In the wake of Val Kilmer’s death Tuesday, April 1 from pneumonia at 65, some of his old tweets about his encounters with classic rockers have resurfaced and gone viral. Kilmer famously portrayed the late Jim Morrison in the 1991 music biopic The Doors,

Val Kilmer was a legend, and that myth never loomed larger than when he went west and put on Doc Holliday's hat.

Russell, who played American lawman and folk hero Wyatt Earp alongside Kilmer’s acclaimed portrayal of the dentist-turned-gunslinger Doc Holliday in the 1993 classic, said he wanted to get something for his co-star to show his appreciation.

Veteran actor Val Kilmer recently died on April 1, 2025, in Los Angeles. His daughter, Mercedes, revealed his cause of death as pneumonia. Kilmer was one of the most versatile Hollywood actors with a career spanning more than four decades.

Val Kilmer, Mark Twain fan and star of “Top Gun,” “Tombstone,” “the Doors,” “Batman Forever,” “Willow, “the Saint” and many more, has died at the age of 65.

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.

Val Kilmer, who played Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever,” channeled Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone ‘s “The Doors” and starred as a tubercular Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. His daughter Mercedes told The New York Times the cause was pneumonia. He was 65. He had been battling throat cancer for several years.

A unique talent, Val Kilmer was praised as an acting chameleon who took on varied and challenging roles, and the results were often memorable.

Charismatic and versatile, he also won praise for memorable roles as Iceman in 'Top Gun' and Doc Holliday in 'Tombstone,' but his unpredictable behavior ruffled some feathers in Hollywood.

Val Kilmer, star of major hits including Top Gun, Batman Forever, Top Secret!, Willow, The Doors, Heat, Tombstone and reprising his role in Top Gun: Maverick, passed at age 65 on April 1, 2025.

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