The actor took only one turn in the famous batsuit. That film, “Batman Forever,” couldn’t be a more representative artifact of its era.

Actor Val Kilmer died on Tuesday, April 1, of pneumonia, his daughter told 'The New York Times.' His ex Cher paid tribute in a post shared to social media.

Val Kilmer, an actor known for his work in “Top Gun,” “The Doors” and “Batman Forever,” died on Tuesday at the age of 65. Here are some snapshots from his life and career. Cher and Kilmer in 1984, the same year he made his feature debut in the slapstick Cold War spy movie “Top Secret!”

Even his choice of parts could be eccentric. In the end, he’s best thought of as a character actor trapped in a leading man’s body.

Kilmer’s film career ranged from slapstick comedy to some of the most memorable films of the 1980s and ’90s. Val Kilmer, who died at 65 on Tuesday, donned Batman’s cape, starred as a gunslinger, flew supersonic fighter jets in “Top Gun” and held the screen as a bumbling singer in a slapstick comedy about the Cold War.

The “Top Gun” actor, who died in Los Angeles on Tuesday of pneumonia, is survived by two children: daughter Mercedes, 33, and son Jack, 32.

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Dead at 65, Kilmer spent his life in pursuit of wonderful things, even if it meant rubbing others the wrong way

American actor Val Kilmer, who starred in films such as "Top Gun," "The Doors", "Tombstone" and "Batman Forever" while earning a reputation as a Hollywood bad boy for his intensity and temperament, has died at age 65.