Johnny Depp, to be exact.

The man was a big inspiration for Ledger, who saw him as the ideal career model. A good-looking actor who largely refuses to trade on his matinee idol appearance? Check! Quirky roles? Check! Friends with Terry Gilliam? Yup (it was the director who introduced Ledger to Depp)…

The actor stepped in for Ledger – alongside Colin Farrell and Jude Law -when he died during the making of Gilliam’s The Imaginarium Of Dr Parnassus, donating their salaries to Ledger’s daughter, Matilda. “It’s Heath’s money, and it should go to her,” Depp said at the time.

Depp even named a beach on his private island – a favourite snorkelling spot – after the actor: Heath’s Place.
 

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