Val Kilmer, best known for his role in the 'Top Gun' movies with Tom Cruise and his role as Batman, died at age 65 on April 1, 2025, of pneumonia. See his life and career in photos

Val Kilmer, an actor known for his work in “Top Gun,” “The Doors” and “Batman Forever,” died on Tuesday at the age of 65. Here are some snapshots from his life and career. Cher and Kilmer in 1984, the same year he made his feature debut in the slapstick Cold War spy movie “Top Secret!”

Val Kilmer, the Hollywood film star who starred in “Top Gun” and “Batman Forever,” died in LA on April 1, 2025. He was 65.

Val Kilmer, who starred in films like 'Top Gun,' 'The Doors,' and 'Batman Forever,' died on April 1 at age 65, his daughter Mercedes confirmed to 'The New York Times.'

PEOPLE cover story, in which Val Kilmer's kids praised the actor's 'energy' and drive to 'go out there and be the best that he can be' after recovering from throat cancer. Kilmer died Tuesday, April 1,

Here are some of his best and most memorable roles, and where to watch them. There’s a bit of a Sliding Doors situation in which Kilmer might have been part of that young, promising cast of Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Outsiders” had he not had commitments in the theater — but Kilmer’s first major starring role would ultimately come in Jim Abrahams,

Val Kilmer, who starred in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors," and "Batman Forever" while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy for his intensity and temperament, has died, the New York Times reported.

Directors including Ron Howard, Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann have paid tribute to actor Val Kilmer, following his death aged 65. Kilmer starred in some of the biggest movies of the 1980s and 90s,

Hollywood stars have paid tribute to Val Kilmer, who has died at age 65. The versatile actor played flying ace Iceman opposite Tom Cruise in “Top Gun" and Batman in “Batman Forever.”