中新网1月23日电 “法新社”报道，纽约警方表示，曾担纲演出奥斯卡得奖影片“断背山”的澳洲男演员希斯·莱杰（又译希斯·莱吉尔），昨天被发现陈尸在纽约自宅，得年二十八岁。据悉，死时其全身赤裸。 警方发言人表示：“希斯·莱杰昨天下午三点二十六分被发现身亡。”他说，尸体是在高级的索荷区住宅中被发现，“我们不清楚死亡原因。”

娱乐网站TMZ报道，女仆发现希斯·莱杰陈尸于曼哈坦自宅床上，“执法单位消息人士…认为无犯罪行为介入。”

“纽约时报”报道，希斯·莱杰的尸体是被管家和前去服务的按摩师一同发现，他们敲门发现“无人应门，随后管家和按摩师打开卧室门，看见希斯·莱杰全身赤裸躺在床上，失去意识，摇他也没反应。”

报道引述官员的话指出，尸体旁发现一些药丸；官员并未透露更多细节。

希斯·莱杰在二零零五年上映的“断背山”中饰演同性恋牛仔，使他风光入围奥斯卡奖最佳演员。去年九月他与未婚妻米歇尔威廉丝分道扬镳，两人育有一女。

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment, the New York Police Department said

The Academy Award nominated actor was 28.

"Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," police spokesman Paul Browne told CNN.

"This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet."

The pills appeared to be over-the-counter sleeping medication, said police spokeswoman Barbara Chen.

Ledger was unresponsive when he was found by a housekeeper who had gone to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse in the Soho apartment, Browne said.

The apartment is owned by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, The New York Times reported.

Ledger was declared dead at about 3:30 p.m., Browne said.

In 2005, the actor played Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain," about two cowboys who had a secret relationship.

The role earned him the Oscar nomination.

Ledger was born in Perth, Australia. He has a young daughter with actress Michelle Williams, his co-star in "Brokeback Mountain."

"He was just so respected in the industry," said Kim Serafin, senior editor of In Touch Weekly.

"It's just horribly tragic. He was just a fine actor and a good person, so this is horribly sad and very unexpected."