At the age of 65, Val Kilmer passed away. Mercedes Kilmer, his daughter, told The New York Times that pneumonia was the cause of death.
Following chemotherapy and trachea surgery that reduced his voice powers, Kilmer, the dramatic and often mysterious actor.
Whose roles varied from rock star Jim Morrison to the caped crusader in Batman Forever, recovered from his 2014 throat cancer diagnosis.
Kilmer, who was born in 1959 in Los Angeles, showed remarkable aptitude at an early age. At the age of 17, he was accepted into the Juilliard School’s.
Acting department as one of the youngest students ever. After starting his career on stage, Hollywood quickly approached him.
The cult comedy Real Genius (1985) and the espionage parody Top Secret! (1984) were Kilmer’s first motion pictures.
