Val Kilmer, Star of ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Batman Forever,’ Dies at 65

The actor died from pneumonia, his family confirmed.

Actor Val Kilmer attends the 2004 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 29, 2004. Mark Mainz/Getty Images

Actor Val Kilmer, best known for his roles in such movies as “Top Gun,” “The Doors,” and “Batman Forever,” died on April 1 at age 65, his daughter confirmed to the media.

Kilmer died from pneumonia, Mercedes Kilmer said in an email to The Associated Press. He was in Los Angeles and surrounded by family and friends at the time of his death, she said.