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.
Acting (109 movies)
True Romance
1993
Batman Forever
1995
Heat
1995
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
The Real McCoy
1993
The Saint
1997
Top Gun
1986
The Doors
1991
Willow
1988
The Ghost and the Darkness
1996
Alexander
2004
The Steam Experiment
2009
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
Spartan
2004
Delgo
2008
Wonderland
2003
Hard Cash
2002
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
2009
Double Identity
2009
Hardwired
2009
Déjà Vu
2006
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
The Salton Sea
2002
The Thaw
2009
Kill Me Again
1989
Champion
2005
Blind Horizon
2003
Masked and Anonymous
2003
Tombstone
1993
Played
2006
2:22
2008
Top Secret!
1984
The Missing
2003
Red Planet
2000
The Love Guru
2008
Thunderheart
1992
The Traveler
2010
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
Moscow Zero
2006
10th & Wolf
2006
Felon
2008
Conspiracy
2008
Pollock
2000
The Prince of Egypt
1998
The Ten Commandments: The Musical
2006
Dead Girl
1996
Columbus Day
2008
Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007
Real Genius
1985
At First Sight
1999
Stateside
2004
American Cowslip
2009
MacGruber
2010
Mindhunters
2004
Bloodworth
2010
Kill the Irishman
2011
Streets of Blood
2009
5 Days of War
2011
Joe the King
1999
Blood Out
2011
Willow: Behind the Magic
2023
7 Below
2012
Twixt
2011
Wings of Courage
1995
The Fourth Dimension
2012
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
2012
Breathless
2012
Planes
2013
Deep in the Heart
2012
Palo Alto
2013
Riddle
2013
Standing Up
2013
Gun
2010
One Too Many
1985
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
2014
Mon Clown
2008
Trudell
2005
Knight Rider
2008
Dead Man's Bounty
2006
How to Rob a Bank
2024
Song to Song
2017
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2010
The Snowman
2017
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
Billy the Kid
1989
Cinema Twain
2016
George and the Dragon
2004
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Bounty Hunters
2004
The Super
2018
A Century of Science Fiction
1996
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
The Birthday Cake
2021
1st Born
2019
A Soldier's Revenge
2021
Paydirt
2020
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
Twixt: A Documentary
2013
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Africa Unbottled | 1998 | Producer |
| Cinema Twain | 2016 | Producer |
| Cinema Twain | 2016 | Writer |
| Val | 2021 | Producer |