Val Kilmer, the star of '80s and '90s blockbusters including Top Gun, Batman Forever and Tombstone, has died, according to the Associated Press. He was 65. The actor's daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed the death, saying he died Tuesday in Los Angeles, the AP reported.
Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015 and underwent a tracheotomy, which made talking difficult for the actor.
Kilmer became a major star when he landed the role of Tom "Iceman" Kazansky in the 1986 aviator blockbuster Top Gun, alongside Tom Cruise. The film made $344 million at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of the decade.
He followed the success of Top Gun with a string of well-received roles throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s: as dashing swordsman Madmartigan in Ron Howard's fantasy film Willow; as rock icon Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone's The Doors; and as gunslinger Doc Holliday in the western drama Tombstone, alongside Kurt Russell.
In 1995, Kilmer stepped into the role of the Caped Crusader, replacing Michael Keaton in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever. The film was a massive box-office success but Kilmer opted not to reprise the role for the next installment.
