Actor Val Kilmer, star of 'Batman Forever,' 'Top Gun,' dead at 65

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https://nypost.com/2025/04/02/entertainment/val-kilmer-batman-actor-dead-at-65/

Val Kilmer, the Hollywood film star who starred in “Top Gun” and “Batman Forever,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

He was 65.

Kilmer succumbed to pneumonia, his daughter Mercedes told the New York Times. He was diagnosed with throat cancer, which required two tracheotomies, in 2015 and later recovered.

The Los Angeles native made his film debut as rock star Nick Rivers in the 1984 movie “Top Secret!,” which was written and directed by the comedy team that created “Airplane!”

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1. Wow. That's way too young.

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2. R.I.P. Val Kilmer

I will always remember him as Jim Morrison in the Doors movie.

He had a lot of demons. R.I.P. Val.

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3. Great actor.

Gone too soon.

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4. Well that sucks.....

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6. sure does suck...

great Actor and decent guy. Saw a documentary on him called simply 'Val' on Prime and it was pretty good. I believe he was a decent guy who handled his success well but ran into horrible health issues. RIP

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5. That is so sad.

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7. Oh, that sucks. Always liked him. RIP, Val Kilmer.

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8. The BEST Doc Holliday ever.

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10. The title of his memoirs - "I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir: Kilmer, Val"

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9. He got to do legendary roles

Doc Holliday, Jim Morrison, Batman and even "The Ghost of Elvis" in True Romance.

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11. Real Science is about my favorite.