"That’s why it’s so easy to have five or six Batmans,” Kilmer said, after noting that the children wanted to wear Batman's mask and ride in the Batmobile but not actually sp

A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.

After news of Val Kilmer's death, Variety looks back at his career in photos, from "Top Gun" to "Batman Forever" and more.