Val Kilmer, the Hollywood film star who starred in “Top Gun” and “Batman Forever,” died in LA on April 1, 2025. He was 65.
Val Kilmer and Cher attend the 55th Academy Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, California, on April 11, 1983. Penske Media via Getty Images
Val Kilmer in the 1984 movie “Top Secret.” ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer in a scene from 1985’s sci-fi/comedy “Real Genius.” ©TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer in the iconic action movie “Top Gun” in 1986. ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer, Barry Tubb and Tom Cruise in a scene from “Top Gun.” ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer in the 1988 film “Willow.” ©MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley film “Kill Me Again” in a casino in Las Vegas on February 12, 1989. Getty Images
Val Kilmer in the 1991 movie “The Doors.” ©TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer, actress Joanne Whalley and daughter Mercedes Kilmer attend a preview performance of the Broadway play “Death and the Maiden” in 1992. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Val Kilmer stars as Doc Holliday in the 1993 western/action “Tombstone.” ©Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Christian Slater and Val Kilmer star in the 1993 hit crime/romance film “True Romance.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer attends the 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 22, 1994. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley attend the Screening of the CBS Miniseries “Scarlett” on November 3, 1994. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Val Kilmer and Nicole Kidman during 1995 ShoWest in Las Vegas. FilmMagic, Inc
Val Kilmer and Ashley Judd in the 1995 flick “Heat.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer during an interview with Jay Leno on June 9, 1995. NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
Val Kilmer as Batman in “Batman Forever” in 1995. © Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection
Nicole Kidman and Val Kilmer in “Batman Forever” in 1995. © Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer stars as John Henry Patterson in the 1996 movie “The Ghost and the Darkness.” ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer in disguise in the 1997 film “The Saint.” ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection
The late actor voiced Moses in “The Prince of Egypt” in 1998. ©DreamWorks/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer poses with a tile that has his handprints and signature in May 1999 in Milan, Italy. Mondadori Portfolio/Archivio Marco Piraccini/Marco Piraccini/Mondadori via Getty
Val Kilmer and girlfriend Jaycee Gossett at the “Life” premiere in 1999 at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Val Kilmer at the “Spider-Man 2” premiere in 2004. WireImage
Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer and Colin Farrell in the 2004 film “Alexander.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer as Moses in the “The Ten Commandments” in 2004. WireImage
Val Kilmer and Robert Downey Jr. co-starred in the 2005 movie “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer in the 2010 comedy “MacGruber.” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer speaks onstage at the “Twixt” press conference in 2011. WireImage
Val Kilmer in the 2011 film “Twixt.” 20th Century Fox Licensing/Merchandising / Everett Collection
Val Kilmer attends the GRAMMY Charities Signings at the Staples Center in 2012. WireImage
Val Kilmer and his son Jack Kilmer attend a basketball at the Staples Center in 2015. GC Images
Val Kilmer and his daughter Mercedes Kilmer attend the 2019 annual Thespians Go Hollywood Gala. Getty Images
Val Kilmer visits the United Nations headquarters in New York City in 2019. Getty Images
Val Kilmer in a scene from the 2021 film “The Birthday Cake.” Courtesy Everett Collection
Val Kilmer reunites with Tom Cruise for the 2022 sequel “Top Gun: Maverick.” Paramount Pictures
