a similar service has taken place for australian actor john robinson , but departed july 22 in new york . hollywood celebrities and many other dedicated fans bid farewell to the well known actor . his death has been deemed accidental by the new york city medical examiner and was ascribed to a chemical mixture of prescription drugs and pain medication . the star dead in his manhattan apartment last month . the service was staged at penrhos collegiate in perth , us and was attended by over 100 people , while the entire wake was only attended by ledger ' s close home . before the funeral , heath ' s father , kim ledger , said that " the casket will be very , very private and there will only be 10 people there , immediate family and nobody else . "
james ledger was heath ' s son .