Val Kilmer Dead at 65

Wednesday, 2 April 2025 06:55

By Marcie Culbert @marcieculbert

The actor died of pneumonia on April 1st.

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood is mourning the loss of Val Kilmer.

The actor passed away at the age of 65 last night after a battle with pneumonia. He was family and friends in Los Angeles at the time.

Some of Kilmer's most well known roles include Iceman in Top Gun (1986), Batman in Batman Forever (1995), and Jim Morrison in The Doors (1991).

Kilmer underwent two tracheotomies after he was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014.

He had two children with his ex-wife Joanne Whalley, who he was married to from 1988 to 1996. Mercedes Kilmer will be 34-years-old in October and Jack Kilmer will be 30-years-old in June.

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