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Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Actor · 1959–2025 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

Acted in 98

2000s

  1. 2009
  2. American Cowslip

    Todd Inglebrink

  3. 2008

    Delgo

    Bogardus (voice)

  4. 2:22

    Maz

  5. Conspiracy

    MacPherson

  6. Comanche Moon

    Inish Scull · 3 episodes

  7. 2007

    Have Dreams, Will Travel

    Henderson

  8. 2006
  9. Dead Man's Bounty

    The Wanted Man

  10. The Ten Commandments: The Musical

    Moses

  11. 2005

    The Showbiz Show with David Spade

    TV

  12. 2004
  13. 2003
  14. Masked and Anonymous

    Animal Wrangler

  15. 2002
  16. 2000

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. Billy the Kid

    William Bonney

  3. 1988
  4. 1987

    The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

    Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts

  5. 1986
  6. 1985
  7. One Too Many

    Eric

  8. 1984

Produced 3

2020s

  1. 2021

2000s

  1. 2008

    Comanche Moon

    Associate Producer

Wrote 1

Directed 1

Sound 1

2010s

  1. 2011

Camera 1

Appearances32

2010s

  1. 2014
  2. 2013

    Twixt: A Documentary

    Self

  3. 2010
  4. The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2008

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    Narrator (voice)

  2. Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

    Self

  3. Mon Clown

    Self

  4. 2005

    Nigella

    Self · 1 episode

  5. Champion

    Self

  6. The Making of Heat

    Self

  7. Trudell

    Self - Actor, Friend

  8. 2004
  9. Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

    Self

  10. 2003
  11. 2002
  12. The Making of 'Tombstone'

    Self

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Three Days

    Self

  3. 1998
  4. 1996
  5. A Century of Science Fiction

    Self

  6. 1995

    Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

    Self - Batman

  7. 1994

    Inside the Actors Studio

    Self · 2 episodes

  8. 1993

1980s

  1. 1988
  2. Willow: The Making of an Adventure

    Self / Madmartigan