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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
How to Rob a Bank
Character: Chris Shiherlis (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Willow: Behind the Magic
Character: Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2023
Top Gun: Maverick
Character: Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
MOVIE • 2022
Val
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2021
The Choe Show
Character: Self
TV • 2021
The Birthday Cake
Character: Uncle Angelo
MOVIE • 2021
A Soldier's Revenge
Character: CJ
MOVIE • 2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
Paydirt
Character: Sheriff Tucker
MOVIE • 2020
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Character: Bluntman
MOVIE • 2019
1st Born
Character: Biden
MOVIE • 2019
The Super
Character: Walter
MOVIE • 2018
The Snowman
Character: Rafto
MOVIE • 2017
Song to Song
Character: Duane
MOVIE • 2017
Animals
Character:
MOVIE • 2016
Cinema Twain
Character: Mark Twain
MOVIE • 2016
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
Character: Mark Twain
MOVIE • 2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2014
The Spoils of Babylon
Character: General Cauliffe
TV • 2014
Palo Alto
Character: Stewart
MOVIE • 2013
Crew
