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Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65

A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.

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Val Kilmer, star of 'Top Gun' and 'The Doors', dies at 65, NYT reports

Val Kilmer, who starred in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors," and "Batman Forever" while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy for his intensity and temperament, has died, the New York Times reported.

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Val Kilmer dead at 65. The actor was known for his roles in ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Tombstone’

Val Kilmer, an actor best known for his leading roles in "The Doors", "Top Gun", "Tombstone" and "Batman Forever" died on April 1, 2025. He was 65.

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When Val Kilmer Was Batman and the ’90s Were Their Most ’90s

The actor took only one turn in the famous batsuit. That film, “Batman Forever,” couldn’t be a more representative artifact ...

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Val Kilmer Said His Family Was 'Never the Same' After Brother Drowned in Dad's Hot Tub at Age 15

Val Kilmer, who died at age 65 on Tuesday, April 1, told PEOPLE in a September 2021 cover story that his family 'was never ...

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Stars React to Val Kilmer’s Death at 65: Josh Brolin, Michael Mann, Jennifer Tilly and More

Celebrities shared their tributes to Val Kilmer, the ‘Batman’ actor who died of pneumonia at the age of 65 on April 1 ...

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The Sunday Read: ‘What Happened to Val Kilmer?’

who wrote a profile of Val Kilmer for The New York Times Magazine in May 2020. “He was sure he was going to come back to his exact former self. ” The two met for an interview just as a ...

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Val Kilmer's Ex-Wife Joanne Whalley: What We Know About Her and Two Kids

While tributes pour in for the screen legend, renewed attention has turned to Kilmer's personal life, particularly his ...

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The Untold Truth Of Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer was an amazing talent on-screen, but there's much about his life that fans likely never learned. These are the ...

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Val Kilmer Brought a Wonderfully Weird Sensibility to Every Role

Even his choice of parts could be eccentric. In the end, he’s best thought of as a character actor trapped in a leading man’s ...

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