Heath Ledger, the actor of the clown, died, so there was no clown in the film.

Heath Ledger (April 4, 1979-January 22, 28), born in Perth, Australia, is an Australian film and television actor. In 1997, Heath Ledger starred in the TV series Sweat. In 21, Heath Ledger starred in the film "Jihad Knight", which made him nominated for the best actor in the third teen choice awards.

In p>25, Heath Ledger was nominated for Best Actor at the 78th Academy Award for his performance in Brokeback Mountain. In 28, he won the 81st Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the clown in The Dark Knight.

On January 22nd, 28, she was found dead in new york's apartment at the age of 29.

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On January 22, 28, at 3: 26 pm EST, Heath Ledger was found dead by the housekeeper and masseur on the 4th floor of his home at 421 Blue Street, Soho. Heath Ledger was found lying on his bed. The police found other prescription drugs in the room, but found no drugs. There were no obvious signs of suicide or homicide in the room.

At the time of preliminary autopsy on January 23rd, Ledger's cause of death had not been determined. However, after the second autopsy report was released on February 6th, new york Autopsy Office confirmed that Ledger's death was due to "acute drug poisoning", which was caused by Ledger taking multiple drugs at the same time, but usually prescriptions were not prescribed at the same time. new york Autopsy Office also concluded that the incident was an accident. Reaction from all walks of life after Ledger's death, Ledger's ex-wife michelle williams nearly collapsed when she heard the news, and flew from Sweden to new york.