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.
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Movies (48)
How to Rob a Bank
as Chris Shiherlis (archive footage)
2024
Willow: Behind the Magic
as Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Top Gun: Maverick
as Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
2022
Val
as Self
2021
The Birthday Cake
as Uncle Angelo
2021
A Soldier's Revenge
as CJ
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Paydirt
as Sheriff Tucker
2020
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
as Bluntman
2019
1st Born
as Biden
2019
The Super
as Walter
2018
The Snowman
as Rafto
2017
Song to Song
as Duane
2017
Animals
2016
Cinema Twain
as Mark Twain
2016
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
as Mark Twain
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Palo Alto
as Stewart
2014
Standing Up
as Hofstadder
2013
Planes
as Bravo (voice)
2013
Twixt: A Documentary
as Self
2013
Riddle
as Sheriff Richards
2013
The Fourth Dimension
as Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
2012
The Roadie
2012
The Lotus Community Workshop
as Val Kilmer
2012
7 Below
as McCormick
2012
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
as Wyatt Earp
2012
Breathless
as Dale
2012
Deep in the Heart
as The Bearded Man
2012
Twixt
as Hall Baltimore
2011
5 Days of War
as Dutchman
2011
Blood Out
as Arturo
2011
Kill the Irishman
as Joe Manditski
2011
The Traveler
as Mr. Nobody / Drifter
2010
Gun
as Angel
2010
MacGruber
as Cunth
2010
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Himself
2010
Bloodworth
as Warren Bloodworth
2010
Double Identity
as Dr. Nicholas Pinter
2009
Hardwired
as Virgil Kirkhill
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
as Stevie Pruit
2009
The Thaw
as Dr. David Kruipen
2009
American Cowslip
as Todd Inglebrink
2009
Streets of Blood
as Detective Andy Devereaux
2009
The Steam Experiment
as Jimmy
2009
Delgo
as Bogardus (voice)
2008
Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
as Narrator (voice)
2008
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
as Self
2008
