Val Kilmer dead at the age of 65

VitrellerStar of “Top Gun”, “The Doors” and several other classic films, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to his family.

Val’s daughter, Mercedes KilmerThe New York Times told – who reported death for the first time – her father died of pneumonia. He had been established in 2014 a cold tumor and had to be brought to the UCLA Medical Center in 2015 to treat serious bleeding in his throat. The tumor was the result of oral cancer.

Val played the lead role of Rock Star famous Jim Morrison In the film about the doors, and also played as Bruce Wayne in “Batman Forever”.

One of his most beloved roles was at Iceman in “Top Gun” … A character he managed to resume in the future 2022, “Top Gun: Maverick”, despite his health challenges at the time.

The filmmakers used AI to recreate the voice of Val, which he had lost at that time because of the throat cancer.

The cancer eventually went into remission – his daughter told Nyt He had fully recovered – and Val, a devout Christian scientist, attributed that directly to his faith. He reportedly rejected many forms of modern Western medicine.

Val told the Christian Post in 2017: “Many people are healed by prayer in the absorbed history. And many, many people have died by what modern medicine was.”

The actor born and raised by LA was just as well -known for his excellent supporting roles in films such as “Heat”, “True Romance” and “Tombstone” … in which he played Doc Holliday. You can just hear him what the classic line delivers: “I am Huckleberry.”

Val came to the prestigious Juilliard School of Acting when he was only 17, and after his graduation did a lot of theater … including playing Hamlet. His possible breakout film role came in the teenage comedy from 1985, “Real Genius”.

VAL is survived by his 2 adult children, Mercedes and Grillewhom he had with his ex-wife, actress Joanne Whalley.

He was 65.