Val Kilmer
1959-2025
Known for Batman Forever, The Prince of Egypt, Top Gun.
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.
Movie Credits
Val (2021)
The Super (2018)
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014)
7 Below (2012)
Wyatt Earp's Revenge (2012)
Twixt (2011)
Double Identity (2009)
Streets of Blood (2009)
The Steam Experiment (2009)
The Thaw (2009)
American Meth (2008)
Columbus Day (2008)
Conspiracy (2008)
Played (2006)
The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006)
Spartan (2004)
Blind Horizon (2003)
Wonderland (2003)
The Salton Sea (2002)
Red Planet (2000)
At First Sight (1999)
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
The Saint (1997)
Batman Forever (1995)
Thunderheart (1992)
The Doors (1991)
Kill Me Again (1989)
Real Genius (1985)
Top Secret! (1984)
Paydirt (2020)
1st Born (2019)
Riddle (2013)
Blood Out (2011)
Bloodworth (2010)
Gun (2010)
The Traveler (2010)
Hardwired (2009)
Felon (2008)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Hard Cash (2002)
The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
The Real McCoy (1993)
Tombstone (1993)
Willow (1988)
The Birthday Cake (2021)
A Soldier's Revenge (2020)
Planes (2013)
Breathless (2012)
Deep in the Heart (2012)
Kill the Irishman (2011)
American Cowslip (2009)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
Déjà Vu (2006)
Moscow Zero (2006)
Alexander (2004)
Heat (1995)
Top Gun (1986)
Standing Up (2013)
Dead Man's Bounty (2006)
True Romance (1993)
Delgo (2008)
Trudell (2005)
Joe the King (1999)
Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988)
The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
Palo Alto (2014)
2:22 (2008)
Champion (2005)
The Missing (2003)
Wings of Courage (1995)
Stateside (2004)
Masked and Anonymous (2003)
Pollock (2000)
Song to Song (2017)
The Snowman (2017)
5 Days of War (2011)
Knight Rider (2008)
