Val Kilmer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

138

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

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Numb3rs

    Numb3rs

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Top Gun: Maverick

    Top Gun: Maverick

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • ABC Afterschool Special

    ABC Afterschool Special

  • Top Gun

    Top Gun

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Heat

    Heat

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Prince of Egypt

    The Prince of Egypt

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Tombstone

    Tombstone

  • How to Rob a Bank

    How to Rob a Bank

  • The Ghost and the Darkness

    The Ghost and the Darkness

  • Willow: Behind the Magic

    Willow: Behind the Magic

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

  • Alexander

    Alexander

  • The Salton Sea

    The Salton Sea

  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

  • Planes

    Planes

  • George and the Dragon

    George and the Dragon

  • At First Sight

    At First Sight

  • The Love Guru

    The Love Guru

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Real Genius

    Real Genius

  • The Missing

    The Missing

  • True Romance

    True Romance

  • The Steam Experiment

    The Steam Experiment

  • Pollock

    Pollock

  • The Snowman

    The Snowman

  • Standing Up

    Standing Up

  • Blood Out

    Blood Out

  • 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

  • Conspiracy

    Conspiracy

  • Streets of Blood

    Streets of Blood

  • Gun

    Gun

  • Willow

    Willow

  • Biography: Val Kilmer

    Biography: Val Kilmer

  • Double Identity

    Double Identity

  • The Super

    The Super

  • Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

    Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

  • Palo Alto

    Palo Alto

  • Animals

    Animals

  • The Traveler

    The Traveler

  • Mindhunters

    Mindhunters

  • 10th & Wolf

    10th & Wolf

  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

  • Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

    Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

  • The Showbiz Show with David Spade

    The Showbiz Show with David Spade

  • The Doors: The Road of Excess

    The Doors: The Road of Excess

  • Comanche Moon

    Comanche Moon

  • Val

    Val

  • Spartan

    Spartan

  • Have Dreams, Will Travel

    Have Dreams, Will Travel

  • Hardwired

    Hardwired

  • The Doors

    The Doors

  • Kill the Irishman

    Kill the Irishman

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

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

  • The Making of 'Heat'

    The Making of 'Heat'

  • A Soldier's Revenge

    A Soldier's Revenge

  • The Thaw

    The Thaw

  • The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

    The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

  • 5 Days of War

    5 Days of War

  • Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

    Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Billy the Kid

    Billy the Kid

  • Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

    Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

  • Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

  • Delgo

    Delgo

  • 2:22

    2:22

  • Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

    Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

  • Felon

    Felon

  • The Real McCoy

    The Real McCoy

  • Dead Man's Bounty

    Dead Man's Bounty

  • The Ten Commandments: The Musical

    The Ten Commandments: The Musical

  • Thunderheart

    Thunderheart

  • The Lotus Community Workshop

    The Lotus Community Workshop

  • Wonderland

    Wonderland

  • Breathless

    Breathless

  • XIII

    XIII

  • Twixt

    Twixt

  • The Fourth Dimension

    The Fourth Dimension

  • The Birthday Cake

    The Birthday Cake

  • 7 Below

    7 Below

  • Trudell

    Trudell

  • MacGruber

    MacGruber

  • The Spoils of Babylon

    The Spoils of Babylon

  • Riddle

    Riddle

  • Deep in the Heart

    Deep in the Heart

  • Kill Me Again

    Kill Me Again

  • Stateside

    Stateside

  • Joe the King

    Joe the King

  • The Murders in the Rue Morgue

    The Murders in the Rue Morgue

  • Played

    Played

  • Nigella

    Nigella

  • Red Planet

    Red Planet

  • Paydirt

    Paydirt

  • Willow: The Making of an Adventure

    Willow: The Making of an Adventure

  • Song to Song

    Song to Song

  • Bloodworth

    Bloodworth

  • The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

    The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

  • A Century of Science Fiction

    A Century of Science Fiction

  • Columbus Day

    Columbus Day

  • 1st Born

    1st Born

  • The Roadie

    The Roadie

  • The Choe Show

    The Choe Show

  • Three Days

    Three Days

  • Wings of Courage

    Wings of Courage

  • Hard Cash

    Hard Cash

  • Masked and Anonymous

    Masked and Anonymous

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

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Blind Horizon

    Blind Horizon

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Twixt: A Documentary

    Twixt: A Documentary

  • Mon Clown

    Mon Clown

  • One Too Many

    One Too Many

  • Moscow Zero

    Moscow Zero

  • Dead Girl

    Dead Girl

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

    The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

  • American Cowslip

    American Cowslip

  • Wyatt Earp's Revenge

    Wyatt Earp's Revenge

  • Champion

    Champion

  • The Seventh Man

    The Seventh Man

  • Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

    Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

  • American Meth

    American Meth

  • Africa Unbottled

    Africa Unbottled

  • 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