Val Kilmer, Top Gun and Tombstone actor, dead at 65

Published April 2, 2025 3:00am ET



Val Kilmer, an actor known for many roles in the 1980s and 1990s, has died. He was 65 years old.

He died from pneumonia in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday night, the Associated Press reported after receiving an email from the actor’s daughter, Mercedes Kilmer.

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