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Heath Ledger poses for Brokeback Mountain in June 2006
Heath Ledger died of a prescription drugs overdose in January this year

Sir Michael Caine: It was a privilege working with Heath Ledger

Actor pays tribute to his Batman co-star

Saturday, 9 August 2008

Sir Michael Caine says it was a pleasure to work with Heath Ledger on The Dark Knight.

The veteran actor, 75, heaped praise on the Australian star who died of a prescription drugs overdose in January at the age of 28.

‘What a talent,’ he tells Hello! ‘We’d sit on set, chatting for hours. Then he’d get up, drop being Heath, and go into this amazing performance.

‘I shall miss him – very much. And it was a privilege working with him, you can’t say that of some actors out there, believe me.’

The Dark Knight has broken box office records, taking £77.7million in its opening weekend.

And Heath’s portrayal of The Joker is being hailed as Oscar-worthy.

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nicci maddocks August 09 22:16

I'd heard the comments about Heath, saying what a fabulous actor he was. It's always the same when someone dies, "oh they were great etc". The man took my breath away in The Dark Knight. He made that film and yes I take it all back.....HE WAS GREAT.

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Steve D September 01 18:52

Ledger was brilliant but this says as much about Caine as about Ledger. Class act and a consummate professional all the way.

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