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(65,815 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2025, 08:26 AM Apr 2

Actor Val Kilmer, star of 'Batman Forever,' 'Top Gun,' dead at 65 [View all]

https://nypost.com/2025/04/02/entertainment/val-kilmer-batman-actor-dead-at-65/

Val Kilmer, the Hollywood film star who starred in “Top Gun” and “Batman Forever,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

He was 65.

Kilmer succumbed to pneumonia, his daughter Mercedes told the New York Times. He was diagnosed with throat cancer, which required two tracheotomies, in 2015 and later recovered.

The Los Angeles native made his film debut as rock star Nick Rivers in the 1984 movie “Top Secret!,” which was written and directed by the comedy team that created “Airplane!”

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Actor Val Kilmer, star of 'Batman Forever,' 'Top Gun,' dead at 65 [View all] marble falls Apr 2 OP

Wow. That's way too young. Scrivener7 Apr 2 #1

R.I.P. Val Kilmer FalloutShelter Apr 2 #2

Great actor. milestogo Apr 2 #3

Well that sucks..... odins folly Apr 2 #4

sure does suck... democratsruletheday Apr 2 #6

That is so sad. 58Sunliner Apr 2 #5

Oh, that sucks. Always liked him. RIP, Val Kilmer. mucholderthandirt Apr 2 #7

The BEST Doc Holliday ever. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2 #8

The title of his memoirs - "I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir: Kilmer, Val" marble falls Apr 2 #10

He got to do legendary roles ScratchCat Apr 2 #9

Real Science is about my favorite. marble falls Apr 2 #11