12/31/1959
Los Angeles, California, USA:
Val Edward Kilmer wurde am 31. Dezember 1959 in Los Angeles geboren und war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Er absolvierte die Juilliard School und begann seine Karriere am Theater, bevor er 1984 mit der Komödie „Top Secret!“ sein Filmdebüt gab. Sein Durchbruch gelang ihm 1986 als Kampfpilot Iceman in „Top Gun – Sie fürchten weder Tod noch Teufel“. Es folgten Rollen in „Willow“ (1988), „The Doors“ (1991) als Jim Morrison, „Tombstone“ (1993) als Doc Holliday und „Batman Forever“ (1995) als Bruce Wayne. In den späten 1990er-Jahren spielte er in Filmen wie „Der Geist und die Dunkelheit“ (1996) und „The Saint – Der Mann ohne Namen“ (1997). Kilmer war bekannt für seine intensive Rollenvorbereitung, galt jedoch als schwieriger Kollege am Set. Ab den 2000er-Jahren übernahm er vermehrt Nebenrollen, darunter in „Alexander“ (2004) und „Déjà Vu – Wettlauf gegen die Zeit“ (2006). 2005 wurde er für seine Rolle in „Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang“ gelobt. 2015 wurde bei ihm Kehlkopfkrebs diagnostiziert, was zu einer Tracheotomie und erheblichen Stimmproblemen führte. Trotzdem kehrte er 2022 in „Top Gun: Maverick“ mithilfe von KI-gestützter Stimmtechnologie als Iceman zurück. Sein Leben und seine Karriere wurden in der Dokumentation „Val“ (2021) beleuchtet. Kilmer war von 1988 bis 1996 mit der Schauspielerin Joanne Whalley verheiratet und hatte zwei Kinder, darunter Schauspieler Jack Kilmer. Er starb am 1. April 2025 in Los Angeles an den Folgen einer Lungenentzündung, die durch seine langjährigen gesundheitlichen Komplikationen verschärft wurde.
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How to Rob a Bank (2024) as Chris Shiherlis (archive footage) |
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Willow: Behind the Magic (2023) as Self / Madmartigan (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022) as Adm. Tom 'Iceman' Kazansky |
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Val (2021) as Self |
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The Birthday Cake (2021) as Uncle Angelo |
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A Soldier's Revenge (2021) as CJ |
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Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend (2021) as Self (archive footage) |
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Paydirt (2020) as Sheriff Tucker |
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019) as Bluntman |
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1st Born (2019) as Biden |
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The Super (2018) as Walter |
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The Snowman (2017) as Rafto |
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Song to Song (2017) as Duane |
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Animals (2016) as |
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Cinema Twain (2016) as Mark Twain |
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Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014) as Mark Twain |
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Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014) as Self (archive footage) |
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Palo Alto (2014) as Stewart |
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Standing Up (2013) as Hofstadder |
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Planes (2013) as Bravo (voice) |
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Twixt: A Documentary (2013) as Self |
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Riddle (2013) as Sheriff Richards |
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The Roadie (2012) as |
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The Fourth Dimension (2012) as Val Kilmer (segment "The Lotus Community Workshop") |
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The Lotus Community Workshop (2012) as Val Kilmer |
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7 Below (2012) as McCormick |
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Wyatt Earp's Revenge (2012) as Wyatt Earp |
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Breathless (2012) as Dale |
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Deep in the Heart (2012) as The Bearded Man |
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Twixt (2011) as Hall Baltimore |
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5 Days of War (2011) as Dutchman |
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Blood Out (2011) as Arturo |
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Kill the Irishman (2011) as Joe Manditski |
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The Traveler (2010) as Mr. Nobody / Drifter |
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Gun (2010) as Angel |
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MacGruber (2010) as Cunth |
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The Making of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2010) as Himself |
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Bloodworth (2010) as Warren Bloodworth |
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Double Identity (2009) as Dr. Nicholas Pinter |
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Hardwired (2009) as Virgil Kirkhill |
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) as Stevie Pruit |
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The Thaw (2009) as Dr. David Kruipen |
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American Cowslip (2009) as Todd Inglebrink |
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Streets of Blood (2009) as Detective Andy Devereaux |
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The Steam Experiment (2009) as Jimmy |
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Delgo (2008) as Bogardus (voice) |
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Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family (2008) as Narrator (voice) |
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Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight (2008) as Self |
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2:22 (2008) as Maz |
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Columbus Day (2008) as John Cologne |
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Felon (2008) as John Smith |
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The Love Guru (2008) as Val Kilmer (uncredited) |
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Mon Clown (2008) as Self |
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American Meth (2008) as Narrator |
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Knight Rider (2008) as K.I.T.T. (voice) |
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Conspiracy (2008) as MacPherson |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007) as Henderson |
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Déjà Vu (2006) as Paul Pryzwarra |
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Moscow Zero (2006) as Andrey |
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Dead Man's Bounty (2006) as The Wanted Man |
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Played (2006) as Dillon |
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10th & Wolf (2006) as Murtha |
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The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006) as Moses |
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) as Gay Perry |
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Champion (2005) as Self |
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The Making of 'Heat' (2005) as Self |
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Trudell (2005) as Self - Actor, Friend |
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Alexander (2004) as Philip |
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Bounty Hunters (2004) as Himself |
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Stateside (2004) as Staff Sergeant Skeer |
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Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun (2004) as Self |
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Mindhunters (2004) as Jake Harris |
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George and the Dragon (2004) as El Cabillo (uncredited) |
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Spartan (2004) as Scott |
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Blind Horizon (2003) as Frank Kavanaugh |
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The Missing (2003) as Lt. Jim Ducharme |
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The Seventh Man (2003) as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Wonderland (2003) as John Holmes |
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Masked and Anonymous (2003) as Animal Wrangler |
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Hard Cash (2002) as FBI Agent Mark C. Cornell |
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The Salton Sea (2002) as Tom Van Allen | Danny Parker |
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The Making of 'Tombstone' (2002) as Self |
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Red Planet (2000) as Robby Gallagher |
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Pollock (2000) as Willem DeKooning |
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The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen (1999) as Self (archive footage) |
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Three Days (1999) as Self |
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Joe the King (1999) as Bob Henry |
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At First Sight (1999) as Virgil Adamson |
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The Prince of Egypt (1998) as Moses (voice) |
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Africa Unbottled (1998) as Self / Narrator |
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The Doors: The Road of Excess (1997) as Self |
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The Saint (1997) as Simon Templar |
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The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) as Col. John Henry Patterson |
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Dead Girl (1996) as Dr. Dark |
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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) as Montgomery |
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A Century of Science Fiction (1996) as Self |
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Heat (1995) as Chris Shiherlis |
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Wings of Courage (1995) as Jean Mermoz |
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Batman Forever (1995) as Bruce Wayne / Batman |
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Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? (1995) as Self - Batman |
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Tombstone (1993) as Doc Holliday |
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The Real McCoy (1993) as J.T. Barker |
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True Romance (1993) as Mentor |
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Thunderheart (1992) as Ray Levoi |
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The Doors (1991) as Jim Morrison |
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Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991) as Reader |
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Kill Me Again (1989) as Jack Andrews |
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Billy the Kid (1989) as William Bonney |
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Willow (1988) as Madmartigan |
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Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988) as Self / Madmartigan |
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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987) as Robert Elliot Burns / Elliot Roberts |
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986) as Philippe Huron |
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Top Gun (1986) as Ice |
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Real Genius (1985) as Chris Knight |
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One Too Many (1985) as Eric |
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Top Secret! (1984) as Nick Rivers |
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Val (2021) Producer |
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Val (2021) Director of Photography |
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Cinema Twain (2016) Director |
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Cinema Twain (2016) Producer |
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Cinema Twain (2016) Writer |
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Twixt (2011) Songs |
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Africa Unbottled (1998) Producer |