Kilmer had played Tom “Iceman” Kazansky in the original Top Gun back in 1986. Fans were unsure if Kilmer would return for the Top Gun sequel, given his many years of health struggles.

Top Gun turned Val Kilmer into a star, but the late actor wasn’t so sure about playing Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. Right from the start of his career, Kilmer built a reputation for not being ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim ...

Val Kilmer, one of the biggest Hollywood actors of the 1990s who shot to fame playing Iceman in the original "Top Gun", has died aged 65 after a career of memorable hits and on-set bust ups.

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors ...

Val Kilmer, best known for movies such as 1986's Top Gun and 1995’s Batman Forever, has died. He was 65 years old. His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told The New York Times he died of pneumonia on ...

Val Kilmer, a movie star in the 1980s and ‘90s who played everything from Batman to Doc Holliday, died on Tuesday, according to his daughter Mercedes Kilmer, who released a statement to the New ...

Though Kilmer's character dies in "Top Gun: Maverick," some early ideas for "Top Gun 3" included referencing or even digitally recreating Iceman. Cruise reportedly shut the idea down immediately.

FILE – Val Kilmer, one of the stars of the film “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang”, arrives at the West Coast premiere of the film in Los Angeles on Oct. 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) ...

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' star with an intense approach, dies at 65 The Associated Press April 02, 2025 / 12:57 am 1 of 3 Val Kilmer poses for a portrait, Jan. 9, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.