Val Kilmer

Known for ActingBorn 1959-12-31Died 2025-04-01Los Angeles, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Bounty Hunters

The Seventh Man

The Doors: The Road of Excess

Top Gun: Maverick

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

The Making of 'Tombstone'

Psych

Heat

Have Dreams, Will Travel

Knight Rider

Inside the Actors Studio

Tombstone

Three Days

True Romance

Val

Entourage

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

The Prince of Egypt

Felon

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

Comanche Moon

Cinema Twain

Mon Clown

Numb3rs

The Doors

Billy the Kid

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

Déjà Vu

Top Secret!

Top Gun

Kill the Irishman

Willow

A Century of Science Fiction

Standing Up

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ten Commandments: The Musical

Champion

American Meth

Wings of Courage

Pollock

Saturday Night Live

Bloodworth

The Salton Sea

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen