Top Gun and Batman actor Val Kilmer dies aged 65
Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, known for his roles in hit films including Top Gun and Batman Forever, has died aged 65.
Kilmer died of pneumonia on Tuesday in Los Angeles, his daughter Mercedes told US media.
She said her father had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but later recovered.
He had most recently reprised his role as fighter pilot Iceman alongside Tom Cruise in 2022's Top Gun: Maverick.
"See ya, pal. I'm going to miss you", American actor Josh Brolin wrote alongside a picture of himself and Kilmer on Instagram.
"You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There's not a lot left of those", he added.
In 2021, Kilmer released a documentary chronicling the highs and lows of his life and career. Val, which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, features 40 years of home recordings, including him speaking with a voice box post-cancer surgery.
Born Val Edward Kilmer on 31 December 1959, Kilmer grew up in a middle-class family in Los Angeles.
His parents were Christian Scientists, a movement to which Kilmer would adhere for the rest of his life.
Aged 17, he became the then-youngest pupil to enrol at the Julliard School, in New York, one of the world's most prestigious drama conservatories.
Kilmer had two children with his ex-wife, actress Joanne Whalley.
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