Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, known for his roles in films such as Batman Forever and Top Gun, has died at the age of 65. The news was reported first by the New York Times.
Val, who rose to fame for playing the competitive naval aviator Tom Iceman Kazansky alongside Tom Cruise in the 1986 mega box-office hit Top Gun, died of pneumonia in Los Angeles, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told The New York Times.
He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014. Val, a documentary about his life that premiered at Cannes in July 2021, showed him needing a breathing tube.
In the report, his daughter shared that Val was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and later recovered.
Val’s marriage to actor Joanne Whalley, whom he met on the set of Ron Howard’s children’s fantasy film Willow (1988), ended in divorce. His survivors include their children, Mercedes and Jack. Val lived on a ranch near Santa Fe for many years.
