Val Kilmer
Actor
- Born
- December 31, 1959 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- April 1, 2025 (age 65)
Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor. Originally a stage actor, Kilmer became popular in the mid-1980s after a string of appearances in comedy films, starting with Top Secret! (1984), then the cult classic Real Genius (1985), as well as blockbuster action films, including a role in Top Gun and a lead role in Willow.
During the 1990s, Kilmer gained critical respect after a series of films that were also commercially successful, including his roles as Jim Morrison in The Doors, Doc Holliday in 1993's Tombstone, Batman in 1995's Batman Forever, Chris Shiherlis in 1995's Heat, and Simon Templar in 1997's The Saint. During the early 2000s, Kilmer appeared in several well-received roles, including The Salton Sea, Spartan, and supporting performances in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Alexander, and as the voice of KITT in Knight Rider.
Known for
Top Gun: Maverick
May 21, 2022
Top Gun
May 16, 1986
Heat
December 15, 1995
Batman Forever
June 16, 1995
Déjà Vu
November 22, 2006
The Prince of Egypt
December 16, 1998
Alexander
November 21, 2004
True Romance
September 9, 1993
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
September 14, 2005
Tombstone
December 25, 1993
The Snowman
August 24, 2017
Willow
May 20, 1988
Acting114
- 2023Willow: Behind the Magic as Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022Top Gun: Maverick as Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
- 2021Val as Self
- 2021The Birthday Cake as Uncle Angelo
- 2021A Soldier's Revenge as CJ
- 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
- 2020Paydirt as Sheriff Tucker
- 2019Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as Bluntman
- 20191st Born as Biden
- 2018