Val Kilmer

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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

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2023
Willow: Behind the Magic
Movie Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
Top Gun: Maverick
Movie Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
2021
Val
Movie Self
2021
The Choe Show
TV show Self
2021
The Birthday Cake
Movie Uncle Angelo
2021
A Soldier's Revenge
Movie CJ
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie Self (archive footage)
2020
Paydirt
Movie Sheriff Tucker
2019
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Movie Bluntman
2019
1st Born
Movie Biden
2018
The Super
Movie Walter
2017
The Snowman
Movie Rafto
2017
Song to Song
Movie Duane
2016
Animals
Movie
2016
Cinema Twain
Movie Mark Twain
2014
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
Movie Mark Twain

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2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie Self (archive footage)
2014
Palo Alto
Movie Stewart
2014
The Spoils of Babylon
TV show General Cauliffe
2013
Standing Up
Movie Hofstadder
2013
Planes
Movie Bravo (voice)
2013
Twixt: A Documentary
Movie Self
2013
Riddle
Movie Sheriff Richards
2012
The Roadie
Movie
2012
The Fourth Dimension
Movie Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
2012
The Lotus Community Workshop
Movie Val Kilmer
2012
7 Below
Movie McCormick
2012
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
Movie Wyatt Earp
2012
Breathless
Movie Dale
2012
Deep in the Heart
Movie The Bearded Man
2011
Twixt
Movie Hall Baltimore
2011
5 Days of War
Movie Dutchman
2011
Blood Out
Movie Arturo
2011
Kill the Irishman
Movie Joe Manditski
2010
The Traveler
Movie Mr. Nobody / Drifter
2010
Conan
TV show Self
2010
Gun
Movie Angel
2010
MacGruber
Movie Cunth
2010
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Movie Himself
2010
Bloodworth
Movie Warren Bloodworth