Val Kilmer

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

The Daily Show

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Psych

Golden Globe Awards

Entourage

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

All Movies (115)

• Willow: Behind the Magic2023 · as Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Top Gun: Maverick2022 · as Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
• Val2021 · as Self
• The Birthday Cake2021 · as Uncle Angelo
• A Soldier's Revenge2021 · as CJ
• Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Paydirt2020 · as Sheriff Tucker
• Jay and Silent Bob Reboot2019 · as Bluntman
• 1st Born2019 · as Biden
• The Super2018 · as Walter
• The Snowman2017 · as Rafto
• Song to Song2017 · as Duane
• Animals2016
• Cinema Twain2016 · as Mark Twain
• Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn2014 · as Mark Twain
• Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau2014 · as Self (archive footage)
• Palo Alto2014 · as Stewart
• Standing Up2013 · as Hofstadder
• Planes2013 · as Bravo (voice)
• Twixt: A Documentary2013 · as Self
• Riddle2013 · as Sheriff Richards
• The Roadie2012
• The Fourth Dimension2012 · as Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
• The Lotus Community Workshop2012 · as Val Kilmer
• 7 Below2012 · as McCormick
• Wyatt Earp's Revenge2012 · as Wyatt Earp
• Breathless2012 · as Dale
• Deep in the Heart2012 · as The Bearded Man
• Twixt2011 · as Hall Baltimore
• 5 Days of War2011 · as Dutchman
• Blood Out2011 · as Arturo
• Kill the Irishman2011 · as Joe Manditski
• The Traveler2010 · as Mr. Nobody / Drifter
• Gun2010 · as Angel
• MacGruber2010 · as Cunth
• The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans2010 · as Himself
• Bloodworth2010 · as Warren Bloodworth
• Double Identity2009 · as Dr. Nicholas Pinter
• Hardwired2009 · as Virgil Kirkhill
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans2009 · as Stevie Pruit
• The Thaw2009 · as Dr. David Kruipen
• American Cowslip2009 · as Todd Inglebrink
• Streets of Blood2009 · as Detective Andy Devereaux
• The Steam Experiment2009 · as Jimmy
• Delgo2008 · as Bogardus (voice)
• Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family2008 · as Narrator (voice)
• Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight2008 · as Self
• 2:222008 · as Maz
• Columbus Day2008 · as John Cologne
• Felon2008 · as John Smith
• The Love Guru2008 · as Val Kilmer (uncredited)
• Mon Clown2008 · as Self
• American Meth2008 · as Narrator
• Knight Rider2008 · as K.I.T.T. (voice)
• Conspiracy2008 · as MacPherson
• Have Dreams, Will Travel2007 · as Henderson
• Déjà Vu2006 · as Paul Pryzwarra
• Moscow Zero2006 · as Andrey
• Dead Man's Bounty2006 · as The Wanted Man
• Played2006 · as Dillon
• 10th & Wolf2006 · as Murtha
• The Ten Commandments: The Musical2006 · as Moses
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang2005 · as Gay Perry
• Champion2005 · as Self
• The Making of 'Heat'2005 · as Self
• Trudell2005 · as Self - Actor, Friend
• Alexander2004 · as Philip
• Bounty Hunters2004 · as Himself
• Stateside2004 · as Staff Sergeant Skeer
• Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun2004 · as Self
• Mindhunters2004 · as Jake Harris
• George and the Dragon2004 · as El Cabillo (uncredited)
• Spartan2004 · as Scott
• Blind Horizon2003 · as Frank Kavanaugh
• The Missing2003 · as Lt. Jim Ducharme
• The Seventh Man2003 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Wonderland2003 · as John Holmes
• Masked and Anonymous2003 · as Animal Wrangler
• Hard Cash2002 · as FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell
• The Salton Sea2002 · as Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker
• The Making of 'Tombstone'2002 · as Self
• Red Planet2000 · as Robby Gallagher
• Pollock2000 · as Willem DeKooning
• The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen1999 · as Self (archive footage)
• Three Days1999 · as Self
• Joe the King1999 · as Bob Henry
• At First Sight1999 · as Virgil Adamson
• The Prince of Egypt1998 · as Moses (voice)
• Africa Unbottled1998 · as Self / Narrator
• The Doors: The Road of Excess1997 · as Self
• The Saint1997 · as Simon Templar
• The Ghost and the Darkness1996 · as Col. John Henry Patterson
• Dead Girl1996 · as Dr. Dark
• The Island of Dr. Moreau1996 · as Montgomery
• A Century of Science Fiction1996 · as Self
• Heat1995 · as Chris Shiherlis
• Batman Forever1995 · as Bruce Wayne / Batman
• Wings of Courage1995 · as Jean Mermoz
• Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?1995 · as Self - Batman
• Tombstone1993 · as Doc Holliday
• The Real McCoy1993 · as J.T. Barker
• True Romance1993 · as Mentor
• Thunderheart1992 · as Ray Levoi
• The Doors1991 · as Jim Morrison
• Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers1991 · as Reader
• Kill Me Again1989 · as Jack Andrews
• Billy the Kid1989 · as William Bonney
• Willow1988 · as Madmartigan
• Willow: The Making of an Adventure1988 · as Self / Madmartigan
• The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains1987 · as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
• The Murders in the Rue Morgue1986 · as Philippe Huron
• Top Gun1986 · as Ice
• Real Genius1985 · as Chris Knight
• One Too Many1985 · as Eric
• Top Secret!1984 · as Nick Rivers

All TV Shows (23)

• The Choe Show2021 · as Self
• The Spoils of Babylon2014 · as General Cauliffe
• XIII2008 · as La Mangouste
• Knight Rider2008 · as KITT (voice)
• Comanche Moon2008 · as Inish Scull
• Psych2006 · as Detective Dobson
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self
• The Showbiz Show with David Spade2005
• Nigella2005 · as Self
• Numb3rs2005 · as Mason Lancer
• Entourage2004 · as The Sherpa
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• V Graham Norton2002 · as Self
• Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
• ABC Afterschool Special1972 · as Eric
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Audience Member