Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 31, 1959
Died
Apr 01, 2025
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
138 titles
Val Kilmer
Biography
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
Filmography
Willow: Behind the Magic
Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Top Gun: Maverick
Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
Val
Self
The Choe Show
Self
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Angelo
A Soldier's Revenge
CJ
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
Paydirt
Sheriff Tucker
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Bluntman
1st Born
Biden
The Super
Walter
The Snowman
Rafto
Song to Song
Duane
Animals
Cinema Twain
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
Palo Alto
Stewart
The Spoils of Babylon
General Cauliffe
Standing Up
Hofstadder
Planes
Bravo (voice)
Twixt: A Documentary
Self
Riddle
Sheriff Richards
The Roadie
The Fourth Dimension
Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
The Lotus Community Workshop
Val Kilmer
7 Below
McCormick
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
Wyatt Earp
Breathless
Dale
Deep in the Heart
The Bearded Man
Twixt
Hall Baltimore
5 Days of War
Dutchman
Blood Out
Arturo
Kill the Irishman
Joe Manditski
The Traveler
Mr. Nobody / Drifter
Conan
Self
Gun
Angel
MacGruber
Cunth
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Himself
Bloodworth
Warren Bloodworth
Double Identity
Dr. Nicholas Pinter
Hardwired
Virgil Kirkhill
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Stevie Pruit
The Thaw
Dr. David Kruipen
American Cowslip
Todd Inglebrink
Streets of Blood
Detective Andy Devereaux
The Steam Experiment
Jimmy
Delgo
Bogardus (voice)
Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
Narrator (voice)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self