Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

🎂 31st December 1959 (66 yrs) 📍 Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

Top Gun: Maverick

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.

Val Kilmer

Movies Featuring Val Kilmer

How to Rob a Bank

How to Rob a Bank (2024)

as Chris Shiherlis (archive footage)
Willow: Behind the Magic

Willow: Behind the Magic (2023)

as Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Top Gun: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

as Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
Val

Val (2021)

as Self
The Birthday Cake

The Birthday Cake (2021)

as Uncle Angelo
A Soldier's Revenge

A Soldier's Revenge (2021)

as CJ
No Image

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Paydirt

Paydirt (2020)

as Sheriff Tucker
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)

as Bluntman
1st Born

1st Born (2019)

as Biden
The Super

The Super (2018)

as Walter
The Snowman

The Snowman (2017)

as Rafto
Song to Song

Song to Song (2017)

as Duane
No Image

Animals (2016)

Cinema Twain

Cinema Twain (2016)

as Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014)

as Mark Twain
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)

as Self (archive footage)
Palo Alto

Palo Alto (2014)

as Stewart
Standing Up

Standing Up (2013)

as Hofstadder
Planes

Planes (2013)

as Bravo (voice)
Twixt: A Documentary

Twixt: A Documentary (2013)

as Self
Riddle

Riddle (2013)

as Sheriff Richards
The Roadie

The Roadie (2012)

The Fourth Dimension

The Fourth Dimension (2012)

as Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
The Lotus Community Workshop

The Lotus Community Workshop (2012)

as Val Kilmer
7 Below

7 Below (2012)

as McCormick
Wyatt Earp's Revenge

Wyatt Earp's Revenge (2012)

as Wyatt Earp
Breathless

Breathless (2012)

as Dale
Deep in the Heart

Deep in the Heart (2012)

as The Bearded Man
Twixt

Twixt (2011)

as Hall Baltimore
5 Days of War

5 Days of War (2011)

as Dutchman
Blood Out

Blood Out (2011)

as Arturo
Kill the Irishman

Kill the Irishman (2011)

as Joe Manditski
The Traveler

The Traveler (2010)

as Mr. Nobody / Drifter
Gun

Gun (2010)

as Angel
MacGruber

MacGruber (2010)

as Cunth
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2010)

as Himself
Bloodworth

Bloodworth (2010)

as Warren Bloodworth
Double Identity

Double Identity (2009)

as Dr. Nicholas Pinter
Hardwired

Hardwired (2009)

as Virgil Kirkhill
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

as Stevie Pruit
The Thaw

The Thaw (2009)

as Dr. David Kruipen
American Cowslip

American Cowslip (2009)

as Todd Inglebrink
Streets of Blood

Streets of Blood (2009)

as Detective Andy Devereaux
The Steam Experiment

The Steam Experiment (2009)

as Jimmy
Delgo

Delgo (2008)

as Bogardus (voice)
Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family (2008)

as Narrator (voice)
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008)

as Self
2:22

2:22 (2008)

as Maz
Columbus Day

Columbus Day (2008)

as John Cologne
Felon

Felon (2008)

as John Smith
The Love Guru

The Love Guru (2008)

as Val Kilmer (uncredited)
Mon Clown

Mon Clown (2008)

as Self
No Image

American Meth (2008)

as Narrator
Knight Rider

Knight Rider (2008)

as K.I.T.T. (voice)
Conspiracy

Conspiracy (2008)

as MacPherson
Have Dreams, Will Travel

Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)

as Henderson
Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu (2006)

as Paul Pryzwarra
Moscow Zero

Moscow Zero (2006)

as Andrey
Dead Man's Bounty

Dead Man's Bounty (2006)

as The Wanted Man
Played

Played (2006)

as Dillon
10th & Wolf

10th & Wolf (2006)

as Murtha
The Ten Commandments: The Musical

The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006)

as Moses
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

as Gay Perry
Champion

Champion (2005)

as Self
The Making of 'Heat'

The Making of 'Heat' (2005)

as Self
Trudell

Trudell (2005)

as Self - Actor, Friend
Alexander

Alexander (2004)

as Philip
Biography: Val Kilmer

Biography: Val Kilmer (2004)

as Self
Bounty Hunters

Bounty Hunters (2004)

as Himself
Stateside

Stateside (2004)

as Staff Sergeant Skeer
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun

Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun (2004)

as Self
Mindhunters

Mindhunters (2004)

as Jake Harris
George and the Dragon

George and the Dragon (2004)

as El Cabillo (uncredited)
Spartan

Spartan (2004)

as Scott
Blind Horizon

Blind Horizon (2003)

as Frank Kavanaugh
The Missing

The Missing (2003)

as Lt. Jim Ducharme
No Image

The Seventh Man (2003)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wonderland

Wonderland (2003)

as John Holmes
Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous (2003)

as Animal Wrangler
Hard Cash

Hard Cash (2002)

as FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell
The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea (2002)

as Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker
The Making of 'Tombstone'

The Making of 'Tombstone' (2002)

as Self
Red Planet

Red Planet (2000)

as Robby Gallagher
Pollock

Pollock (2000)

as Willem DeKooning
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen (1999)

as Self (archive footage)
Three Days

Three Days (1999)

as Self
Joe the King

Joe the King (1999)

as Bob Henry
At First Sight

At First Sight (1999)

as Virgil Adamson
The Prince of Egypt

The Prince of Egypt (1998)

as Moses (voice)
No Image

Africa Unbottled (1998)

as Self / Narrator
No Image

The Doors: The Road of Excess (1997)

as Self
The Saint

The Saint (1997)

as Simon Templar
The Ghost and the Darkness

The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)

as Col. John Henry Patterson
Dead Girl

Dead Girl (1996)

as Dr. Dark
The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

as Montgomery
A Century of Science Fiction

A Century of Science Fiction (1996)

as Self
Heat

Heat (1995)

as Chris Shiherlis
Batman Forever

Batman Forever (1995)

as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Wings of Courage

Wings of Courage (1995)

as Jean Mermoz
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?

Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? (1995)

as Self - Batman
Tombstone

Tombstone (1993)

as Doc Holliday
The Real McCoy

The Real McCoy (1993)

as J.T. Barker
True Romance

True Romance (1993)

as Mentor
Thunderheart

Thunderheart (1992)

as Ray Levoi
The Doors

The Doors (1991)

as Jim Morrison
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers

Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991)

as Reader
Kill Me Again

Kill Me Again (1989)

as Jack Andrews
Billy the Kid

Billy the Kid (1989)

as William Bonney
Willow

Willow (1988)

as Madmartigan
Willow: The Making of an Adventure

Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988)

as Self / Madmartigan
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
The Murders in the Rue Morgue

The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)

as Philippe Huron
Top Gun

Top Gun (1986)

as Ice
Real Genius

Real Genius (1985)

as Chris Knight
One Too Many

One Too Many (1985)

as Eric
Top Secret!

Top Secret! (1984)

as Nick Rivers