Did someone else play the role of joker in The Dark Knight besides Heath Ledger?

[cmoney878]

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[marco_warick]

I don't think so, not positive though

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[Dalia G]

yes
1989 Batman
Jack Nicholsen played the joker, and he wass sooo good.

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[David E]

No. Ledger finished the film. He died half way through the filming of "Dr. Parnassus". Others like Johnny Depp have stepped in to finish the filming of the role. But from what I understand, the character he was playing was a shape shifter of some sort.

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[lazydog]

no! he was able to finish that movie

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[Emily P]

Of course, Jack Nicholson played the role of the joker sometime in the 1980s. Honestly, I have not seen Nicholson's performance on the joker but, Heath Ledger's performance was excellent.

Here's an interview from MTV regarding what Nicholson thought about Heath Ledger replacing him as the joker:
"MTV: What do you think of another actor, Heath Ledger, playing the Joker in next summer's "The Dark Knight"?

Nicholson: Let me be the way I'm not in interviews. I'm furious. I'm furious. [He laughs.] They never asked me about a sequel with the Joker. I know how to do that! Nobody ever asked me.

MTV: It was never brought up?

Nicholson: No. It's like, in any area, you can't believe the reasons things do or don't happen. Not asking me how to do the sequel is that kind of thing. Maybe it's not a mistake. Maybe it was the right thing, but to be candid, I'm furious.

MTV: I'm surprised to hear you sounding competitive about a role like that.

Nicholson: Well, the Joker comes from my childhood. That's how I got involved with it in the first place. It's a part I always thought I should play."

"MTV: Will you see the new film?

Nicholson: I'm not inclined to watch it because of what I said. But if it's a good movie, I'll catch up with it somewhere. I don't think they ever really captured Tim Burton's spirit [since he stopped being involved]. They kind of drove the franchise into the ground. Tim Burton's a genius. He had the right take on it. That's why I did the movie. I did the movie based on a single conversation with him. We both come from the cartoon world originally. We had similar ideas. Tim said [the Joker] should have a humorous dark side to him. [Burton is] one of the great moviemakers. I think the world of him. He's the most unassuming man. And he doesn't feel pressure. That's what I love about him. Once he's in there, he's smiling making the movie. That's it!"

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[KiraJenLove]

I heard that after he died, Johnny Depp played him.

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