American actor Val Kilmer, known for playing Jim Morrison in ‘The Door’ and Batman in ‘Batman Forever’, died this Wednesday at the age of 65 in Los Angeles due to pneumonia, according to The New York Times.
His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed his death early Wednesday morning. The actor was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and subsequently recovered, according to his family.
Kilmer is known for roles such as Tom ‘Iceman’ Kazansky, Tom Cruise’s rival in the film ‘Top Gun’ (1986), as well as the sequel ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ (2022). However, the film that made him famous was his portrayal of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors (1991).
In the 1990s, he played some of his most recognizable characters, such as Batman in Joel Schumacher’s Batman Forever (1995) and Simon Templar in The Saint (1997).
