Jack Nicholson or Heath Ledger - Who was better at playing The Joker?

Question

Who was better at playing The Joker. HAVE YOUR SAY HERE

Answer 1

Ledger

Answer 2

Jack Nicholson

Answer 3

I think they were both excellent but I feel that they were in very different movies. Ledger's was a much darker character and a much more interesting character to play but both are brilliant actors.

Answer 4

Nobody will ever play The Joker better than Cesar Romero.  He captured the spirit of the character as it was originally intended by the creator.  The recent portrayals have been far too dark and to far away from the character which was first created.

Answer 5

Heath Ledger!!

Answer 6

They both did awsome jobs with acting out the type of joker they were supposed to b.

ppl keep rating them on the joker in the comics but jack wasnt supposed to b like that. he waz supposed to b a more sarcastic joker while heath played the joker leaning more to the comic books.

over all they were both great at it. =]

Answer 7

Heath Ledger without a doubt :)

Answer 8

EASILY Ledger, he was so good, so evil it was great!!!

'Why So Serious?'

Answer 9

Jack Nicholson is the better actor, but Heath Ledger had a more interesting Joker.

Answer 10

No doubt! Look at the pic!

Answer 11

I don't think you can begin to even compare to two actors for this role.  The first movie was based on a fantasy world and the characters were all fantasy characters.  The new film has taken fantasy characters and put them into a real world - therefore the characters become more realistic.  Jack Nicholsons portrayal of The Joker was not supposed to be based on a real person with depth.... whereas Heath Ledger's portrayal of The Joker was.  You therefore cannot compare the two actors as they had very different roles to perform.  

Answer 12

Nicholson was a little too much of a funny madman for the character... Ledger played it perfectly, dark brooding, sociopathic, mysterious. Exactly how the character was intended to be.

As for Romero?? WTF? The Joker wasn't supposed to be like that - that was in the 50's when comics were being censored... The Joker was always meant to be a dark sinister murderer!

Answer 13

Jack Nicholson played a better Joker, hes laugh was awesome...

Answer 14

although they are based off the same person[same name, same motives, etc] each movie asked for different characters.  i believe that the more recent film was trying to adapt the idea of batman to reality.  so... saying that, each actor delivered a near perfect[or perfect] performance of what the movie called for.

great role.  great actors.

great question.

but somethings you just cannot compare. :]

Answer 15

Ledger, it was a more realistic and less catoonish performance  

Answer 16

Heath Ledgers performance was a fantastic portrayal of the Joker though much different to Nicholsans portrayal which was much more light hearted, which is better? I think that Ledgers portrayal is purely because the film as a whole was much better in my opinion than Tim Burton's Film.

Answer 17

of course heath ledger...

its totally new insane joker..hahaha

Answer 18

Ledger, despite the fact that you could see bits of Nicholson in the way he played it

Answer 19

Heath Ledger did it for me =)

Answer 20

For the last 20 years Jack Nicholson has become a parody of himself.  He is a ripe old ham!  Ledger's Joker was far superior as far as acting ability is concerned.  But why compare the two roles when the films are completely different.  The Burton films were cartoonish, not scary where as Nolan's are so dark.  

Answer 21

OMG! Why do you even have to ask. Ledger, he's so hot,  i wish he didn't die!

Answer 22

Ledger!! He was absolutely brilliant

Answer 23

Heath Ledger for sure, just wish he was still here to make more movies! :(

Answer 24

Heath Ledger, nobody will ever play a better Joker. He did an amazing job.

Answer 25

Heath Ledger he was soo awesome (Y)

"Why so serious?"

ahahaha

Answer 26

ledger without a doubt, wouldn't have thought to cast him, buthe was amazing

Answer 27

Heath Ledger