Acting · Los Angeles, California, USA · Born December 31, 1959
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.
MovieWillow: Behind the Magic
2023
as Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieTop Gun: Maverick
2022
as Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky
MovieVal
2021
as Self
TVThe Choe Show
2021
as Self
MovieThe Birthday Cake
2021
as Uncle Angelo
MovieA Soldier's Revenge
2021
as CJ
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePaydirt
2020
as Sheriff Tucker
MovieJay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
as Bluntman
Movie1st Born
2019
as Biden
MovieThe Super
2018
as Walter
MovieThe Snowman
2017
as Rafto
MovieSong to Song
2017
as Duane
Animals
2016
MovieCinema Twain
2016
as Mark Twain
MovieTom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
2014
as Mark Twain
MovieLost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePalo Alto
2014
as Stewart
TVThe Spoils of Babylon
2014
as General Cauliffe
MovieStanding Up
2013
as Hofstadder
MoviePlanes
2013
as Bravo (voice)
MovieTwixt: A Documentary
2013
as Self
MovieRiddle
2013
as Sheriff Richards
MovieThe Roadie
2012
MovieThe Fourth Dimension
2012
as Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop")
MovieThe Lotus Community Workshop
2012
as Val Kilmer
Movie7 Below
2012
as McCormick
MovieWyatt Earp's Revenge
2012
as Wyatt Earp
MovieBreathless
2012
as Dale
MovieDeep in the Heart
2012
as The Bearded Man
MovieTwixt
2011
as Hall Baltimore
Movie5 Days of War
2011
as Dutchman
MovieBlood Out
2011
as Arturo
MovieKill the Irishman
2011
as Joe Manditski
MovieThe Traveler
2010
as Mr. Nobody / Drifter
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieGun
2010
as Angel
MovieMacGruber
2010
as Cunth
MovieThe Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2010
as Himself
MovieBloodworth
2010
as Warren Bloodworth
MovieDouble Identity
2009
as Dr. Nicholas Pinter
MovieHardwired
2009
as Virgil Kirkhill
MovieBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
as Stevie Pruit
MovieThe Thaw
2009
as Dr. David Kruipen
MovieAmerican Cowslip
2009
as Todd Inglebrink
MovieStreets of Blood
2009
as Detective Andy Devereaux
MovieThe Steam Experiment
2009
as Jimmy
MovieDelgo
2008
as Bogardus (voice)
MovieUnconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
2008
as Narrator (voice)
MovieShadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
2008
as Self
TVXIII
2008
as La Mangouste
Movie2:22
2008
as Maz
TVKnight Rider
2008
as KITT (voice)
MovieColumbus Day
2008
as John Cologne
MovieFelon
2008
as John Smith
MovieThe Love Guru
2008
as Val Kilmer (uncredited)
MovieMon Clown
2008
as Self
American Meth
2008
as Narrator
MovieKnight Rider
2008
as K.I.T.T. (voice)
MovieConspiracy
2008
as MacPherson
TVComanche Moon
2008
as Inish Scull
MovieHave Dreams, Will Travel
2007
as Henderson
MovieDéjà Vu
2006
as Paul Pryzwarra
MovieMoscow Zero
2006
as Andrey
MovieDead Man's Bounty
2006
as The Wanted Man
TVPsych
2006
as Detective Dobson
MoviePlayed
2006
as Dillon
Movie10th & Wolf
2006
as Murtha
MovieThe Ten Commandments: The Musical
2006
as Moses
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
MovieKiss Kiss Bang Bang
2005
as Gay Perry
TVNigella
2005
as Self
MovieChampion
2005
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Heat'
2005
as Self
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Mason Lancer
MovieTrudell
2005
as Self - Actor, Friend
MovieAlexander
2004
as Philip
MovieBounty Hunters
2004
as Himself
TVEntourage
2004
as The Sherpa
MovieStateside
2004
as Staff Sergeant Skeer
MovieDanger Zone: The Making of Top Gun
2004
as Self
MovieMindhunters
2004
as Jake Harris
MovieGeorge and the Dragon
2004
as El Cabillo (uncredited)
MovieSpartan
2004
as Scott
MovieBlind Horizon
2003
as Frank Kavanaugh
MovieThe Missing
2003
as Lt. Jim Ducharme
The Seventh Man
2003
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieWonderland
2003
as John Holmes
MovieMasked and Anonymous
2003
as Animal Wrangler
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVV Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MovieHard Cash
2002
as FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell
MovieThe Salton Sea
2002
as Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker
MovieThe Making of 'Tombstone'
2002
as Self
MovieRed Planet
2000
as Robby Gallagher
MoviePollock
2000
as Willem DeKooning
MovieThe Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen
1999
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThree Days
1999
as Self
MovieJoe the King
1999
as Bob Henry
MovieAt First Sight
1999
as Virgil Adamson
MovieThe Prince of Egypt
1998
as Moses (voice)
TVVivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Africa Unbottled
1998
as Self / Narrator
The Doors: The Road of Excess
1997
as Self
MovieThe Saint
1997
as Simon Templar
MovieThe Ghost and the Darkness
1996
as Col. John Henry Patterson
MovieDead Girl
1996
as Dr. Dark
MovieThe Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
as Montgomery
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieA Century of Science Fiction
1996
as Self
MovieHeat
1995
as Chris Shiherlis
MovieBatman Forever
1995
as Batman / Bruce Wayne
MovieWings of Courage
1995
as Jean Mermoz
MovieRiddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
1995
as Self - Batman
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieTombstone
1993
as Doc Holliday
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Real McCoy
1993
as J.T. Barker
MovieTrue Romance
1993
as Mentor
MovieThunderheart
1992
as Ray Levoi
MovieThe Doors
1991
as Jim Morrison
MovieMemorial: Letters from American Soldiers
1991
as Reader
MovieKill Me Again
1989
as Jack Andrews
MovieBilly the Kid
1989
as William Bonney
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self
MovieWillow
1988
as Madmartigan
MovieWillow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
as Self / Madmartigan
MovieThe Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
1987
as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts
MovieThe Murders in the Rue Morgue
1986
as Philippe Huron
MovieTop Gun
1986
as Ice
MovieReal Genius
1985
as Chris Knight
MovieOne Too Many
1985
as Eric
MovieTop Secret!
1984
as Nick Rivers
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Eric
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Audience Member
