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Val Kilmer
1 FOLLOWER • 43 CREDITS • DEC 31, 1959 - APR 1, 2025 • 65
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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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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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. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Psych
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Entourage
The Choe Show
The Love Guru
Willow: Behind the Magic
How to Rob a Bank
MacGruber
XIII: The Series
The Snowman
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
Song to Song
The Spoils of Babylon
Masked and Anonymous
Palo Alto
True Romance
The Oscars
Planes
Top Gun
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Déjà Vu
Heat
Top Gun: Maverick
Tombstone
Blood Out
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Ghost and the Darkness
Top Secret!
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Spartan
Willow
The Doors
The Salton Sea
The Saint
Twixt
Batman Forever
The Prince of Egypt
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