Batman and Top Gun star Val Kilmer dies aged 65
A Hollywood leged, Kilmer also starred in Heat and Willow.
Val Kilmer, star of films including Top Gun and Batman, has died at the age of 65.
The legendary US actor rose to fame after starring as Iceman in the 1986 Tom Cruise action film and later played Batman in 1995’s Batman Forever.
His daughter Mercedes said Kilmer had died from pneumonia in a statement to the New York Times.
Hollywood stars have paid tribute to Kilmer, including The Goonies and No Country for Old Men actor Josh Brolin.
In an Instagram post, the 57-year-old actor said he would miss his ‘pal.’
‘You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker,’ Brolin wrote.
Kilmer portrayed Batman in the 1995 film Batman Forever alongside Nicole Kidman (Picture: Ralph Nelson/Warner Bros/Kobal/S)To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
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Previous Page Next Page‘There’s not a lot left of those. I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there. Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts.’
Frozen star Josh Gad also shared on Instagram: ‘RIP Val Kilmer. Thank you for defining so many of the movies of my childhood. You truly were an icon.’
Kilmer’s breakout role was in Top Gun, which grossed over $344,000,000 (£263 million) and made him a huge Hollywood star.
He had previously declined roles in Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Outsiders and David Lynch’s Blue Velvet.
After roles in TV films including The Murders in the Rue Morgue, Kilmer portrayed Madmartigan in the cult fantasy movie Willow, which also starred Warwick Davis.
Kilmer rose to fame playing Iceman in Top Gun (Picture: Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock)Kilmer married Joan Whalley in 1988, who he met while working on the film Willow.
The couple had two children before divorcing in 1996.
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