Heath Ledger won a posthumous Academy Award months after his shocking 2008 death Heath Ledger died as his career was reaching a fever pitch. The actor, best known for a wide variety of film roles from ...

It's been almost two decades since actor Heath Ledger died age 28 of an overdose in 2008, leaving behind a glittering Hollywood career and, most tragically, an infant daughter. But in the years since, ...

Brokeback Mountain star Heath Ledger died in January 2008 from an accidental overdose of prescription medications including painkillers and sleeping pills.

The Hollywood legend died at the age of just 28.