Val Kilmer

**Val Edward Kilmer** (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor, best known for his roles in _Top Gun_, _Tombstone_, _The Doors_, _Heat_ and _Batman Forever_. He was married to Joanne Whalley from 1988 until they divorced in 1996. The couple had a daughter and son.

## Health and death

In January 2015, aged 55, Kilmer was hospitalized for massive bleeding in his throat. In December 2017, aged 57, Kilmer said he had a "two-year battle with throat cancer...and a procedure on his trachea has reduced his voice to a rasp and rendered him short of breath."

Kilmer died on April 1, 2025 from pneumonia caused by respiratory failure and squamous-cell carcinoma of the throat in Los Angeles, California at the age of 65.

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1984|_Top Secret!_|Nick Rivers||
|1985|_Real Genius_|Chris Knight||
|1986|_Top Gun_|LT Tom "Iceman" Kazansky||
|1988|_Willow_|Madmartigan||
|1989|_Kill Me Again_|Jack Andrews||
|1991|_The Doors_|Jim Morrison|Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie|
|1992|_Thunderheart_|Ray Levoi||
|1993|_The Real McCoy_|JT Barker||
|1993|_Tombstone_|Doc Holliday|Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male|
|1993|_True Romance_|Elvis Presley||
|1995|_Batman Forever_|Bruce Wayne / Batman|Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male|
|1995|_Heat_|Chris Shiherlis|Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male|
|1995|_Wings of Courage_|Jean Mermoz||
|1996|_The Island of Dr Moreau_|Montgomery||
|1996|_The Ghost and the Darkness_|Col. John Henry Patterson||
|1996|_Dead Girl_|Dr. Dark||
|1997|_The Saint_|Simon Templar||
|1997|_The Prince of Egypt_|God / Moses|Voice|
|1999|_At First Sight_|Virgil "Virg" Adamson||
|1999|_Joe the King_|Bob Henry||
|2000|_Pollock_|Willem de Kooning||
|2000|_Red Planet_|Robby Gallagher||
|2002|_The Salton Sea_|Danny Parker / Tom Van Allen||
|2002|_Hard Cash_|FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell|Direct-to-video|
|2003|_Wonderland_|John Holmes||
|2003|_The Missing_|Lt. Jim Ducharme||
|2003|_Blind Horizon_|Frank Kavanaugh||
|2003|_Masked and Anonymous_|Animal Wrangler||
|2004|_Spartan_|Robert Scott||
|2004|_Stateside_|Staff Sergeant Skeer||
|2004|_Alexander_|Philip II of Macedon||
|2004|_George and the Dragon_|El Cabillo|Uncredited|
|2005|_Mindhunters_|Jake Harris||
|2005|_Kiss Kiss Bang Bang_|Perry Van Shrike / "Gay Perry"|Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|
|2006|_Summer Love_|The Wanted Man|Direct-to-video|
|2006|_Moscow Zero_|Andrey|Direct-to-video|
|2006|_10th & Wolf_|Murtha|Direct-to-video|
|2006|_Played_|Dillon|Direct-to-video|
|2006|_Déjà Vu_|Agent Andrew Pryzwarra||
|2006|_The Ten Commandments: The Musical_|Moses||
|2007|_Have Dreams, Will Travel_|Henderson||
|2008|_Conspiracy_|MacPherson|Direct-to-video|
|2008|_Felon_|John Smith|Direct-to-video|
|2008|_Delgo_|Bogardus|Voice|
|2008|_2:22_|Maz|Direct-to-video|
|2008|_Columbus Day_|John|Also producer|
|2008|_The Love Guru_|Himself|Uncredited cameo|
|2009|_The Chaos Experiment_|James Pettis|Direct-to-video|
|2009|_Streets of Blood_|Detective Andy Devereaux|Direct-to-video|
|2009|_American Cowslip_|Todd Inglebrink||
|2009|_The Thaw_|Dr. David Kruipen|Direct-to-video|
|2009|_Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans_|Det. Stevie Pruit||
|2009|_Hardwired_|Virgil|Direct-to-video|
|2009|_Double Identity_|Dr. Nicholas Pinter|Direct-to-video|
|2010|_The Traveler_|The Stranger / Mr. Nobody|Direct-to-video|
|2010|_Bloodworth_|Warren Bloodworth||
|2010|_MacGruber_|Dieter Von Cunth||
|2010|_Gun_|Angel|Direct-to-video|
|2011|_Kill the Irishman_|Joe Manditski||
|2011|_Blood Out_|Arturo|Direct-to-video|
|2011|_5 Days of War_|Dutch journalist||
|2011|_Twixt_|Hall Baltimore||
|2012|_Seven Below_|McCormick|Direct-to-video|
|2012|_Wyatt Earp's Revenge_|Wyatt Earp|Direct-to-video|
|2012|_The Fourth Dimension_|Hector||
|2012|_Breathless_|Dale|Direct-to-video|
|2013|_Riddle_|Sheriff Richards|Direct-to-video|
|2013|_Planes_|Bravo|Voice|
|2013|_Standing Up_|Hofstadder||
|2013|_Palo Alto_|Stewart||
|2014|_Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn_|Mark Twain||
|2017|_Song to Song_|Duane||
|2017|_The Snowman_|Gert Rafto||
|2017|_The Super_|Walter||
|2018|_1st Born_|Biden||
|2019|_Jay and Silent Bob Reboot_|Himself / Reboot Bluntman|Cameo|
|2020|_Soldier's Heart_|CJ|_Post-production_|
|2022|_Top Gun: Maverick_|Vice Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky|_Filming_|

## Other websites

- Kilmer's Official website

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Val Kilmer
- **image**: Val Kilmer Cannes.jpg
- **imagesize**: 180px
- **caption**: Kilmer in 2005
- **birth name**: Val Edward Kilmer
- **birth place**: Los Angeles, California, United States, U.S.
- **death place**: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Pneumonia caused by respiratory failure and throat cancer
- **occupation**: Actor, director
- **years active**: 1981–2022
- **children**: 2