Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American actor, best known for his roles in Tombstone, The Doors, Heat and Batman Forever. He was married to Joanne Whalley from 1988 until they divorced in 1996. The couple had a daughter and son.
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 Kilmer in 2005 | |
| Born | Val Edward Kilmer December 31, 1959 |
| Occupation | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1977 - present |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Joanne Whalley (m. 1988-1996, divorced) |
| Children | Mercedes Kilmer Jack Kilmer |
In January 2015, Kilmer was hospitalized for massive bleeding in his throat.[1] In December 2017, Kilmer said he had a "two-year battle with throat cancer...and a procedure on his trachea has reduced his voice to a rasp and rendered him short of breath."[2]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Top Secret! | Nick Rivers | |
| 1985 | Real Genius | Chris Knight | |
| 1986 | Top Gun | LT Tom "Iceman" Kazansky | |
| 1988 | Willow | Madmartigan | |
| 1989 | Kill Me Again | Jack Andrews | |
| 1991 | The Doors | Jim Morrison | Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie |
| 1992 | Thunderheart | Ray Levoi | |
| 1993 | The Real McCoy | JT Barker | |
| 1993 | Tombstone | Doc Holliday | Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male |
| 1993 | True Romance | Elvis Presley | |
| 1995 | Batman Forever | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male |
| 1995 | Heat | Chris Shiherlis | Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Most Desirable Male |
| 1995 | Wings of Courage | Jean Mermoz | |
| 1996 | The Island of Dr Moreau | Montgomery | |
| 1996 | The Ghost and the Darkness | Col. John Henry Patterson | |
| 1996 | Dead Girl | Dr. Dark | |
| 1997 | The Saint | Simon Templar | |
| 1998 | The Prince of Egypt | Moses/God | Voice |
| 1999 | At First Sight | Virgil "Virg" Adamson | |
| 1999 | Joe the King | Bob Henry | |
| 2000 | Pollock | Willem de Kooning | |
| 2000 | Red Planet | Robby Gallagher | |
| 2002 | The Salton Sea | Danny Parker / Tom Van Allen | |
| 2002 | Hard Cash | FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Wonderland | John Holmes | |
| 2003 | The Missing | Lt. Jim Ducharme | |
| 2003 | Blind Horizon | Frank Kavanaugh | |
| 2003 | Masked and Anonymous | Animal Wrangler | |
| 2004 | Spartan | Robert Scott | |
| 2004 | Stateside | Staff Sergeant Skeer | |
| 2004 | Alexander | Philip II of Macedon | |
| 2004 | George and the Dragon | El Cabillo | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Mindhunters | Jake Harris | |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Perry Van Shrike / "Gay Perry" | Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2006 | Summer Love | The Wanted Man | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Moscow Zero | Andrey | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | Murtha | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Played | Dillon | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Déjà Vu | Agent Andrew Pryzwarra | |
| 2006 | The Ten Commandments: The Musical | Moses | |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Henderson | |
| 2008 | Conspiracy | MacPherson | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Felon | John Smith | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Delgo | Bogardus | Voice |
| 2008 | 2:22 | Maz | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Columbus Day | John | Also producer |
| 2008 | The Love Guru | Himself | Uncredited cameo |
| 2009 | The Chaos Experiment | James Pettis | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Streets of Blood | Detective Andy Devereaux | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | American Cowslip | Todd Inglebrink | |
| 2009 | The Thaw | Dr. David Kruipen | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Det. Stevie Pruit | |
| 2009 | Hardwired | Virgil | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Double Identity | Dr. Nicholas Pinter | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | The Traveler | The Stranger / Mr. Nobody | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Bloodworth | Warren Bloodworth | |
| 2010 | MacGruber | Dieter Von Cunth | |
| 2010 | Gun | Angel | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Kill the Irishman | Joe Manditski | |
| 2011 | Blood Out | Arturo | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | 5 Days of War | Dutch journalist | |
| 2011 | Twixt | Hall Baltimore | |
| 2012 | Seven Below | McCormick | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Wyatt Earp's Revenge | Wyatt Earp | Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | The Fourth Dimension | Hector | |
| 2012 | Breathless | Dale | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Riddle | Sheriff Richards | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Planes | Bravo | Voice |
| 2013 | Standing Up | Hofstadder | |
| 2013 | Palo Alto | Stewart | |
| 2014 | Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn | Mark Twain | |
| 2017 | Song to Song | Duane | |
| 2017 | The Snowman | Gert Rafto | |
| 2017 | The Super | Walter | |
| 2018 | 1st Born | Biden | |
| 2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Himself / Reboot Bluntman | Cameo |
| 2020 | Soldier's Heart | CJ | Post-production |
| 2020 | Top Gun: Maverick | Vice Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky | Filming |
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Kilmer reigning as Bacchus at a 2009 Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans
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References
- ↑ "Val Kilmer's family says actor's faith is hampering tumor treatment: report". The New York Daily News.com. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ↑ Abramovitch, Seth (December 20, 2017). "Val Kilmer Opens Up About Battling Cancer and His Kids' Showbiz Ambitions". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
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