1959-12-31 Los Angeles, California, USA
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) | 2024-06-04 |
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Willow: Behind the Magic | Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-01-25 |
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Top Gun: Maverick | Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky | 2022-05-21 |
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A Soldier's Revenge | CJ | 2021-03-25 |
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The Birthday Cake | Uncle Angelo | 2021-06-18 |
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Val | Self | 2021-07-23 |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021-01-02 |
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Paydirt | Sheriff Tucker | 2020-08-07 |
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1st Born | Biden | 2019-02-18 |
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Bluntman | 2019-10-15 |
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The Super | Walter | 2018-11-08 |
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The Snowman | Rafto | 2017-08-24 |
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Song to Song | Duane | 2017-03-17 |
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Cinema Twain | Mark Twain | 2016-06-30 |
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Animals | 2016-11-16 | |
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Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | 2014-10-23 |
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau | Self (archive footage) | 2014-08-24 |
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Twixt: A Documentary | Self | 2013-07-23 |
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Riddle | Sheriff Richards | 2013-01-10 |
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Palo Alto | Stewart | 2013-12-29 |
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Standing Up | Hofstadder | 2013-08-16 |
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Planes | Bravo (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
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Breathless | Dale | 2012-01-04 |
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Wyatt Earp's Revenge | Wyatt Earp | 2012-03-06 |
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The Fourth Dimension | Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop") | 2012-06-27 |
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The Roadie | 2012-05-09 | |
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Deep in the Heart | The Bearded Man | 2012-01-01 |
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7 Below | McCormick | 2012-04-16 |
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The Lotus Community Workshop | Val Kilmer | 2012-04-20 |
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Blood Out | Arturo | 2011-04-25 |
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5 Days of War | Dutchman | 2011-06-06 |
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Kill the Irishman | Joe Manditski | 2011-03-10 |
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Twixt | Hall Baltimore | 2011-09-10 |
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Bloodworth | Warren Bloodworth | 2010-02-06 |
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The Traveler | Mr. Nobody / Drifter | 2010-11-15 |
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Gun | Angel | 2010-07-30 |
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The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Himself | 2010-04-06 |
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MacGruber | Cunth | 2010-05-21 |
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American Cowslip | Todd Inglebrink | 2009-07-24 |
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Streets of Blood | Detective Andy Devereaux | 2009-05-22 |
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Double Identity | Dr. Nicholas Pinter | 2009-12-18 |
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The Steam Experiment | Jimmy | 2009-05-01 |
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans | Stevie Pruit | 2009-09-11 |
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The Thaw | Dr. David Kruipen | 2009-08-30 |
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Hardwired | Virgil Kirkhill | 2009-11-03 |
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The Love Guru | Val Kilmer (uncredited) | 2008-06-20 |
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Mon Clown | Self | 2008-03-14 |
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Felon | John Smith | 2008-07-17 |
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Delgo | Bogardus (voice) | 2008-12-12 |
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American Meth | Narrator | 2008-02-26 |
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Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family | Narrator (voice) | 2008-10-24 |
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Conspiracy | MacPherson | 2008-02-15 |
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Knight Rider | K.I.T.T. (voice) | 2008-02-17 |
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2:22 | Maz | 2008-09-24 |
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Columbus Day | John Cologne | 2008-08-29 |
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Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight | Self | 2008-10-18 |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel | Henderson | 2007-05-21 |
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Dead Man's Bounty | The Wanted Man | 2006-09-12 |
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Played | Dillon | 2006-05-19 |
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Moscow Zero | Andrey | 2006-11-05 |
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Déjà Vu | Paul Pryzwarra | 2006-11-22 |
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10th & Wolf | Murtha | 2006-02-19 |
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The Ten Commandments: The Musical | Moses | 2006-01-01 |
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Trudell | Self - Actor, Friend | 2005-01-20 |
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The Making of 'Heat' | Self | 2005-02-22 |
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Champion | Self | 2005-03-12 |
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Gay Perry | 2005-09-14 |
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Bounty Hunters | Himself | 2004-10-01 |
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Biography: Val Kilmer | Self | 2004-11-17 |
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Alexander | Philip | 2004-11-21 |
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Spartan | Scott | 2004-03-12 |
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George and the Dragon | El Cabillo (uncredited) | 2004-03-28 |
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Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun | Self | 2004-05-10 |
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Stateside | Staff Sergeant Skeer | 2004-05-23 |
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Mindhunters | Jake Harris | 2004-05-07 |
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Masked and Anonymous | Animal Wrangler | 2003-07-25 |
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Wonderland | John Holmes | 2003-10-23 |
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The Seventh Man | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2003-11-01 |
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The Missing | Lt. Jim Ducharme | 2003-11-26 |
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Blind Horizon | Frank Kavanaugh | 2003-12-14 |
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The Salton Sea | Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker | 2002-02-12 |
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Hard Cash | FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell | 2002-02-15 |
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Red Planet | Robby Gallagher | 2000-11-10 |
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Pollock | Willem DeKooning | 2000-09-06 |
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Joe the King | Bob Henry | 1999-01-22 |
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At First Sight | Virgil Adamson | 1999-01-15 |
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The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1999-09-14 |
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Three Days | Self | 1999-01-23 |
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The Prince of Egypt | Moses (voice) | 1998-12-16 |
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Africa Unbottled | Self / Narrator | 1998-04-19 |
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The Saint | Simon Templar | 1997-04-03 |
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The Doors: The Road of Excess | Self | 1997-08-14 |
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Dead Girl | Dr. Dark | 1996-09-22 |
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The Ghost and the Darkness | Col. John Henry Patterson | 1996-10-11 |
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A Century of Science Fiction | Self | 1996-01-01 |
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The Island of Dr. Moreau | Montgomery | 1996-08-23 |
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Heat | Chris Shiherlis | 1995-12-15 |
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Batman Forever | Bruce Wayne / Batman | 1995-06-16 |
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Guillaumet, les ailes du courage | Jean Mermoz | 1995-06-16 |
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Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? | Self - Batman | 1995-06-14 |
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The Real McCoy | J.T. Barker | 1993-09-10 |
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Tombstone | Doc Holliday | 1993-12-25 |
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True Romance | Mentor | 1993-09-09 |
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Thunderheart | Ray Levoi | 1992-04-03 |
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The Doors | Jim Morrison | 1991-03-01 |
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Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers | Reader | 1991-01-01 |
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Kill Me Again | Jack Andrews | 1989-10-27 |
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Billy the Kid | William Bonney | 1989-05-10 |
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Willow: The Making of an Adventure | Self / Madmartigan | 1988-04-26 |
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Willow | Madmartigan | 1988-05-20 |
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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains | Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts | 1987-10-31 |
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Top Gun | Ice | 1986-05-16 |
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue | Philippe Huron | 1986-12-07 |
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One Too Many | Eric | 1985-05-01 |
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Real Genius | Chris Knight | 1985-08-07 |
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Top Secret! | Nick Rivers | 1984-06-08 |