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Val Kilmer, star of Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors, dies aged 65
Known for his roles in Batman Forever, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and Tombstone, the prolific actor’s cause of death was pneumonia
With his star ascendant, he took the lead role in Ron Howard and George Lucas’s fantasy epic Willow, where he met his future wife – his co-star, Joanne Whalley, with whom he would have two children. Oliver Stone cast him as Jim Morrison in his biopic The Doors, and Kilmer also landed roles as Elvis Presley in True Romance and Doc Holliday in the western Tombstone. Photograph: Moviestore collection Ltd / Alam/AlamyHe did not return as the caped crusader for the next film in the series, Batman and Robin, and instead took roles as Simon Templar in a reboot of The Saint and opposite Marlon Brando in the poorly received The Island of Dr Moreau.
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