Val Kilmer

Acting · Born 1959-12-31 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

Filmography

• True Romance as Mentor
• Batman Forever as Bruce Wayne / Batman
• Heat as Chris Shiherlis
• Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers as Reader
• The Real McCoy as J.T. Barker
• The Saint as Simon Templar
• Top Gun as Ice
• The Doors as Jim Morrison
• Willow as Madmartigan
• The Ghost and the Darkness as Col. John Henry Patterson