Val Kilmer
Acting
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.
Filmography
Acting (115)
2023
Willow: Behind the Magicas Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
4.3
2022
Top Gun: Maverickas Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
8.2
2021
Valas Self
7.2
2021
The Birthday Cakeas Uncle Angelo
5.1
2021
A Soldier's Revengeas CJ
5.0
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legendas Self (archive footage)
5.0
2020
Paydirtas Sheriff Tucker
5.6
2019
Jay and Silent Bob Rebootas Bluntman
5.7
2019
1st Bornas Biden
5.7
2018
The Superas Walter
5.1
2017
The Snowmanas Rafto
5.2
2017
Song to Songas Duane
5.5
2016
2016
Cinema Twainas Mark Twain
7.0
2014
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finnas Mark Twain
5.4
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreauas Self (archive footage)
6.7
2014
Palo Altoas Stewart
6.1
2013
Standing Upas Hofstadder
6.6
2013
Planesas Bravo (voice)
5.9
2013
Twixt: A Documentaryas Self
2013
Riddleas Sheriff Richards
4.6
2012
6.0
2012
The Fourth Dimensionas Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
5.6
2012
The Lotus Community Workshopas Val Kilmer
2012
7 Belowas McCormick
3.6
2012
Wyatt Earp's Revengeas Wyatt Earp
4.4
2012
Breathlessas Dale
5.9
2012
Deep in the Heartas The Bearded Man
5.1
2011
Twixtas Hall Baltimore
5.1
2011
5 Days of Waras Dutchman
5.7
2011
Blood Outas Arturo
5.2
2011
Kill the Irishmanas Joe Manditski
6.8
2010
The Traveleras Mr. Nobody / Drifter
5.3
2010
Gunas Angel
5.2
2010
MacGruberas Cunth
5.4
2010
10.0
2010
Bloodworthas Warren Bloodworth
6.5
2009
Double Identityas Dr. Nicholas Pinter
4.8
2009
Hardwiredas Virgil Kirkhill
5.1
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleansas Stevie Pruit
6.2
2009
The Thawas Dr. David Kruipen
5.7
2009
American Cowslipas Todd Inglebrink
5.1
2009
Streets of Bloodas Detective Andy Devereaux
4.3
2009
The Steam Experimentas Jimmy
4.1
2008
Delgoas Bogardus (voice)
4.6
2008
Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Familyas Narrator (voice)
2008
2:22as Maz
5.2
2008
Columbus Dayas John Cologne
5.0
2008
Felonas John Smith
7.1
2008
The Love Guruas Val Kilmer (uncredited)
4.1
2008
Mon Clownas Self
7.0
2008
American Methas Narrator
6.6
2008
Knight Rideras K.I.T.T. (voice)
6.3
2008
Conspiracyas MacPherson
5.4
2007
Have Dreams, Will Travelas Henderson
7.6
2006
Déjà Vuas Paul Pryzwarra
6.9
2006
Moscow Zeroas Andrey
3.4
2006
Dead Man's Bountyas The Wanted Man
3.5
2006
Playedas Dillon
3.9
2006
10th & Wolfas Murtha
5.9
2006
6.7
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bangas Gay Perry
7.2
2005
Championas Self
6.6
2005
The Making of 'Heat'as Self
6.2
2005
Trudellas Self - Actor, Friend
5.7
2004
Alexanderas Philip
6.0
2004
Bounty Huntersas Himself
9.0
2004
Statesideas Staff Sergeant Skeer
5.1
2004
8.0
2004
Mindhuntersas Jake Harris
6.4
2004
George and the Dragonas El Cabillo (uncredited)
5.5
2004
Spartanas Scott
6.2
2003
Blind Horizonas Frank Kavanaugh
5.9
2003
The Missingas Lt. Jim Ducharme
6.3
2003
The Seventh Manas Self - Narrator (voice)
9.0
2003
Wonderlandas John Holmes
6.1
2003
Masked and Anonymousas Animal Wrangler
5.2
2002
Hard Cashas FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell
4.7
2002
The Salton Seaas Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker
6.6
2002
The Making of 'Tombstone'as Self
6.7
2000
Red Planetas Robby Gallagher
5.7
2000
Pollockas Willem DeKooning
6.7
1999
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screenas Self (archive footage)
6.6
1999
Three Daysas Self
7.5
1999
Joe the Kingas Bob Henry
5.8
1999
At First Sightas Virgil Adamson
6.0
1998
The Prince of Egyptas Moses (voice)
7.3
1998
Africa Unbottledas Self / Narrator
1997
9.0
1997
The Saintas Simon Templar
6.1
1996
The Ghost and the Darknessas Col. John Henry Patterson
6.9
1996
Dead Girlas Dr. Dark
4.8
1996
The Island of Dr. Moreauas Montgomery
4.9
1996
A Century of Science Fictionas Self
6.9
1995
Heatas Chris Shiherlis
7.9
1995
Batman Foreveras Batman / Bruce Wayne
5.5
1995
Wings of Courageas Jean Mermoz
6.7
1995
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?as Self - Batman
7.0
1993
Tombstoneas Doc Holliday
7.6
1993
The Real McCoyas J.T. Barker
5.7
1993
True Romanceas Mentor
7.5
1992
Thunderheartas Ray Levoi
6.4
1991
The Doorsas Jim Morrison
7.1
1991
6.3
1989
Kill Me Againas Jack Andrews
6.1
1989
Billy the Kidas William Bonney
7.1
1988
Willowas Madmartigan
7.0
1988
Willow: The Making of an Adventureas Self / Madmartigan
7.3
1987
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chainsas Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
6.7
1986
The Murders in the Rue Morgueas Philippe Huron
6.0
1986
Top Gunas Ice
7.1
1985
Real Geniusas Chris Knight
6.7
1985
One Too Manyas Eric
1984
Top Secret!as Nick Rivers
7.1
Production & Directing (7)
2021
ValProducer
7.2
2021
ValDirector of Photography
7.2
2016
Cinema TwainProducer
7.0
2016
Cinema TwainWriter
7.0
2016
Cinema TwainDirector
7.0
2011
TwixtSongs
5.1
1998
Africa UnbottledProducer