhaal
Director: Ang Lee
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Based on the short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author E. Annie Proulx, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is the tragic and moving story of two cowboys who unexpectedly fall in love while working together one summer in 1963. When the film begins, rodeo cowboy Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) and ranch-hand Ennis ..read more »
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from 2,226 members
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The Brothers Grimm - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Lena Headey
Director: Terry Gilliam
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Watch now: £2.49
Director Terry Gilliam, who brought his magical storytelling talents to such films as Time Bandits and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, sets his sights on the Brothers Grimm, turning their life into a playfully grim fairy tale all its own. Set in early 18th Century French-occupied Germany, The ..read more »
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from 2,513 members
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The Sin Eater
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Furmann
Director: Brian Helgeland
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A supernatural thriller, THE SIN EATER is the story of a priest sent to investigate the apparent suicide of an old friend. What he uncovers is a morbid underworld where an immortal figure known as 'The Sin Eater' (who absolves the sins of others before they die) exists.
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from 8,264 members
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Ned Kelly
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts
Director: Gregor Jordan
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In the latter part of the 19th century, Australia is still largely untamed. The former penal colony's first-generation Irish immigrant population lives in poverty. Having already experienced police brutality and the death of his father, bushranger Ned Kelly is wrongfully imprisoned on the trumped-..read more »
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from 9,713 members
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Ned Kelly - Blu-ray
(2003)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Naomi Watts
Director: Gregor Jordan
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In the latter part of the 19th century, Australia is still largely untamed. The former penal colony's first-generation Irish immigrant population lives in poverty. Having already experienced police brutality and the death of his father, bushranger Ned Kelly is wrongfully imprisoned on the trumped-..read more »
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from 4 members
Not available for rental
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The Four Feathers
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson, Mohamed Bouich
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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Watch now: £2.49
Based on the novel by A.E.W. Mason, this movie adaptation is the third of its kind, following 1939 and 1977 versions. It is the story of a British commander, Harry (Heath Ledger), who follows in his father's footsteps by joining the army. He is engaged to marry the woman of his dreams, Ethne (Kate ..read more »
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from 3,402 members
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A Knight's Tale
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell
Director: Brian Helgeland
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In the Middle Ages, before television or professional sports, there's only one form of competition to separate the men from the boys--jousting tournaments. William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), a poor and humble squire, has always dreamed of proving himself worthy as a knight in a jousting match. When ..read more »
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from 15,338 members
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Monster's Ball
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry
Director: Marc Forster
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Set in modern Mississippi, MONSTER'S BALL subtly examines the impact of personal loss and the transforming power of human connection. The movie begins in the state penitentiary's death row, where father-and-son prison guards Hank (Billy Bob Thornton) and Sonny Grotowski (Heath Ledger) administer ..read more »
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The Patriot - Blu-ray
(2000)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger
Director: Roland Emmerich
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Mel Gibson stars in this action-packed historical drama from the director of INDEPENDENCE DAY and GODZILLA. Gibson portrays Benjamin Martin, an unassuming man who is forced to join the American Revolution when the British threaten to take his farm away from him. Together with his patriotic son, ..read more »
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from 1,673 member
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The Patriot
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Joely Richardson, Heath Ledger
Director: Roland Emmerich
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Benjamin Martin is a reluctant hero who is swept into the American Revolution when the war reaches his home and threatens his family. A hero of the fierce French and Indian conflict, Martin had renounced fighting forever to raise his family in peace. But when the British arrive at his South ..read more »
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from 11,287 members
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10 Things I Hate About You
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Director: Gil Junger
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In 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, Bianca Stratford (Larisa Oleynik) is a tenth grader who has never gone on a date, as her parents have a little rule where Bianca isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister gets a boyfriend. The problem is, while her older sister Kat (Julia Stiles) is ..read more »
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from 13,923 members
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Two Hands
(1999)
Starring: Bryan Brown, Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne
Director: Gregor Jordan
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In his wonderfully inventive and decidedly Australian debut feature, Gregor Jordan returns to Sundance (his short, Swinger, played in 1996) with a film that is fresh, funny, and an unqualified delight. With its sophisticated meshing of gangster, horror, and deadpan comedy genres (in the director's ..read more »
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from 1,578 member
Not currently released
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A Knight's Tale - Blu-ray
Starring: Heath Ledger, Mark Addy, Rufus Sewell
Director: Brian Helgeland
Certificate:
In the Middle Ages, before television or professional sports, there's only one form of competition to separate the men from the boys--jousting tournaments. William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), a poor and humble squire, has always dreamed of proving himself worthy as a knight in a jousting match. When ..read more »
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Heath Ledger facts
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...h school kids and their romances.
Super performance from a young 20 year old Heath Ledger. If you like American Pie, this film is for you, it even has the same opening s...
