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