Wow. Sad news. He was great in Tombstone and in the lesser known Spartan. RIP.
Posted on 04/02/2025 2:44:56 AM PDT by Rummyfan
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.
Kilmer’s reps did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment.
The baby-faced blonde actor had a solid run as a leading man with a volatile reputation in the ’80s and ’90s, starring in “Top Gun,” “Real Genius,” “Willow,” “Heat,” and “The Saint.” He returned briefly to screens in 2022’s “Top Gun: Maverick” although he could no longer speak due to his cancer.
In 2021, a documentary on his life, “Val,” was released. His son provided the actor’s voice and the film utilized hundreds of hours of video he had recorded over the years, giving a revealing look at the sets he worked on and showing the actor to be an introspective thinker with an artist’s soul.
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Wow. Sad news. He was great in Tombstone and in the lesser known Spartan. RIP.
RIP, Mr. Kilmer...
Enjoyed your work...
Absoloutely agree. Loved him in Tombstone.
Dennis Quaidd probably played the part more realistically.
Butt who goes to the movies for biographies :)
Kilmer WAS GREAT as Doc Holiday.
“you’re no daisy, you’re no daisy at all”
Insane shootout scene in “Heat” and he was good in that too
Shocking and sad news.
RIP Val. Loved all of your movies. You did good.
Loved him in Real Genius as a comedic brainiac. I actually enjoyed his part in that movie so much, I had my kids recently by me the the “International Order For Gorillas” t-shirt for my birthday. I thought it was a funny shirt!
I pray he knew the Lord.
RIP Ice man
One of my ABSOLUTE favorite actors. A major loss.
Tombstone - Shape of My Heart - Sting
https://youtu.be/eCDcyDj0qXg
Tombstone - Temper of Revenge - Julia Ecklar
https://youtu.be/DgEbFsG9dwM
very sad ... very young ... great actor ... suffered terribly from many health problems for many years ... RIP Val ...
My favorite was m, The Ghost and the Darkness.
He was terrific in Thelma & Louise!
It was amazing how many films he was in. RIP.
“Loved him in Real Genius as a comedic brainiac. “
Watch the movie, Top Secret. He was great in that as Nick Rivers.
“Nick Rivers: Hillary. That’s an unusual name.
Hillary Flammond: It’s a German name. It means ‘she whose bosoms defy gravity’.
Nick Rivers: I’m pleased to meet you. My name’s Nick.
Hillary Flammond: Nick? What does that mean?
Nick Rivers: Oh, nothing. My dad thought of it while he was shaving.”
Thanks for thread and sad news Rummyfan. I join the others here - deeply impressed with his work over years.
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I will remember him as Jim Morrison.
that sucks for real
from Real Genius to Tombstone, he was an amazing actor
i’m literally in morning today
RIP Val
sadness
Sad. Condolences to family and friends of Val Kilmer.
Uhg- he was great in “The Doors” and the movie where he played John Holmes..
True Romance.
He played Elvis.
L
Wasn’t that Brad Pitt? Or was Kilmer in it, too?
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