Legendary Hollywood actor, Val Kilmer, is dead

Veteran Hollywood actor Val Kilmer has passed away at the age of 65, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed on Tuesday night.

According to The New York Times, Kilmer died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a prolonged battle with pneumonia.

Kilmer, who came into the entertainment scene with “Top Gun,” was also recognized for portraying Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” Doc Holliday in “Tombstone,” and Batman in Batman Forever.

Kilmer also played large roles in Heat, 1995, The Saint, 1997, Willow, 1988, and more recently, Top Gun, Maverick.

He was one of the biggest Hollywood actors in the 1990s before spats with directors and co-stars and a series of flops dented his career.

Over the years, Kilmer gained a reputation as temperamental, intense, perfectionistic and sometimes egotistical.

According to Mr Kilmer’s daughter, the actor was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 but he later recovered.