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In 2008, The Dark Knight was released featuring the late Heath Ledger as the Joker.
Yes Heath Ledger was the Joker in the 2008 movie "The Dark Knight".
Ceasar Romero was the first joker in a TV series back in the 1960's, but the Joker's character was half based on Conrad Veidt's character in The Man who Laughs back in the 20s, & many concider him to be the first.
Heath Ledger
At the time Heath Ledger was playing the part of the Joker he was going through a great depression due to not being able to see his daughter Matilda Rose. Heath started to act as though he was actually the Joker to escape reality. Heath even started to write a diary in the Joker's perspective.
Christopher Nolan, the filmmaker behind "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight," says he has no plans to use the Joker in another film. This is out of respect to the absence of Heath Ledger- who died on January 22, 2008, six months before the release of "The Dark Knight." Ledger was awarded posthumously a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in the film.
Heath Ledger died on January 22, 2008. His character, the Joker, does not die in The Dark Knight. He is left hanging outside of a window by Batman for the SWAT team to find.
The Dark Knight [2008] made $534,848,444 Domestically & $1,004,558,444 Worldwide
The Dark Knight (2008) was directed by Christopher Nolan.
Heath Ledger played this role in the 2008 movie directed by Christopher Nolan.
Christopher Nolan's Batman Series featuring The Dark Knight is a Trilogy, meaning there are three parts. In part one, Batman Begins (2005), the character is only featured toward the end, leaving a calling card for Batman. Part Two, The Dark Knight (2008), the role of the Joker is played by Heath Ledger. The Dark Knight Rises (Batman 3) is the final part of the trilogy and does not feature a role for the character. An animated adaptation of the comic book, The Dark Knight Returns, is scheduled to be released in two parts. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns will be released on Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital platforms on September 25th with the second part expected to land in February of 2013. "LOST' veteran Michael Emerson will be the voice actor playing the Joker character in the second part, rumored to feature a heavy role for the character.