Val Kilmer

Val Edward Kilmer (December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025) was an American actor, best known for his roles in Top Gun, Tombstone, The Doors, Heat and Batman Forever. He was married to Joanne Whalley from 1988 until they divorced in 1996. The couple had a daughter and son.

Val Kilmer
Kilmer in 2005
Born	Val Edward Kilmer (1959-12-31)December 31, 1959 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died	April 1, 2025(2025-04-01) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Pneumonia caused by respiratory failure and throat cancer
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1981–2022
Spouse	Joanne Whalley ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 1996)​
Children	2

Health and death

In January 2015, aged 55, Kilmer was hospitalized for massive bleeding in his throat.^[1] In December 2017, aged 57, Kilmer said he had a "two-year battle with throat cancer...and a procedure on his trachea has reduced his voice to a rasp and rendered him short of breath."^[2]

Kilmer died on April 1, 2025 from pneumonia caused by respiratory failure and squamous-cell carcinoma of the throat in Los Angeles, California at the age of 65.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Top Secret!	Nick Rivers
1985	Real Genius	Chris Knight
1986	Top Gun	LT Tom "Iceman" Kazansky
1988	Willow	Madmartigan
1989	Kill Me Again	Jack Andrews
1991	The Doors	Jim Morrison	Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie
1992	Thunderheart	Ray Levoi
1993	The Real McCoy	JT Barker
1993	Tombstone	Doc Holliday	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
1993	True Romance	Elvis Presley
1995	Batman Forever	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
1995	Heat	Chris Shiherlis	Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male
1995	Wings of Courage	Jean Mermoz
1996	The Island of Dr Moreau	Montgomery
1996	The Ghost and the Darkness	Col. John Henry Patterson
1996	Dead Girl	Dr. Dark
1997	The Saint	Simon Templar
1997	The Prince of Egypt	God / Moses	Voice
1999	At First Sight	Virgil "Virg" Adamson
1999	Joe the King	Bob Henry
2000	Pollock	Willem de Kooning
2000	Red Planet	Robby Gallagher
2002	The Salton Sea	Danny Parker / Tom Van Allen
2002	Hard Cash	FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell	Direct-to-video
2003	Wonderland	John Holmes
2003	The Missing	Lt. Jim Ducharme
2003	Blind Horizon	Frank Kavanaugh
2003	Masked and Anonymous	Animal Wrangler
2004	Spartan	Robert Scott
2004	Stateside	Staff Sergeant Skeer
2004	Alexander	Philip II of Macedon
2004	George and the Dragon	El Cabillo	Uncredited
2005	Mindhunters	Jake Harris
2005	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	Perry Van Shrike / "Gay Perry"	Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
2006	Summer Love	The Wanted Man	Direct-to-video
2006	Moscow Zero	Andrey	Direct-to-video
2006	10th & Wolf	Murtha	Direct-to-video
2006	Played	Dillon	Direct-to-video
2006	Déjà Vu	Agent Andrew Pryzwarra
2006	The Ten Commandments: The Musical	Moses
2007	Have Dreams, Will Travel	Henderson
2008	Conspiracy	MacPherson	Direct-to-video
2008	Felon	John Smith	Direct-to-video
2008	Delgo	Bogardus	Voice
2008	2:22	Maz	Direct-to-video
2008	Columbus Day	John	Also producer
2008	The Love Guru	Himself	Uncredited cameo
2009	The Chaos Experiment	James Pettis	Direct-to-video
2009	Streets of Blood	Detective Andy Devereaux	Direct-to-video
2009	American Cowslip	Todd Inglebrink
2009	The Thaw	Dr. David Kruipen	Direct-to-video
2009	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	Det. Stevie Pruit
2009	Hardwired	Virgil	Direct-to-video
2009	Double Identity	Dr. Nicholas Pinter	Direct-to-video
2010	The Traveler	The Stranger / Mr. Nobody	Direct-to-video
2010	Bloodworth	Warren Bloodworth
2010	MacGruber	Dieter Von Cunth
2010	Gun	Angel	Direct-to-video
2011	Kill the Irishman	Joe Manditski
2011	Blood Out	Arturo	Direct-to-video
2011	5 Days of War	Dutch journalist
2011	Twixt	Hall Baltimore
2012	Seven Below	McCormick	Direct-to-video
2012	Wyatt Earp's Revenge	Wyatt Earp	Direct-to-video
2012	The Fourth Dimension	Hector
2012	Breathless	Dale	Direct-to-video
2013	Riddle	Sheriff Richards	Direct-to-video
2013	Planes	Bravo	Voice
2013	Standing Up	Hofstadder
2013	Palo Alto	Stewart
2014	Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn	Mark Twain
2017	Song to Song	Duane
2017	The Snowman	Gert Rafto
2017	The Super	Walter
2018	1st Born	Biden
2019	Jay and Silent Bob Reboot	Himself / Reboot Bluntman	Cameo
2020	Soldier's Heart	CJ	Post-production
2022	Top Gun: Maverick	Vice Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky	Filming