Val Kilmer, a versatile Hollywood hero of the 80s and 90s with star turns as both Batman and Jim Morrison, has died. He was 65.
Kilmer was surrounded by family and loved ones in Los Angeles when he succumbed to a bout pneumonia on Tuesday night, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed.
The beloved actor, who also appeared in “Top Gun” and its 2022 sequel, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and underwent two tracheotomies before he eventually recovered, though he has faced some struggles in the years since, including difficulty talking, she added.
“I have behaved poorly. I have behaved bravely. I have behaved bizarrely to some,” he said in “Val,” a 2021 documentary chronicling his career and health journey. “I deny none of this and have no regrets because I have lost and found parts of myself that I never knew existed. And I am blessed.”
Kilmer has also appeared in hits over the years including “True Romance,” “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” and “Heat” alongside Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.