Val Kilmer
Acting
Born: December 31, 1959 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: April 1, 2025 (aged 65)
Highest Rated
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
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Top Gun
1986
Heat
1995
Batman Forever
1995
Déjà Vu
2006
The Prince of Egypt
1998
Alexander
2004
True Romance
1993
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
Tombstone
1993
The Snowman
2017
Willow
1988
Photos (16)
Movies (91)
Top Gun: Maverick
Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
Heat
Chris Shiherlis
Top Gun
Ice
The Prince of Egypt
Moses (voice)
Batman Forever
Batman / Bruce Wayne
True Romance
Mentor
Alexander
Philip
Tombstone
Doc Holliday
Déjà Vu
Paul Pryzwarra
Planes
Bravo (voice)
Willow
Madmartigan
The Snowman
Rafto
The Saint
Simon Templar
The Ghost and the Darkness
Col. John Henry Patterson
Mindhunters
Jake Harris
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Gay Perry
Top Secret!
Nick Rivers
Red Planet
Robby Gallagher
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Stevie Pruit
The Doors
Jim Morrison
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Bluntman
Real Genius
Chris Knight
The Missing
Lt. Jim Ducharme
Wonderland
John Holmes
Thunderheart
Ray Levoi
The Love Guru
Val Kilmer (uncredited)
Song to Song
Duane
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Montgomery
Kill the Irishman
Joe Manditski
10th & Wolf
Murtha
Knight Rider
K.I.T.T. (voice)
Spartan
Scott
MacGruber
Cunth
The Thaw
Dr. David Kruipen
The Real McCoy
J.T. Barker
Twixt
Hall Baltimore
The Salton Sea
Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker
Felon
John Smith
Streets of Blood
Detective Andy Devereaux
Paydirt
Sheriff Tucker
Palo Alto
Stewart
George and the Dragon
El Cabillo (uncredited)
The Super
Walter
At First Sight
Virgil Adamson
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Angelo
5 Days of War
Dutchman
The Traveler
Mr. Nobody / Drifter
Hard Cash
FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell
Blood Out
Arturo
Blind Horizon
Frank Kavanaugh
Breathless
Dale
Bloodworth
Warren Bloodworth
Pollock
Willem DeKooning
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
Wyatt Earp
Moscow Zero
Andrey
Conspiracy
MacPherson
Kill Me Again
Jack Andrews
Have Dreams, Will Travel
Henderson
A Soldier's Revenge
CJ
Joe the King
Bob Henry
Masked and Anonymous
Animal Wrangler
7 Below
McCormick
Hardwired
Virgil Kirkhill
Riddle
Sheriff Richards
Gun
Angel
Columbus Day
John Cologne
Played
Dillon
Wings of Courage
Jean Mermoz
Billy the Kid
William Bonney
Double Identity
Dr. Nicholas Pinter
Delgo
Bogardus (voice)
The Steam Experiment
Jimmy
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Philippe Huron
Standing Up
Hofstadder
Stateside
Staff Sergeant Skeer
The Fourth Dimension
Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
Deep in the Heart
The Bearded Man
American Cowslip
Todd Inglebrink
Dead Man's Bounty
The Wanted Man
1st Born
Biden
The Ten Commandments: The Musical
Moses
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Reader
2:22
Maz
One Too Many
Eric
The Roadie
2012
Cinema Twain
Mark Twain
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Dead Girl
Dr. Dark
Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
Narrator (voice)
The Lotus Community Workshop
Val Kilmer
TV Shows (8)
Psych
Detective Dobson · 1 eps
Entourage
The Sherpa · 1 eps
Numb3rs
Mason Lancer · 1 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
Eric · 1 eps
Knight Rider
KITT (voice) · 17 eps
Comanche Moon
Inish Scull · 3 eps
XIII
La Mangouste · 2 eps
The Spoils of Babylon
General Cauliffe · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (32)
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
V Graham Norton
Self · 1 eps
Willow: Behind the Magic
Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Val
Self
Nigella
Self · 1 eps
The Choe Show
Self · 1 eps
Mon Clown
Self
Trudell
Self - Actor, Friend
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 2 eps
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
Bounty Hunters
Himself
Champion
Self
A Century of Science Fiction
Self
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Self - Batman
Three Days
Self
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Himself
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self / Madmartigan
The Making of 'Heat'
Self
Twixt: A Documentary
Self