Val Kilmer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

139

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-12-31

Day of death

2025-04-01 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Val Kilmer

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Top Gun: Maverick

    Top Gun: Maverick

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Played

    Played

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Heat

    Heat

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Top Gun

    Top Gun

  • Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Alexander

    Alexander

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

    The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

  • Planes

    Planes

  • The Prince of Egypt

    The Prince of Egypt

  • Tombstone

    Tombstone

  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

  • Val

    Val

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Mindhunters

    Mindhunters

  • The Super

    The Super

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • True Romance

    True Romance

  • Red Planet

    Red Planet

  • Twixt

    Twixt

  • The Doors

    The Doors

  • The Missing

    The Missing

  • The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Real Genius

    Real Genius

  • Willow

    Willow

  • George and the Dragon

    George and the Dragon

  • Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

  • The Traveler

    The Traveler

  • 10th & Wolf

    10th & Wolf

  • Standing Up

    Standing Up

  • MacGruber

    MacGruber

  • Breathless

    Breathless

  • Hardwired

    Hardwired

  • Trudell

    Trudell

  • Paydirt

    Paydirt

  • Blood Out

    Blood Out

  • The Thaw

    The Thaw

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  • Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

  • Moscow Zero

    Moscow Zero

  • Stateside

    Stateside

  • Riddle

    Riddle

  • Double Identity

    Double Identity

  • Hard Cash

    Hard Cash

  • Animals

    Animals

  • Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

    Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

  • Delgo

    Delgo

  • The Snowman

    The Snowman

  • Willow: Behind the Magic

    Willow: Behind the Magic

  • Felon

    Felon

  • Three Days

    Three Days

  • Thunderheart

    Thunderheart

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade

    The Showbiz Show with David Spade

  • Have Dreams, Will Travel

    Have Dreams, Will Travel

  • XIII

    XIII

  • Dead Girl

    Dead Girl

  • The Roadie

    The Roadie

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

  • Bloodworth

    Bloodworth

  • A Soldier's Revenge

    A Soldier's Revenge

  • Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

    Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

  • The Salton Sea

    The Salton Sea

  • Kill the Irishman

    Kill the Irishman

  • The Love Guru

    The Love Guru

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • Kill Me Again

    Kill Me Again

  • The Real McCoy

    The Real McCoy

  • A Century of Science Fiction

    A Century of Science Fiction

  • 5 Days of War

    5 Days of War

  • Columbus Day

    Columbus Day

  • Dead Man's Bounty

    Dead Man's Bounty

  • How to Rob a Bank

    How to Rob a Bank

  • Champion

    Champion

  • The Birthday Cake

    The Birthday Cake

  • The Steam Experiment

    The Steam Experiment

  • At First Sight

    At First Sight

  • The Choe Show

    The Choe Show

  • The Fourth Dimension

    The Fourth Dimension

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

  • Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

    Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • The Spoils of Babylon

    The Spoils of Babylon

  • Streets of Blood

    Streets of Blood

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

    Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

  • Palo Alto

    Palo Alto

  • Song to Song

    Song to Song

  • Masked and Anonymous

    Masked and Anonymous

  • Wonderland

    Wonderland

  • The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

    The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

  • Blind Horizon

    Blind Horizon

  • Nigella

    Nigella

  • Joe the King

    Joe the King

  • The Lotus Community Workshop

    The Lotus Community Workshop

  • Biography: Val Kilmer

    Biography: Val Kilmer

  • 2:22

    2:22

  • Mon Clown

    Mon Clown

  • Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

    Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

  • Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

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

  • Gun

    Gun

  • Spartan

    Spartan

  • Wyatt Earp's Revenge

    Wyatt Earp's Revenge

  • Deep in the Heart

    Deep in the Heart

  • American Cowslip

    American Cowslip

  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue

    The Murders in the Rue Morgue

  • 7 Below

    7 Below

  • The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

    The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

  • The Ten Commandments: The Musical

    The Ten Commandments: The Musical

  • Willow: The Making of an Adventure

    Willow: The Making of an Adventure

  • The Doors: The Road of Excess

    The Doors: The Road of Excess

  • The Making of 'Heat'

    The Making of 'Heat'

  • Pollock

    Pollock

  • Wings of Courage

    Wings of Courage

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Twixt: A Documentary

    Twixt: A Documentary

  • Africa Unbottled

    Africa Unbottled

  • 1st Born

    1st Born

  • One Too Many

    One Too Many

  • American Meth

    American Meth

  • Cinema Twain

    Cinema Twain

  • Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

  • Bounty Hunters

    Bounty Hunters

  • The Seventh Man

    The Seventh Man