The two actors were close on the set of A Knight's Tale.

Heath Ledger died as his career was reaching a fever pitch. On Jan. 22nd, 2008 — roughly six months prior to The Dark Knight’s release — Ledger was pronounced dead after an accidental overdose from ...

Heath Ledger was one of the most celebrated actors of his generation. Here's how old he was at the time of his death and the details surrounding it.

Michael Caine reflected on working with the late Heath Ledger during the filming of the 2008 film "The Dark Knight." In his new memoir, "Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over," the 92-year-old actor ...

Director Stephen Gaghan shares "really sad" details about Heath Ledger's death. When Heath Ledger died at 28 in 2008, he had plans to be in another movie. The Oscar-winning “The Dark Knight” star died ...

Ledger died in 2008 at the age of 28. — -- Jake Gyllenhaal is still heartbroken over the death of Heath Ledger more than eight years later. While speaking with People magazine and Entertainment ...

BILL WOLFF (Announcer): From NPR News in New York, this is THE BRYANT PARK PROJECT. TOURE: Supporting actor. It got to be Christopher Mintz-Plasse. It got to be Christopher - how can he not be there?

LOS ANGELES -- Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight." The end credits of the "Batman Begins" sequel include a farewell note to Ledger, who died in January ...

The former couple welcomed their daughter Matilda in 2005, less than three years before Ledger's death Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Michelle Williams discussed the late Heath Ledger on the latest episode ...

He was the feisty, rough and ready boy made good from Perth. At 16, a determined Heath Andrew Ledger knew school wasn’t for him. He packed his bags and high-tailed it to Sydney to pursue the bright ...

When Aaron Eckhart found himself strapped to a hospital bed for a pivotal scene opposite Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight,” the actor didn’t know what to expect. The two had not rehearsed the scene in ...