Val Kilmer dead at 65.

[RandySF]

Breaking on my phone.

[luvallpeeps]

1. Wow!

So sorry to hear it.🥺

[Shellback Squid]

2. Loved "Willow", very talented actor RIP

[eShirl]

3. R.I.P. (reuters confirmed citing NYT)

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/actor-val-kilmer-star-batman-forever-dies-65-nyt-reports-2025-04-02/

[hamsterjill]

4. Oh man. I'm so sorry to learn this.

He will always be "Ice" to me. May he rest in peace, and my condolences to his family and friends.

[mjvpi]

8. Doc Holliday for me.

[Iris]

10. Which was not even mentioned in NYT obit

[Tactical Peek]

12. Same with me.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

36. My favorite movie of his

[Silver Gaia]

34. Yes.

"I'm your huckleberry."

My dad loved that line. I heard him repeat it many tines.

[Upthevibe]

5. RandySF ............

R.I.P., Val Kilmer....

He'd been sick a long time....

[MissB]

6. Aw dang

I enjoyed his acting.

[Drum]

7. ...

[FirstLight]

9. Oh no 😔

Damn it, he was a good one. I hope he's feeling better now he's been struggling for so long...

[OAITW r.2.0]

11. Whoa. Last few movies I've seen in him, he didn't look real well. Water retention? He looked really bloated.

His roles in "Tombstone" and "Heat" will be what I remember him for.

[AZJonnie]

32. Believe he's been battling cancer for quite a while

He's been some kind of sick I know that.

[newdeal2]

13. Glad he got a nice tribute in the Top Gun sequel

RIP Batman

[artemisia1]

19. Yes; also known as Tom Cruise does something decent. /nt

[Intractable]

26. He was great as Batman.

[Traildogbob]

14. Doc Holiday

I try to catch the killing of Ringo every chance the movie is on. Was my fav. Very sad loss. He looked rough in Maverick. RIP!

[WillowTree]

15. Very sad.

[area51]

16. RIP

[Skittles]

17. oh dear

I knew he was fighting cancer, very sad.

[LoisB]

18. Wow! RIP, Mr. Kilmer.

[edbermac]

20. Top Secret! and The Doors

RIP

[pandr32]

21. He nailed Jim Morrison.

[GReedDiamond]

28. I did some costume graphics for "The Doors" movie...

...I had a meeting with the costume designer at SIR Studios in Hollywood.

The director wanted the actors playing The Doors to actually play their instruments during the music performance scenes, so they were rehearsing the songs to that end.

When I arrived at SIR, Val was standing in the hall outside the studio where the other actors were running through the tunes.

He was in character as Jim Morrison, and, as a "method actor," once he became Jim, he stayed in character, until all the scenes were shot, completed, and on film.

So when I met him at SIR, I met Jim Morrison, not Val Kilmer. He introduced himself to me as "Jim."

It was kinda weird.

Oh, and, the actors playing their instruments in the film did not work out, they were not good enough to pull it off.

[pandr32]

43. Thanks for this.

I remember an interview with Val where he said it took a while to leave the character after the film was done. He had absorbed so much of Jim he couldn't just switch it off. That's how he made it so real--he became him.

[GReedDiamond]

46. That's interesting, thanks...

...I am not surprised he said that in the interview.

Jim Morrison was an intense person, I guess you could say.

So I can believe that the transformation back to himself/Val may have taken some effort after his prolonged time as "Jim."

[Kaleva]

47. Thank you for sharing!

[Silver Gaia]

38. Yes, he did.

I always said he was channeling Morrison. And I had loved Jim Morrison since I was 14.

[xmas74]

23. The first movie I remember him in was

Real Genius. Silly 80s movie that I still sit down and watch.

[ILikePie92]

22. Dammit

Always enjoyed his movies. Real Genius was my favorite

[FM123]

24. Oh no.

So sad to hear the news....

[Ilsa]

25. He was great in Heat, also. nt

[SarcasticSatyr]

27. Very sad, he was a really fine actor, and his portrayal of Jim Morrison was amazing.

I honestly though he had beaten the cancer and was making a comeback . . . RIP

[Abolishinist]

29. Iceman!

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[Meowmee]

30. Terrible so young 🕯

[Skittles]

33. he was born the very last day of the 50's

yes, too young

[Hassin Bin Sober]

31. Whoah!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. How sad

He was two years younger than me. Always weird when you see that.

[JoseBalow]

37. He performed all the vocals as Jim Morrison in The Doors

He was great!

(3:09)

[niyad]

39. Requiescat in pace. Loved him as Ray Levoi in "Thunderheart".

[electric_blue68]

40. RIP

[C Moon]

41. Sad. He had a chance to treat the cancer early, but decided to let his Scientology beliefs treat it.

[SunSeeker]

42. Like Bob Marley, who had skin cancer on his toe and wouldn't treat it.

[Figarosmom]

44. Yeah i saw that, he had throat cancer died of pneumonia

I loved him, he was such a good actor. Everything he did he did with such passion. Even his comedy performances, like Kiss, Kiss , Bang ,Bang or Top Secret and The Saint. He was the best Jim Morrison I could imagine.

[Bonx]

45. Damn shame. Respected actor.

[CountMyVote4Reality]

48. Wonderful 2021 doc: Val

Unfortunately, it’s on Prime. Still highly recommended.

[COL Mustard]

49. RIP Iceman.....

[Rigpa108]

50. Real Genius was one movie I enjoyed.

He also played Simon Templar in The Saint.