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.
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How to Rob a Bank
Chris Shiherlis (archive footage)
2024
Willow: Behind the Magic
Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Top Gun: Maverick
Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
2022
Val
Self
2021
Riptide
The Choe Show
Self · (1 episode)
2021
The Birthday Cake
Uncle Angelo
2021
A Soldier's Revenge
CJ
2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
2021
Paydirt
Sheriff Tucker
2020
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Bluntman
2019
1st Born
Biden
2019
The Super
Walter
2018
The Snowman
Rafto
2017
Song to Song
Duane
2017
Animals
2016
Cinema Twain
Mark Twain
2016
Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Spoils of Babylon
General Cauliffe · (6 episodes)
2014
Palo Alto
Stewart
2013
Standing Up
Hofstadder
2013
Planes
Bravo (voice)
2013
Twixt: A Documentary
Self
2013
Riddle
Sheriff Richards
2013
The Fourth Dimension
Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
2012
The Roadie
2012
The Lotus Community Workshop
Val Kilmer
2012
7 Below
McCormick
2012
Wyatt Earp's Revenge
Wyatt Earp
2012
Breathless
Dale
2012
Deep in the Heart
The Bearded Man
2012
Twixt
Hall Baltimore
2011
5 Days of War
Dutchman
2011
Blood Out
Arturo
2011
Kill the Irishman
Joe Manditski
2011
The Traveler
Mr. Nobody / Drifter
2010
Gun
Angel
2010
MacGruber
Cunth
2010
The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Himself
2010
Bloodworth
Warren Bloodworth
2010
Double Identity
Dr. Nicholas Pinter
2009
Hardwired
Virgil Kirkhill
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Stevie Pruit
2009
The Thaw
Dr. David Kruipen
2009
American Cowslip
Todd Inglebrink
2009
Streets of Blood
Detective Andy Devereaux
2009
The Steam Experiment
Jimmy
2009
Delgo
Bogardus (voice)
2008
Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
Narrator (voice)
2008
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
2008
XIII
La Mangouste · (2 episodes)
2008
2:22
Maz
2008
Knight Rider
KITT (voice) · (17 episodes)
2008
Columbus Day
John Cologne
2008
Felon
John Smith
2008
The Love Guru
Val Kilmer (uncredited)
2008
Mon Clown
Self
2008
American Meth
Narrator
2008
Knight Rider
K.I.T.T. (voice)
2008
Conspiracy
MacPherson
2008
Comanche Moon
Inish Scull · (3 episodes)
2008
Have Dreams, Will Travel
Henderson
2007
Déjà Vu
Paul Pryzwarra
2006
Moscow Zero
Andrey
2006
Dead Man's Bounty
The Wanted Man
2006
Psych
Detective Dobson · (1 episode)
2006
Played
Dillon
2006
10th & Wolf
Murtha
2006
The Ten Commandments: The Musical
Moses
2006
The Reichen Show
Self · (1 episode)
2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
(1 episode)
2005
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Gay Perry
2005
Nigella
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Champion
Self
2005
The Making of 'Heat'
Self
2005
Numb3rs
(1 episode)
2005
Trudell
Self - Actor, Friend
2005
Alexander
Philip
2004
Biography: Val Kilmer
Self
2004
Bounty Hunters
Himself
2004
Entourage
(1 episode)
2004
Stateside
Staff Sergeant Skeer
2004
Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
Self
2004
Mindhunters
Jake Harris
2004
George and the Dragon
El Cabillo (uncredited)
2004
Spartan
Scott
2004
Blind Horizon
Frank Kavanaugh
2003
The Missing
Lt. Jim Ducharme
2003
The Seventh Man
Self - Narrator (voice)
2003
Wonderland
John Holmes
2003
Masked and Anonymous
Animal Wrangler
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(2 episodes)
2003
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
2002
Hard Cash
FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell
2002
The Salton Sea
Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker
2002
Red Planet
Robby Gallagher
2000
Pollock
Willem DeKooning
2000
The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
Self (archive footage)
1999
Three Days
Self
1999
Joe the King
Bob Henry
1999
At First Sight
Virgil Adamson
1999
The Prince of Egypt
Moses (voice)
1998
Vivement dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Africa Unbottled
Self / Narrator
1998
The Doors: The Road of Excess
Self
1997
The Saint
Simon Templar
1997
The Ghost and the Darkness
Col. John Henry Patterson
1996
Dead Girl
Dr. Dark
1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Montgomery
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
A Century of Science Fiction
Self
1996
Heat
Chris Shiherlis
1995
Batman Forever
Bruce Wayne / Batman
1995
Wings of Courage
Jean Mermoz
1995
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
Self - Batman
1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (2 episodes)
1994
Tombstone
Doc Holliday
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1993
The Real McCoy
J.T. Barker
1993
True Romance
Mentor
1993
Thunderheart
Ray Levoi
1992
The Doors
Jim Morrison
1991
Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers
Reader
1991
Kill Me Again
Jack Andrews
1989
Gore Vidal's Billy the Kid
William Bonney
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(2 episodes)
1988
Willow
Madmartigan
1988
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self / Madmartigan
1988
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
1987
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
Philippe Huron
1986
Top Gun
Ice
1986
Real Genius
Chris Knight
1985
One Too Many
Eric
1985
Top Secret!
Nick Rivers
1984
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
ABC Afterschool Special
Eric · (1 episode)
1972
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953