Val Kilmer, Top Gun and Tombstone actor, dead at 65 – Washington Examiner
Val Kilmer,the renowned actor known for his iconic roles in films such as *Top Gun*,*Tombstone*,and *Batman Forever*,passed away at the age of 65 due to pneumonia. His daughter, Mercedes kilmer, confirmed the news. Kilmer had been battling throat cancer since 2014,wich led to numerous medical treatments that affected his ability to speak. He utilized AI technology to help recreate his voice in recent years.
Celebrated for his versatility, Kilmer had a celebrated career spanning five decades, starting with his breakout role in *Top secret!* in 1984 and gaining fame as the cocky naval pilot “Iceman” in *top Gun*. He starred in various notable films including *Willow*, *Heat*, and *The Doors*, earning high praise from critics.Later in life, he published a memoir titled *I’m Your Huckleberry* and released a documentary film, *Val*, which focused on both his career and health challenges.kilmer expressed gratitude for his life experiences, reflecting on the complexities of his journey in the documentary.
Val Kilmer, Top Gun and Tombstone actor, dead at 65
Val Kilmer, an actor known for many roles in the 1980s and 1990s, has died. He was 65 years old.
He died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday night, the Associated Press reported after receiving an email from the actor’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer.
He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, undergoing intense medical procedures as treatment, including chemotherapy and multiple tracheotomies, and needing a tube to eat food. In the years before his death, he reportedly lost his full ability to speak and used AI technology to recreate his voice.
Kilmer was known for his roles as the brash, cocky naval pilot “Iceman” in the 1986 film Top Gun, Western gunslinger Doc Holliday in the 1993 film Tombstone, and the DC Comics superhero Batman and his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, in the 1995 action film Batman Forever.
Kilmer’s career spanned five decades. His big break in movies came in 1984 when he starred in the comedy film Top Secret! He followed up his supporting actor role in Top Gun with the fantasy movie Willow as one of the male leads. Later, he was the male lead in the 1991 Oliver Stone biopic The Doors as singer Jim Morrison. Some of his other roles were in the hit movies Heat, The Saint, At First Sight, Alexander, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
He was one of the highest-paid actors in the 1990s and was lauded by film critic Roger Ebert in 1992.
“If there is an award for the most unsung leading man of his generation, Kilmer should get it,” Ebert said.
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In his later years, Kilmer published a novel about his life and career, I’m Your Huckleberry: A Memoir, named after his Tombstone character’s famous catchphrase. In 2021, he released a documentary film, Val, which detailed his career and the health challenges he faced later in life.
“I have behaved poorly. I have behaved bravely. I have behaved bizarrely to some. I deny none of this and have no regrets because I have lost and found parts of myself that I never knew existed,” Kilmer said in his documentary. “And I am blessed.”
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