Val Kilmer
Acting • Born 1959-12-31 – Died 2025-04-01
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.
Filmography
140 credits
True Romance
Movie • 1993
Mentor
Batman Forever
Movie • 1995
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Heat
Movie • 1995
Chris Shiherlis
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Movie • 1991
Reader
The Real McCoy
Movie • 1993
J.T. Barker
The Saint
Movie • 1997
Simon Templar
Top Gun
Movie • 1986
Ice
The Doors
Movie • 1991
Jim Morrison
Willow
Movie • 1988
Madmartigan
The Ghost and the Darkness
Movie • 1996
Col. John Henry Patterson
Alexander
Movie • 2004
Philip
The Steam Experiment
Movie • 2009
Jimmy
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Movie • 2005
Gay Perry
Spartan
Movie • 2004
Scott
Delgo
Movie • 2008
Bogardus (voice)
Wonderland
Movie • 2003
John Holmes
Hard Cash
Movie • 2002
FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Movie • 2009
Stevie Pruit
Double Identity
Movie • 2009
Dr. Nicholas Pinter
Hardwired
Movie • 2009
Virgil Kirkhill
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Movie • 1986
Philippe Huron
Déjà Vu
Movie • 2006
Paul Pryzwarra
The Salton Sea
Movie • 2002
Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker
The Thaw
Movie • 2009
Dr. David Kruipen
Kill Me Again
Movie • 1989
Jack Andrews
Champion
Movie • 2005
Self
Blind Horizon
Movie • 2003
Frank Kavanaugh
Masked and Anonymous
Movie • 2003
Animal Wrangler
Tombstone
Movie • 1993
Doc Holliday
Played
Movie • 2006
Dillon
2:22
Movie • 2008
Maz
Top Secret!
Movie • 1984
Nick Rivers
The Missing
Movie • 2003
Lt. Jim Ducharme
Red Planet
Movie • 2000
Robby Gallagher
The Love Guru
Movie • 2008
Val Kilmer (uncredited)
Thunderheart
Movie • 1992
Ray Levoi
The Traveler
Movie • 2010
Mr. Nobody / Drifter
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie • 1996
Montgomery
Moscow Zero
Movie • 2006
Andrey
10th & Wolf
Movie • 2006
Murtha
Felon
Movie • 2008
John Smith
Conspiracy
Movie • 2008
MacPherson
Pollock
Movie • 2000
Willem DeKooning
The Prince of Egypt
Movie • 1998
Moses (voice)
The Ten Commandments: The Musical
Movie • 2006
Moses
Dead Girl
Movie • 1996
Dr. Dark
Columbus Day
Movie • 2008
John Cologne
Have Dreams, Will Travel
Movie • 2007
Henderson
Real Genius
Movie • 1985
Chris Knight
American Meth
Movie • 2008
Narrator
At First Sight
Movie • 1999
Virgil Adamson
Stateside
Movie • 2004
Staff Sergeant Skeer
American Cowslip
Movie • 2009
Todd Inglebrink
MacGruber
Movie • 2010
Cunth
Mindhunters
Movie • 2004
Jake Harris
Bloodworth
Movie • 2010
Warren Bloodworth
Kill the Irishman
Movie • 2011
Joe Manditski
Streets of Blood
Movie • 2009
Detective Andy Devereaux
5 Days of War
Movie • 2011
Dutchman
Joe the King
Movie • 1999
Bob Henry
Blood Out
Movie • 2011
Arturo
Willow: Behind the Magic
Movie • 2023
Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
7 Below
Movie • 2012
McCormick
Twixt
Movie • 2011
Hall Baltimore
Wings of Courage
Movie • 1995
Jean Mermoz
The Fourth Dimension
Movie • 2012
Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
Movie • 2012
Wyatt Earp
Breathless
Movie • 2012
Dale
The Seventh Man
Movie • 2003
Self - Narrator (voice)
Planes
Movie • 2013
Bravo (voice)
Deep in the Heart
Movie • 2012
The Bearded Man
Palo Alto
Movie • 2014
Stewart
Riddle
Movie • 2013
Sheriff Richards
Standing Up
Movie • 2013
Hofstadder
Gun
Movie • 2010
Angel
One Too Many
Movie • 1985
Eric
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Movie • 1995
Self - Batman
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Movie • 2004
Self
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
Movie • 2014
Mark Twain
Animals
Movie • 2016
Mon Clown
Movie • 2008
Self
Trudell
Movie • 2005
Self - Actor, Friend
Knight Rider
Movie • 2008
K.I.T.T. (voice)
Dead Man's Bounty
Movie • 2006
The Wanted Man
How to Rob a Bank
Movie • 2024
Chris Shiherlis (archive footage)
Song to Song
Movie • 2017
Duane
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Movie • 2010
Himself
The Snowman
Movie • 2017
Rafto
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Movie • 1987
Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
Billy the Kid
Movie • 1989
William Bonney
Cinema Twain
Movie • 2016
Mark Twain
George and the Dragon
Movie • 2004
El Cabillo (uncredited)
Top Gun: Maverick
Movie • 2022
Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
Bounty Hunters
Movie • 2004
Himself
The Super
Movie • 2018
Walter
A Century of Science Fiction
Movie • 1996
Self
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Movie • 2019
Bluntman
The Birthday Cake
Movie • 2021
Uncle Angelo
1st Born
Movie • 2019
Biden
A Soldier's Revenge
Movie • 2021
CJ
Paydirt
Movie • 2020
Sheriff Tucker
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Movie • 1988
Self / Madmartigan
Twixt: A Documentary
Movie • 2013
Self
The Doors: The Road of Excess
Movie • 1997
Self
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Movie • 1999
Self (archive footage)
Val
Movie • 2021
Self
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Movie • 2014
Self (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
The Lotus Community Workshop
Movie • 2012
Val Kilmer
The Roadie
Movie • 2012
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Movie • 2008
Self
The Making of 'Heat'
Movie • 2005
Self
Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
Movie • 2008
Narrator (voice)
Biography: Val Kilmer
Movie • 2004
Self
Africa Unbottled
Movie • 1998
Self / Narrator
Three Days
Movie • 1999
Self
The Making of 'Tombstone'
Movie • 2002
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Mason Lancer
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self
Entourage
TV • 2004
The Sherpa
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
XIII
TV • 2008
La Mangouste
Comanche Moon
TV • 2008
Inish Scull
Knight Rider
TV • 2008
KITT (voice)
V Graham Norton
TV • 2002
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Choe Show
TV • 2021
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Nigella
TV • 2005
Self
ABC Afterschool Special
TV • 1972
Eric
The Spoils of Babylon
TV • 2014
General Cauliffe
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV • 2005
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Psych
TV • 2006
Detective Dobson
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Audience Member