and earned Heath Ledger a posthumous Oscar for his performance as The Joker. Michael Caine recently recalled seeing the late actor's process, and how "terrified" he was of seeing The Joker in the ...

"And that was Heath’s version of the character: the smeared make-up, the weird hair, the strange voice ... it’s just heart-breaking." Ledger's death occurred while "The Dark Knight" was in ...

Ask anyone to name their favorite acting performance in a superhero movie, and most will probably respond with Heath Ledger's Joker character in "The Dark Knight ... the smeared make-up, the weird ...

Heath Ledger starred in countless movies before his tragic death in 2008, take a look back at five of his most memorable ...

In his memoir, Caine opens up about filming 'The Dark Knight' with Ledger, who died in 2008 Sharareh Drury is a writer on the Movies team at PEOPLE. She joined PEOPLE in 2025 and has worked for ...

the weird hair, the strange voice. It was chilling. Absolutely floored me the first time I saw him in action — I was terrified!" Related: Andrew Garfield says Heath Ledger knew The Dark Knight ...

“The smeared makeup, the weird hair ... for The Dark Knight that summer much more intense, because all the journalists wanted to talk about his death,” he wrote, adding that Heath’s passing ...

"And that was Heath’s version of the character: the smeared make-up, the weird hair, the strange ... it’s just heart-breaking." Ledger's death occurred while "The Dark Knight" was in post ...

Michael Caine is opening up about his time filming The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger in his ... Caine explained that once hair and makeup were complete, Ledger's take on the Joker was "chilling ...