Val Kilmer, an actor known for his work in “Top Gun,” “The Doors” and “Batman Forever,” died on Tuesday at the age of 65. Here are some snapshots from his life and career.
Cher and Kilmer in 1984, the same year he made his feature debut in the slapstick Cold War spy movie “Top Secret!”
Kilmer in 1988, the year he appeared in the children’s fantasy film “Willow.”
Kilmer in a series of black-and-white photos in 1986.
Kilmer starred opposite Tom Cruise in “Top Gun” in 1986.
Kilmer, posing in 1994, starred as the profligate gunslinger Doc Holliday in “Tombstone” the year before.
In 1995, Kilmer took on “Batman Forever,” in which he battled Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones) and the Riddler (Jim Carrey). Nicole Kidman played Dr. Chase Meridian.
Kilmer, Carrey and Kidman at a Las Vegas convention in 1995.
Kilmer being apprehended by the police in a scene from the 1991 film “The Doors.”
Kilmer posing for one of his earliest movies, “Real Genius” (1985).
Sean Penn and Kilmer at a book party in Venice, Calif., in 1995.
Kilmer in 1997, the year he starred in “The Saint,” a thriller about a debonair, resourceful thief playing cat-and-mouse with the Russian mob.
Kilmer worked with Robert Downey Jr. and Shane Black on “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” in 2005.
Kilmer in 2006. He was one of the youngest students ever admitted to the acting program at Juilliard.
