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.
Filmography50+ titles
Bounty Hunters
Top Gun: Maverick
Psych
Heat
Tombstone
Knight Rider
True Romance
Entourage
The Prince of Egypt
Val
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Felon
The Doors
Top Gun
Top Secret!
Comanche Moon
Numb3rs
Willow
Deja Vu
A Century of Science Fiction
Saturday Night Live
Kill the Irishman
The Ghost and the Darkness
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Pollock
Wings of Courage
Real Genius
American Meth
The Salton Sea
Bloodworth
Mindhunters
The Daily Show
The Missing
Thunderheart
The Spoils of Babylon
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Spartan
Palo Alto
Wonderland
The Saint
Kill Me Again
Alexander
Joe the King
At First Sight
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Planes
Breathless
10th & Wolf
Blind Horizon
Paydirt