Val Kilmer
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 31, 1959 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
| 2024 | How to Rob a BankChris Shiherlis (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | Willow: Behind the MagicSelf / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | Top Gun: MaverickAdm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky | |
| 2021 | The Birthday CakeUncle Angelo | |
| 2021 | A Soldier's RevengeCJ | |
| 2021 | ValSelf | |
| 2021 | Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | The Choe ShowSelf | |
| 2020 | PaydirtSheriff Tucker | |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob RebootBluntman | |
| 2019 | 1st BornBiden | |
| 2018 | The SuperWalter | |
| 2017 | Song to SongDuane | |
| 2017 | The SnowmanRafto | |
| 2016 | Animals | |
| 2016 | Cinema TwainMark Twain | |
| 2014 | Palo AltoStewart | |
| 2014 | Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry FinnMark Twain | |
| 2014 | Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. MoreauSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2014 | The Spoils of BabylonGeneral Cauliffe | |
| 2013 | PlanesBravo (voice) | |
| 2013 | RiddleSheriff Richards | |
| 2013 | Standing UpHofstadder | |
| 2013 | Twixt: A DocumentarySelf | |
| 2012 | 7 BelowMcCormick | |
| 2012 | The Fourth DimensionVal Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop") | |
| 2012 | Wyatt Earp's RevengeWyatt Earp | |
| 2012 | BreathlessDale | |
| 2012 | Deep in the HeartThe Bearded Man | |
| 2012 | The Lotus Community WorkshopVal Kilmer | |
| 2012 | The Roadie | |
| 2011 | Kill the IrishmanJoe Manditski | |
| 2011 | 5 Days of WarDutchman | |
| 2011 | Blood OutArturo | |
| 2011 | TwixtHall Baltimore | |
| 2010 | The TravelerMr. Nobody / Drifter | |
| 2010 | MacGruberCunth | |
| 2010 | BloodworthWarren Bloodworth | |
| 2010 | GunAngel | |
| 2010 | The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansHimself | |
| 2009 | The Steam ExperimentJimmy | |
| 2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansStevie Pruit | |
| 2009 | Double IdentityDr. Nicholas Pinter | |
| 2009 | HardwiredVirgil Kirkhill | |
| 2009 | The ThawDr. David Kruipen | |
| 2009 | American CowslipTodd Inglebrink | |
| 2009 | Streets of BloodDetective Andy Devereaux | |
| 2008 | DelgoBogardus (voice) | |
| 2008 | 2:22Maz | |
| 2008 | The Love GuruVal Kilmer (uncredited) | |
| 2008 | FelonJohn Smith | |
| 2008 | ConspiracyMacPherson | |
| 2008 | Columbus DayJohn Cologne | |
| 2008 | American MethNarrator | |
| 2008 | Mon ClownSelf | |
| 2008 | Knight RiderK.I.T.T. (voice) | |
| 2008 | Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark KnightSelf | |
| 2008 | Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache FamilyNarrator (voice) | |
| 2008 | XIIILa Mangouste | |
| 2008 | Comanche MoonInish Scull | |
| 2008 | Knight RiderKITT (voice) | |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will TravelHenderson | |
| 2006 | Déjà VuPaul Pryzwarra | |
| 2006 | PlayedDillon | |
| 2006 | Moscow ZeroAndrey | |
| 2006 | 10th & WolfMurtha | |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments: The MusicalMoses | |
| 2006 | Dead Man's BountyThe Wanted Man | |
| 2006 | PsychDetective Dobson | |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang BangGay Perry | |
| 2005 | ChampionSelf | |
| 2005 | TrudellSelf - Actor, Friend | |
| 2005 | The Making of 'Heat'Self | |
| 2005 | Numb3rsMason Lancer | |
| 2005 | NigellaSelf | |
| 2005 | The Reichen ShowSelf | |
| 2005 | The Showbiz Show with David Spade | |
| 2004 | AlexanderPhilip | |
| 2004 | SpartanScott | |
| 2004 | StatesideStaff Sergeant Skeer | |
| 2004 | MindhuntersJake Harris | |
| 2004 | Danger Zone: The Making of Top GunSelf | |
| 2004 | George and the DragonEl Cabillo (uncredited) | |
| 2004 | Bounty HuntersHimself | |
| 2004 | Biography: Val KilmerSelf | |
| 2004 | EntourageThe Sherpa | |
| 2003 | WonderlandJohn Holmes | |
| 2003 | Blind HorizonFrank Kavanaugh | |
| 2003 | Masked and AnonymousAnimal Wrangler | |
| 2003 | The MissingLt. Jim Ducharme | |
| 2003 | The Seventh ManSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2002 | Hard CashFBI Agent Mark C. Cornell | |
| 2002 | The Salton SeaTom Van Allen | Danny Parker | |
| 2002 | The Making of 'Tombstone'Self | |
| 2002 | V Graham NortonSelf | |
| 2000 | Red PlanetRobby Gallagher | |
| 2000 | PollockWillem DeKooning | |
| 1999 | At First SightVirgil Adamson | |
| 1999 | Joe the KingBob Henry | |
| 1999 | The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to ScreenSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | Three DaysSelf | |
| 1998 | The Prince of EgyptMoses (voice) | |
| 1998 | Africa UnbottledSelf / Narrator | |
| 1998 | Vivement dimancheSelf | |
| 1997 | The SaintSimon Templar | |
| 1997 | The Doors: The Road of ExcessSelf | |
| 1996 | The Ghost and the DarknessCol. John Henry Patterson | |
| 1996 | The Island of Dr. MoreauMontgomery | |
| 1996 | Dead GirlDr. Dark | |
| 1996 | A Century of Science FictionSelf | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1995 | Batman ForeverBruce Wayne / Batman | |
| 1995 | HeatChris Shiherlis | |
| 1995 | Wings of CourageJean Mermoz | |
| 1995 | Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?Self - Batman | |
| 1994 | Inside the Actors StudioSelf | |
| 1993 | True RomanceMentor | |
| 1993 | The Real McCoyJ.T. Barker | |
| 1993 | TombstoneDoc Holliday | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | ThunderheartRay Levoi | |
| 1991 | Memorial: Letters from American SoldiersReader | |
| 1991 | The DoorsJim Morrison | |
| 1989 | Kill Me AgainJack Andrews | |
| 1989 | Billy the KidWilliam Bonney | |
| 1988 | WillowMadmartigan | |
| 1988 | Willow: The Making of an AdventureSelf / Madmartigan | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf | |
| 1987 | The Man Who Broke 1,000 ChainsRobert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts | |
| 1986 | Top GunIce | |
| 1986 | The Murders in the Rue MorguePhilippe Huron | |
| 1985 | Real GeniusChris Knight | |
| 1985 | One Too ManyEric | |
| 1984 | Top Secret!Nick Rivers | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | ABC Afterschool SpecialEric | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member |
| 2021 | ValProducer | |
| 2016 | Cinema TwainProducer | |
| 2008 | Comanche MoonAssociate Producer | |
| 1998 | Africa UnbottledProducer |
| 2016 | Cinema TwainDirector |
| 2016 | Cinema TwainWriter |